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1. Sleep-in and walk to Jane Restaurant in Greenwich Village for amazing brunch.
3. Drink complimentary cocktails and eat biscuits and lobster eggs benedict.
4. Walk through Chelsea and Meatpacking District. Enjoy the relative quiet.
5. Visit Highline Park. Decide it’s worth the hype. Admire creative reuse of space.
6. Buy refreshing ice cream sandwich made of ginger cookies and green tea ice cream.
7. Catch cab to 30 Rock. Accept that it beats the smelly subway.
8. Take elevator to top with swarms of international tourists. Take in the view in stifling heat.
9. Miss last ferry to Ellis Island, decide to explore Midtown instead.
10. Buy new flats and gold rings at BCBG Max Azria. Pick up a new dress. Visit Grand Central.
11. Meet Brie on a crossstreet and experience anlaysis paralysis on Yelp.
12. Find an Italian restaurant with lots of of candlelight, awkward waiters, and excellent pasta.
13. Walk through West Village, realize proximity of Brie’s apartment to our hotel.
14. Order drinks at hotel bar, sit outside, and hear about Brie’s new life in Manhattan.

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I really enjoyed Jenn’s Retroactive To Do List, so I started to make my own while in New York last weekend. I tend to over-complicate the writing process and thought I’d give this a shot instead. Hope that’s cool, Jenn!

1. Sleep in until 11am, wake up in a mansion in Long Island.
2. Have lunch at a Mediterranean restaurant with Ryan, Shar and Mark. Order too much food.
3. Meet up with Jenilynn back at the mansion. Admire her nice bridesmaid hairdo.
4. Rent bikes and ride to the coast with Ryan and Mark. Feel the ocean breeze on our faces.
5. Bike back uphill, return to the mansion, and jump into pool outside our room.
6. Drive back into town and try out a local bakery. Get ready for big night.
7. Attend Cindy and Ken’s ceremony, get blown away by bride’s beauty, witness vows. Love.
8. Partake in a cocktail hour + buffet, including a pasta station, prime rib, and a roasted pig.
9. Discover there are 3 rooms of food, waiters handing out hors d’oeuvres, AND an open bar.
10. Feel like we’re in the Capitol of Panem.
11. Take part in greatest bridal party intro: dancing, stunner shades, and LED tambourines.
12. Celebrate with friends. Dance with Ryan. Eat three course (second) dinner.
13. Dance s’more. Visit the dessert bar one too many times. Chat with Jenilynn.
14. Hang in the billiards room, see the newly weds, return to our room at the mansion at 2am.
15. Agree with everyone to use phrase “at the mansion” whenever possible.

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