I happen to like New York

I'm happy to be home, well, back in D.C. We had a nice time in New York, but because we were busy with the convention we hardly left the hotel.

I was impressed by the keynote speakers, Bryon Pitts and Brian Storm. Pitts is a CBS reporter and recently took a job with 60 Minutes, and Storm is the president of MediaStorm. Charles Gibson also spoke but I didn't go because Caitlyn and I were on a tour of Marie Claire. Tours were limited, so we woke up early Sunday morning and waited around the sign-up desk for about an hour to ensure our spots.

New York is famous for greasy pizza, cheesecake and street vendors selling hot dogs and salted soft pretzels on every corner, so deprived of fresh foods and desperate for anything green, I discovered my love for "Green Machine" Naked Juice. It looks like swamp water, probably thanks to the kiwi puree, broccoli, spinach, algae and barley grass, but it's actually quite delicious.

We were all busy with different things most of the time. I went with a few of the girls to Macy's - the largest store in the world - and we had cheesecake at Junior's. Monday night Jody took us all to dinner in Chinatown and we stopped at a few shops.

Times Square seemed more crowded than usual on St. Patrick's day. Street vendors sold funny hats and the traditional I love New York t-shirts, but green with a four leaf clover in place of a heart.

Oh yeah, did I forget to mention how expensive everything is in New York? After dinner Monday night a few of us went to The View, a rotating restaurant on top of the hotel where we stayed. The restaurant has a beautiful view of the city and takes about 60 minutes to rotate completely. Caitlyn and I ordered milkshakes without knowing the price - they were $10 each.