my day in brooklyn with jessie

today jessica and i went to brunch and then the brooklyn botanical gardens. i'd never been to this part of brooklyn and it was really quaint and pretty with gorgeous brownstones and tree lined streets. we wandered around 7th avenue and then had brunch in a nondescript place that was just ok. we were both hungry and there was a line which usually means the place is great. we sat outside and enjoyed the sunny, hot, and breezy weather and since everyone else wanted air conditioning, we were able to sit right away. i think we both need to remember that we don't have to pick the first place we see. after brunch, we walked over to prospect park and the botanical gardens.

a mere 8 dollars later and we were strolling through the gardens. at one point jessica told me that "you on not on vacation, you are only 30 minutes from your house" after i whipped out the camera again for the 12th time claiming i needed more pictures for my blog! i told her, true, i am not on vacation, but my friends not in nyc will never understand unless i show them pictures!


after the gardens, we walked back to the q train where upon hearing the train coming, jess made a mad dash only someone who has lived in nyc for awhile can do and managed to make the train and i, i was just a few steps behind and got the doors slammed in my face before i could jump on the train or she could jump off. so there went jess... and as the subway left the station, i realized she was on the j train...not the train i wanted anyways. the q came a few minutes later and i was on my way home...it was a lovely, if not very hot, day in brooklyn.