Met My Friend

When I say New York City, you say what? Ponder that for a minute. And what if I said NYC television show?

If you are like me, then Gossip Girl was probably one of the first things that popped into your mind. Who doesn't love it with the drama, fashion, fabulous lifestyles and love pentagons?

Of course when I went to NYC, I headed straight toward the Metropolitan Museum of Art - aka "The Met." In Gossip Girl, that was the "place to be." After school, on lunch breaks, or randomly meeting up, that is where you would find Serena Vanderwoodsen, Blair Waldorf and any of their friends.

Once my friends and I were free to roam around NYC after leaving our group, it was too close to closing time at the Met to go into it. For those of you who did not know, the Met closes at 5 p.m. on most days. That is pretty early, especially when you have your days filled. I have heard from several people that it takes hours upon hours to enjoy the inside and that amount of time only lets you see a fraction of the museum. The building is absolutely huge! So if you plan on taking it all in on the inside, give yourselves an entire day or three.

By the time we got there, it was night time and dark. It gets dark very early in NYC. I blame the tall buildings. They become the city's sunglasses. We went and sat on the steps and had our Gossip Girl moment. I do have to say something ironic. On our way to the Met, we passed private school girls in their little group with their fashionable clothes (a lot of plaid) and I looked at them and really wanted to take their picture or shake their hands - but I refrained. It was a cool feeling though, because it makes me realize that the characters in Gossip Girl really do exist. Well, not the exact characters, but you know what I mean.

So in this picture is my friend Jessica and me. I was wearing my "Serena" hat. It seemed appropriate!

Photo credit: crissycalhoun.com