Sunday morning we woke up and checked out of our hotel.  We then made our way over near Times Square to eat at Zach’s favorite diner:  The Red Flame.  He used to come here with his sister when she worked in Manhattan.  We eat brunch at the Red Flame every time we visit New York.  Zach gets the same thing every visit – eggs, toast, and bacon.

We then walked and browsed around Times Square.

For the record, it was Zach’s idea to go to Sprinkles next.  Perhaps too early for a cupcake, but for Sprinkles it was not too early.  Zach got chocolate marshmallow.  I got red velvet.

We had a few more shops we wanted to visit, so we returned back to SOHO.  It wasn’t until late afternoon until we made our way over to Brooklyn.  We had tickets to the Brooklyn Nets game at the new Barclays Stadium.  I’m a sucker for branding – have you seen Brooklyn’s branding?  Amazing – and all black and white.

The stadium was packed, and it was gorgeous.  Blacked out, with the court lit up like a stage.  It really was worth just going and seeing the stadium.

We scored some fabulous tickets on Stub Hub [third row] and after purchasing our Nets gear, we watched them play Portland.  I kept my eye out for Jay Z and Beyonce, but we weren’t lucky enough to have another celeb sighting.  I am sure he was up there in a suite somewhere, with B and baby Blue, looking down on us all.

By the time the game came to a close it was time to grab our bags from our hotel and head off to JFK.

Three cities, two sporting events, three Bueno bars, three public transit systems, three hotels, 23 hours of flight time, eight train rides, six baguettes, one horrible mouse, six cone glaces, and about a hundred Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola Lights later…

It was the best anniversary ever.