After a very disturbed sleep, I blame the fireballs entirely! 😉 We woke up on Saturday to sunshine and the excitement of Times Square below.

We had separate Boys and Girl’s Day’s planned. So while Matt rushed to get ready for his early start, I leisurely lazed in bed and watched my favourite guilty pleasure.. Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Matt left and I finally managed to get myself out of bed, oh how I wish I could have stayed there all day! I had a cereal bar (all I could stomach), a large glass of water, jumped in the shower and then got dressed ready for Soul Cycle.

I have never been to a Soul Cycle class before, however with all the hype surrounding it and all the celebrity followers I was very excited to try it out. Even if I did have a massive headache and slight hangover. So I grabbed the first taxi I could and headed to Union Square to meet the rest of the ladies.

^^ Soul Cycle, Union Square, NYC

I must admit I am not a gym bunny. I have tried a couple of classes before including spin, so I knew what to expect but I was a bit worried that I would look out of place and wouldn’t be good enough. However I needn’t have worried, the people who worked there were very helpful and after filling out a form and being given proper shoes to wear (the type that clip into the bike, we don’t have those at spin!) I met up with my group of friends and we found our bikes ready for 45 minutes of intense workout!

Oh all while the boys were playing baseball and eating and drinking all day……

Wow Soul Cycle is hardcore! I don’t think I have ever sweated so much in my life. But I felt so good afterwards and I think it even helped shift my hangover. The class was full, but everyone was super friendly and it almost felt like you were part of some sort of team. The room is quite dark but I liked that, no one could see my bright red face, muffin top squishing out of my leggings or the beads of sweat constantly dripping off me ha, how lovely. But I just kept thinking how good this was for me and I really enjoyed it and the time flew by. Our instructor was amazing and so motivating, if a little OTT at times and I loved all the club music and how you rode to the beat. Half way through the class you use hand weights while cycling which mixed things up a bit. I found the stretches at the end a bit difficult as she uses the bike to help you but I think I was too small/short as my legs couldn’t even reach the floor haha. But all in all I had a great time and would so recommend it and would love to try it out again over here.

After the class Erin had to leave to do some last minute party prep. So the rest of us went back to our hotel’s and had a much needed shower!! I decided to spend a couple of hours in the afternoon just leisurely looking around the shops including Macy’s, as we needed to buy Bruce and Erin a wedding gift. We got them some Kate Spade His and Her’s tumblers in the end. They didn’t ask for anything, already live together and have been on their honeymoon so I thought this was just a cute gift.

I also popped into a gorgeous cupcake shop on my walk back, called Crumbs Bake Shop. I really couldn’t resist or decide what to have once I was in there, way too many good cakes and biscuits to chose from!

In the end I went for The Blackout for Matt as he loves anything chocolate and a raspberry flavoured one for myself, although I was so nearly tempted by The Grasshopper as I love mint choc chip!

^^ Blackout – Chocolate cake filled with fudge mixed with vanilla custard, topped with chocolate cream cheese frosting and chocolate crumbs drizzled with chocolate. Yummy!

I slowly walked back to the hotel, soaking up the sunshine and taking in the atmosphere of Times Square. I just love standing in the middle of Times Square, it makes me feel like I’m in a movie or something. Just me? OK 😉

Once back at our room I completely crashed on our bed. My legs, bum and feet were really aching by now, what had that spin class done to me?! The next thing I knew I was being woken up by Matt coming back to the room and we both got ready for the evening.

As I have mentioned before Bruce and Erin had already eloped and got married in February, so this was basically the after party and a chance for us to all celebrate with them!

We got a taxi to STK Downtown in the Meatpacking District and I was excited for the night ahead. We arrived at the venue and were told to head all the way upstairs to the Rooftop (yay just what my legs needed more steps 😉 ) but once we got to the top it was so beautiful, lots of sleek grey and white sofas and umbrellas, good music and a small bar area exclusive to the wedding party.

Matt got us a couple of drinks and we mingled with all the other guests and friends. Erin looked stunning in her white, floaty wedding dress, totally her 🙂 Below is a pic of the happy couple on their actual wedding day, doesn’t it look gorgeous?!

After mingling and drinking for a while, we all headed inside to a private room which was pretty large, with 2 sections, one with a bar and dance floor, the other set up with tables for dinner. I loved the décor very goth glamour my favourite! We all sat for dinner, picked our food choices and then listened to all the speeches.

^^ Matt and I enjoying our evening at STK. My dress is from ASOS.com

The food was really tasty. To start I had the kale salad, Matt had the Tuna Tartare. For mains I had the grilled half chicken and Matt had the steak and to finish I had the cheesecake and Matt had the brownie.

^^ Our table, apologies it’s so dark but it was so dark in there!!

After dinner we spent the rest of the evening dancing the night away and chatting with friends new and old.

It was such a lovely evening and we were so happy to be a part of it for Bruce and Erin. Here’s to the newlyweds! ❤

Love, Chloe xx