2 things made it possible:
1)Dave had a one day meeting in New York City for work, which equaled a flight, hotel room, and ground transportation at no expense to us.
2)Dave's parents were visiting us in Chicago and SO kindly agreed to watch the kids for us for two days while we were gone. How often do we have babysitters available for us to take a trip?!
It was a super quick trip, just two days, but I really wanted to go to NYC and this was a perfect way to wet my whistle. I've already got ideas about what I want to do the next time I go and what we should do when we have the girls with us.
So about the trip:
Dave and I took a 6am a flight and got to NY in the morning. Dave had to go directly to a meeting and would be doing work stuff until 8pm that night. This left me a whole day to myself. So I started out on 5th Avenue, stopped by Bryant Park and then over to the Rockefeller Center, where they film the Today Show. There is also a huge mall there, so I shopped around for a while, walked into a the filming of a tv show on the street, and ate a delicious tri-tip steak sandwich.
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| skating rink on the plaza at Rockefeller Center |
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| Look who I met in NYC! |
I might mention that it was FREEZING COLD, so I tried to spend time indoors as wells as out. After lunch, I headed over to Radio City Music Hall to watch the Rockette's Christmas Spectacular. I had originally hoped to see a Broadway Show but it was a Monday, which is a blackout night for most shows. Fortunately, Dave mentioned that I should check into seeing the Rockettes and viola, tickets were not only available but on sale for 50% off!
AND...I was not disappointed. The Rockette's are awesome and their Christmas show is definitely spectacular! I can't tell you how much I loved it. It is such a visually stunning show. The hall itself is gorgeous, the costumes are beautiful, the dancing, music, lights, and 3-D effects are fabulous. I would definitely see it again and I for sure want to take my girls. It is such a family friendly event, it would be a perfect holiday tradition. The show ended by snowing on the audience, it was so fun to just be covered in confetti.
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| Crystal Chandelier in foyer of Radio City Music Hall |
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| Nativity scene from the show |
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| Rockette's Christmas Spectacular |
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| Confetti selfie |
After the show, it was starting to get dark and colder, so I took a cab to Times Square and checked into our hotel. It was nice to put my feet up for a while and warm up my chilled bones. After a short rest, I decided to walk around Times Square and find a place to eat. Dave came back to the hotel too and then had to go out again for a business dinner. He walked out with me and then we went our separate ways. I made two food stops. The first was to a hole in the wall pizza joint on Broadway for some authentic NYC pizza. The second stop was at Junior's for New York City's "most fabulous cheesecake". A friend recommended it and bless her for doing it. Seriously, this cheesecake is heavenly, it's soooo good.
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| Times Square |
After taking in Times Square, I returned to the hotel. When Dave got back later that night, we decided to go to the Empire State Building. It's open until 2am and we figured that we might as well try to do the most we could. We decided to walk over it was only 10 blocks and we got to see more of the city.
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| 5th Avenue, window shopping |
I loved the Empire State Building, the art-deco style was so beautiful. It just felt, city-glamorous to me. The design and architecture awed me. Honestly, my favorite part was probably the lobby and the stunning mural. Although, the views of the city from the top of the building at night were pretty cool too. Plus its just fun to be up there and recall all the times you have seen this place in the movies.
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| This is so gorgeous |
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