New York City, New York

I have said it before and I will say it again, I love New York.  There is just so much do to and see.  I do not think I will ever get tired of visiting.

This time, I went with my mom and sister, for my mom's 60th birthday.  (Thanks Mom!)  We took the train from D.C. and stayed at the Hilton New York.  The hotel was your standard Hilton.  (Do Japanese tourist companies love Hiltons or what?)  The location of the hotel was perfect, so we walked almost everywhere.

We went to the Top of the Rock, Chelsea Market, Macy's, 5th Avenue, the Today Show, the 9/11 Memorial and Central Park.  

We ate a slice of pizza at Pronto, had a nice birthday dinner at Fresco, and indulged at the Magnolia Bakery, twice.  

My favorite part of the trip was seeing The Book of Mormon.  I love musicals and this was the funniest show I have ever seen.  Yes, it was raunchy, loaded with swear words, and was slightly embarrassing to watch while sitting next to your mom, but it was worth it.  And, I hate South Park, but I do love religious satire.

I am so thankful that I got to spend time in one of my favorite places with some of my favorite people.  We managed to not kill each other (although there were a couple of close calls) and I managed my first trip away from Anna.  (Anna also survived, but I was never worried about her, just worried about me.)

Thanks again, Mom!  Thank you also to Kyle and his parents for watching Anna for the weekend.

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New York, NY in Instagram

Is Instagram a noun, adjective, or verb?  I do not know.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from last weekend in New York City.  Real pictures and actual words coming soon...

 

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Back to NYC

This past weekend Kyle and I headed back to New York City, NY for a long weekend with friends.  I have now been there three times in three years!  I cannot believe it took me so long to first visit the city, but now that I have fallen in love, I just cannot seem to get enough.

On this trip we took the train from D.C. to Penn Station.  I love the train.  It was super easy, short (3+ hours), relatively cheap ($49/each way), and fun.  We ate and played cards on the way up, and ate and napped on the way home.  I still would not count on the cafe car providing an excellent lunch, but we brought our own snacks.

The main reason for going to NYC this weekend was to catch the New York Yankees vs. Colorado Rockies baseball game.  Our friends, Evan and Heidi, are fans of the Rockies and since we all became friends when we lived in Denver, we thought it would be fun to catch a game.  We went to the game Friday night and the Rockies won!  I am sorry to say that is the only game in the series they won. 

Yankee Stadium was pretty amazing.  I have been to ten major league baseball stadiums now (Detroit, St. Louis, Atlanta, Houston, Kansas City, Denver, Milwaukee, Chicago (Wrigley), New York City (Yankee), and Washington, D.C.) and the energy at Yankee Stadium was by far the best.  It is the only stadium I have been to that actually sells out their regular season tickets!  It was really fun and I found myself clapping along with the crowd, even though I was supposed to be rooting for the Rockies.

We spent the rest of the weekend enjoying the city.  We ate pizza, bagels, cheesecake, and really good Italian in Little Italy.  We walked through Summerfest Festival, checked out South Street Seaport, walked through Central Park, and visited the World Trade Center Memorial site and museum.  I am really excited (if that is the right word) about the new memorial, it should be beautiful (again, if that is the right word).

I *heart* NYC.

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Christmas in New York City

Kyle and I went to New York City to see the Christmas sights.  Here is a recap of our visit.

1. First off, I love NYC.  If I could afford to live there, I would...  If I were 10 years younger, I would...  If I planned on living the single life, I probably would too...  But, I’m not rich enough, young enough, and I enjoy the company of my husband, pets, and thought of a family someday, so I just visit.
2. We took the bus, next time, I’ll take the train.  Between really cramped seats, no electricity or internet as advertised, a gross bathroom, and still-drunk-the-next-morning guy sitting too close to me, the train is just so much nicer.  You can’t beat the price though.
3. We saw Promises, Promises.  It was good.  It probably is not my favorite musical, but Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth, and Molly Shannon were spectacular.
4. We’re pretty much members of the Upright Citizens Brigade now.  This is our second time to NYC, our second time catching a comedy show, and for the second time, it was the funniest $10 I’ve ever spent.
5. We shopped and ate, and shopped and ate, and shopped and ate.  We did a lot of shopping and eating.  There were probably many more sights to see, but I just could not help myself.  And, since we stayed in SoHo, everyone’s getting fake purses for Christmas!  (just kidding)
   
   
   

   

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