Fate is Forever

I just came back from my first trip to New York City. This was not just a social trip, but instead a school trip. I went with about 25 students from my school to meet with companies, learn the business and do some networking. Just because we participated in scholastic activities does not mean that we did not have a little time to play, too.

Prior to the trip, I made a long list of places I wanted to go. It was my first time in the big city, so of course I wanted to do all of the sightseeing-touristy things. One of the places on my list was Serendipity 3. A friend of mine who went with me was the one who told me about it in the first place. She said she wanted to go there and I had no idea what it was. When I found out it was a movie, I immediately recorded it on my television and watched it. It was so good! So that place soon got added to my list as a priority. Serendipity means fate. It means destiny. Forever. Serendipity happens when things work out for the best and you have your luck. Plus, it's a fun word to say!

There were three of us roaming around the city together and we tried to do a certain section of NYC at a time. When we went to the Upper East Side, we ran across Serendipity. My friend, who had been there before, said that she could not get in, because you had to make a reservation weeks or months in advance. We decided that we would be content with a picture in front of the restaurant. It was absolutely freezing that night and we decided to just step in to warm up and see what the inside looked like. I saw the host and decided to just ask how long the wait was. He said he had a table right then. It is safe to say that I was estatic! He took us upstairs and there were actually several tables available.

The interior is decorated so cute! It's very pink and reminds me of a tea party. There was a ton of white molding on the walls and the tables were small and round to look quaint and comfortable. We sat down and were handed huge menus and we flipped to the back of it to look at desserts. Although Serendipity is known for their frozen hot chocolate, we decided to try something else. We wound up getting a Strawberry Fields Sundae which had strawberry ice cream, whipped creme, strawberries and cheesecake in it. It was huge! Luckily there were three of us to chow it down. It was $15, which I thought was a very reasonable price!

The waiters and host were extremely nice and they were actually all males. We told our waiter that we were surprised to get in because we know that it is usually crowded, and he told us that seating is available like this only two weeks out of the year and that that happened to be one of the weeks. My guess is because it was after the holidays and it was freezing. In fact, those few days were the coldest days of the year for NYC.

Going to Serendipity was my favorite part of the entire trip. It was something about mixing together dessert, a movie and a cute NYC spot. I recommend it to anyone that is in the area. I will be going back next time I'm there. But know that it may benefit you to make a reservation.