Yankees Ticker Tape Parade 2009

Yes, I played hooky on Friday to go to the Yankee parade in NYC. How could I not be there to celebrate the Yankees 27th World Series Championship? It was so much fun and very memorable.

Jay must really love me since he's a Mets fan and still came with me!

We got to our spot on the Canyon of Heros (aka Broadway) at 9am and this is what the streets looked like. The parade didn't start until 11am so we had two hours to enjoy the festivities. Fans chanted "Lets Go Yankees" as they threw toilet paper from one side of the street to the other. It felt like being in Times Square on New Years Eve.

Not many people were working in lower Manhatten that day, as the offices that lined Broadway threw shredded paper and confetti down on the crowds.

Joe Girardi - Manager of New York Yankees

Hideki Matsui (aka Godzilla) - MVP of the 2009 World Series!

A-Rod finally got his first World Series ring. Jay-Z appears to be an honorary Yankee player.

The two most excited players had to be CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira. As their float passed us, they were smiling ear to ear and pumping their fists in the air.

Derek Jeter, the captain - my other boyfriend.

Last but not least, the best closer in the world, Mariano Rivera (aka The Sandman).

The streets of New York were completely covered with paper when the parade was over.