Like Sunday, Like Rain

Sometimes we meet people in the most random of situations, creating unique and lasting connections that start out completely unexpected but later reveal themselves to be much more. That flame could burn for a lifetime, even if your time together is only a chapter in your book.

Like Sunday, Like Rain is about a mutual respect and understanding found in an unlikely place. Eleanor Logan, played by my beloved Gossip Girl Leighton Meester, forms a bond with a 12 year-old boy with whom she was hired to nanny. Reggie is a prodigy and wise beyond his years. While lost in her own journey of life, they share bits of each other to better understand and cope with their own realities. The pair nurture their bond with their love of music.
This independent film tells a pure, lighthearted story but still had me in tears for the beauty of its subtleness. I'm a sucker for piano and string instruments, so the fact Reggie composed and played his own score was fascinatingly touching. Leighton was stunning as always, but in a more simple way than what I was used to seeing her in with Blair Waldorf's character. I think a good takeaway I got from this movie is that we meet different people all the time and everyone has something in them that's special. You never know when you might meet someone that makes you look at life differently. Everyone's journey is their own.
I'd been wanting to see other work of Leighton's and was ecstatic when I saw it was released to Netflix. I would highly recommend viewing at your streaming convenience. I don't want to blow the ending, but I hope it touches you too.

Noteworthy

With all the things to do in NYC, sometimes you just stumble upon sites that you didn't intend to. 

Look familiar? You've probably seen these buildings in Law & Order, Blue Bloods, etc. 

We went to dinner our first night and both ordered deliciously refreshing cocktails. Mine was made with fresh watermelon juice and mint. Yum.

Because of my mom's flight delay, I ate lunch at Vezzo down the street from our hotel. I ordered the Rotella: prosciutto di parma rolls with arugula, roasted pepper and smoked mozzarella. I felt like I was eating the Italian equivalent of sushi. Everything looked absolutely amazing.

I ordered a nice sauvignon blanc and they came out with this little glass. I was a bit confused, but okay. It worked out.

 Light lunch at Brio on the UES. Total sucker for a caprese salad and/or margherita pizza.

Cute little, non-traditional tequila bar that we dined at before heading to the Top of the Rock. Amazingly tasty chicken tacos and sangria.

The one day we ate brunch, we stopped at Rue 57. Highly recommend for everything you could want for brunch. The part that was interesting though was that they were also a sushi bar. Didn't get to dabble in that, but I would have liked to.

One of my coworkers told me about this tiny ice cream shop that used to be an ice cream truck. The recommended "Salty Pimp" was light and amazing, while my mom got the "Mermaid." She said it was great too!

I was also lucky enough to round up our NYC experience with my first go at Shake Shack. It was everything I imagined. Delicious American burgers and fries. Currently craving another round now. Except this time, I would really like to try that red velvet milk shake. Ahh!!!

Central Park

Central Park was a must see site on my list. Its so iconic, in my opinion. The movies and TV shows its been the backdrop for seem endless and I felt it was absolutely necessary to experience nature thriving in a huge city. Its pretty crazy to think about and see how big it actually is, dropped in the middle of this enormous concrete jungle. 

The tulips were beautiful. I'm now thinking I want to buy some for my balcony.

There was a little wedding going on under one of the most picturesque terraces in the world. 

The Bethesda Fountain and Terrace were gorgeous. They literally were everything I could have imagined. They don't build things like they used to.

Beautiful.

Concrete Jungle

View from Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center, which is one of the attractions to the New York City PASS. I really liked this one because you could actually see the Empire State Building lit up rather than being at the top of it. Way off into the distance and to the right, you can see the Freedom Tower where the Twin Towers used to be.

However, the observation deck from the Empire State Building (also part of NYCityPASS) had incredible views for miles. It really is the heart of the city.

Attempted a panoramic picture.

Brooklyn Bridge.

Rooftop party! Can I join?

Central Park to the right.



Rockefeller.

Central Park in the distance.

Freedom Tower and the Statue of Liberty to the right, on the island.

Loved it!