Bucket List - Brooklyn Bridge Walk...

For whatever reason, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge has been on my bucket list. Maybe it's because of its prominence in the "Sex & the City" movie, maybe it's just because I'd never even seen it before, who knows. But, it was on the list so it had to be done. Luckily I had the perfect opportunity to do just that two weeks ago when I had to head to my NY office for a whole week. I arrived on Sunday and talked some co-workers into doing it - NY natives and they'd never even walked it - so it was a request they were happy to fulfill. 

It was a beautiful day in NYC and as always my first view upon leaving Penn Station was the Empire State. Always a fun site, always makes me snap a photo. It wouldn't be the only photo that day. The walk across that Brooklyn Bridge is amazing. The bridge itself is a work of art and everywhere you turn the views of Manhattan are jaw dropping - especially when you turn your head and suddenly see the Statue of Liberty in the distance. That got my attention. 

Of course the walk back across proved even more breathtaking with Freedom Tower rising above it all. A beautiful site that always makes me pause. 

I heart NYC & I also heart knocking this item off my bucket list! 

Bucket List...

There are lots of things on my bucket list, playing Augusta National, visting all 50 states, hitting all 7 continents, playing golf in Ireland/Scottland, and the list goes on and on.  Through the years I've crossed some items off of my list, safari in Africa, watched fireworks from a boat, went to the golf verison of the US Open and the other night I crossed off the list, the tennis version of the US Open!

I was up in New York for work and it just happened to be during the tournament (funny how that works, wink wink) and my boss was able to score quarterfinals tickets to the event.  I would have been happy to see anyone play and actually the day before I thought it would be the Andy Murray match, but as luck would have it, it was Roger Federer that we got to see play!! 

Giddy doesn't come close to describing how I felt and I loved every second of the entire experience.  The stadium grounds are amazing, filled with displays from the various sponsors (hello gorgeous Mercedes convertible) and tasty cocktails (Grey Goose, melon liquor and honeydew melon balls? umm, yes please!) and all the tennis swag you could ask for (scored myself a Roger Federer Nike visor).  The views of the city in the distant were breathtaking, I swear as many times as I've seen the city skyline, it never gets old. 

Our seats were fantastic and we got to see Serena Williams play as well.  In the stadium watching along with us was Aretha Franklin, Ryan Lochte, and my favorite, Pippa Middleton!  Pippa got lots of attention and even a few marriage proposals shouted out to her throughout the match. 

Pippa is in the stunning yellow dress...love her

Sadly Federer did not come out victorious, but he fought hard (or at least fought hard in the 3rd set) and it was fun to be able to cheer him on in person for a change.  It was a great experience and my bucket list is now one item shorter!