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Ladies’ Night in NYC

Hello, hello!

After having an absolutely fabulous trip in Jersey, I flew back to California yesterday. Luckily my travels went nice & smooth (which is always appreciated!), I caught up on some sleep last night, and now I’m getting settled in back home today. With all of the plans, people, and excitement surrounding the past few weeks, I feel like we have some catching up to do! Today I’m recapping a fun night with my girlfriends in NYC.

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Whenever I’m back in New Jersey, I always make sure to fit in time with my friends. Catching up and spending time with my girlfriends is important to me. This trip, my friends from college, Meaghan, Danielle, and Marla, decided to get together in New York City (They may sound familiar because I was lucky enough to have all 3 of them visit me this year in Cali!). Marla recently moved to the city, so we planned on going out for dinner, drinks, and dancing, then crashing at her place for the night.

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We didn’t go to bed until 5 AM, which is something I haven’t done in quite awhile. It was totally worth feeling exhausted the next day, because I had a great time! As my friend Marla put it, it’s so nice to have friends that you know you can always pick up where you left off and have a great time with.

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“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” 

― Muhammad Ali

When was the last memorable outing you had with friends? 

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December 30, 2013 12:53 pm foodielovesfitness 11 Comments Filed Under: Travel

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  1. Ali says

    December 30, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    Sounds like you had a great time with your friends! I love your dress.

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    • foodielovesfitness says

      December 31, 2013 at 5:17 pm

      Thanks, Ali! It’s from Express – along with half of my wardrobe!

      Reply
  2. Paige@FitNotFad says

    December 31, 2013 at 8:36 am

    Awwww looks like such a fun trip!! Glad you are safely home 🙂 Happy New Year!

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    • foodielovesfitness says

      December 31, 2013 at 5:18 pm

      Thank you Paige, you too!!

      Reply
  3. Davida @ The Healthy Maven says

    December 31, 2013 at 8:59 am

    Looks like a blast! So happy you got to spend time with your friends 🙂 I am honestly baffled how I stayed up so late when I was living in NYC. Where has my stamina gone?!?! Happy New Year!

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    • foodielovesfitness says

      December 31, 2013 at 5:18 pm

      I know right? In high school and college I would go to bed so late and wake up early for work and school. I’m such a baby about sleep now – less than 6 hours and I can’t function properly!

      Reply
  4. Katja - Fitness Mission says

    January 1, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    It is always wonderful to spend time with his friends. Friends are so important!

    I wish you a happy new year!

    Greeting from Germany … Katja

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    • foodielovesfitness says

      January 1, 2014 at 9:25 pm

      I couldn’t agree more. Thank you Katja, Happy New Year to you too!!

      Reply
  5. FitBritt@MyOwnBalance says

    January 14, 2014 at 10:09 am

    I feel the same way about my friends from high school. They all live in Massachusetts so I only see them occasionally but we always pick up where we left off!

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    • foodielovesfitness says

      January 22, 2014 at 10:26 pm

      Isn’t having girlfriends like that the best?!

      Reply

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