The last week in numbers

Number of (new!) cupcakes I had: 3 (including Magnolia, finally, and Butter Lane, which were easily the best cupcakes I've ever had)

Number of blisters I have on my feet from walking all over New York City and a large convention center: 3

Number of grainy cell phone pictures Mike sent me of Kyle: 3

Number of grainy cell phone pictures I wanted Mike to send me of Kyle: 9 kazillion

Number of times I said "I'm exhausted": at least 187

Number of fantastic bloggers I got to meet: 6 (Jonna, Metalia, Jen, Megan, Laurie, and Alexa)

Number of celebrities I spotted at BEA: 4(ish) (Dan Jansen, Clinton Kelly, Kristian Alfonso, and Rick Springfield) (I added the "ish" for Kristian Alfonso, since no one I've told in person knows who Hope from Days of Our Lives is.)

Number of glasses of champagne I sipped on: 4 or 5

Number of time I rolled my eyes in the middle of Times Square: 200, at least (seriously, I'm nowhere near a New Yorker, but look where you're walking people)

Number of times I thought, mentioned, or referenced Gossip Girl while in New York: embarrassingly, more than I can count on one hand

Number of new (and also delicious) restaurants I tried: 4

Number of times I exercised in the hotel fitness center: 2 (which I'm annoyingly bragging about, I know, but I DO NOT CARE)

Number of cab drivers who told me I am an "evil woman": just 1, both fortunately and UNfortunately

Number of boxes I lugged across an entire convention center: at least a dozen

Number of times I ran across an airport to make a flight: 1

Number of times I got hit by a bicycle: 1 

Number of times the hotel bed softened the ache of missing my family: fine, at least 3

Number of times I looked around at the bustling city around me and wondered, could I hack it here?: oh, lots

Number of times I thought, New York, I'm sure you're lovely, but give me my boys: oh, lots and then add a million

Number of times I've thought of that Butter Lane cupcake since eating it: um, sadly close to as many as the previous answer

Comments

[april]

Glad you had a good time! I knew who Kristin Alfonso is (although I haven't watched Days since high school) but I had to google Dan Jansen :)

[jodifur]

I think we need to plan a blogher excursion for cupcakes.

[Raven]

I know who Hope is but I don't watch regularly.

[Megan]

I would have known Kristian Alfonso!! :-) I grew up on Days.

I loved meeting you last week. I still don't think what I do can be considered blogging, but I do consider myself completely lucky to have gotten to meet you.

[Katy]

I didn't know her real name, but my mom was a big Days fan growing up, so I know Hope.

Sounds like a completely awesome trip. One of these days I'm going to get my bootie to Blogher so I can meet more of the wonderful women that are the Blogosphere.

[Candy]

You got hit by a bicycle??!?

[Life of a Doctor's Wife]

I hope it wasn't Kristian Alfonso who hit you with the bicycle!

Sounds like a wonderful weekend. Now I'm craving cupcakes.

[hillary]

a world where people don't know who Hope from Days is is a world I don't want to live in

[Stephanie]

No one knows who Hope is??!!!

What decade did these people grow up in?? (Probably not the same one as me. I'm practically a senior. Sigh.)

I love New York - but really, 3 days at a time is enough for me. By then, I'm totally shopped out anyway :)

[Heather]

Do I get any points for knowing who all of those people are? Not sure I would RECOGNIZE Rick Springfield, though.

Loved the recap.

[Tara]

I feel like I should be embarrased for knowing who Kristian Alfonso is before you clarified that is was Hope from Days. I haven't watched since college (which was several years ago...), but now I feel like I should start tivoing it just to see if the story lines have advanced at all.

[auntie]

did kristian alfonso have her ever-glossy lips going on? i SO wanted to be her when i was in high school...well, not HER really, so much as i wanted to be Hope.

also, i think a travel group based solely around eating the best cupcakes in NY is something i could get on board with. just saying.