Happy November, y’all!
Have you ever tried blogging on a chilly morning with a tiny space heater by your feet, all toasty and warm? – I love it. In fact, I predict you will be seeing more of me here as the mornings become even chillier and I try to dig for a good excuse just to sit by the heater all morning.
It’s the modern day version of reading and writing by the “fire”.
=)
We are already having an especially exciting November in the Roberts house as we are planning a spontaneous trip to New York very soon.
Being spontaneous and planning anything always equates to me asking for help from you…
And y’all are ALWAYS awesome and quick to offer help and sweet advice. I could never have imagined when I started blogging that it would lead to so many “friendships” on the big ol’ world wide web. I am always floored by the just plain GOOD human beings out there who will go the extra mile for a stranger. You continually renew my faith in humanity.
Sorry, but I felt the need for that little tangent and constantly feel I should start every post with sweet words for all of you who leave such sweet thoughts for me!
Anywho, we have been making our own little list of the sites and scenes we’d love to take in while in New York. But I’m sure we’re leaving out some must-sees that you know of and would love to get any advice on the ones we’re already planning to see as well as what to pack, what to avoid, safety tips, WHERE TO EAT!, etc.
Our fun to-do list:
- site seeing on a double decker bus tour
- taking the ferry over to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty
- ice skating at Rockefeller
- dancing on a giant size piano in FAO Schwartz
- kissing on top of the Empire State building ♥
- drinking one of Oprah’s favorites – a frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity
- paying our respects at Ground Zero
- strolling hand and hand through Central Park
- Taking a carriage ride in the city
- hopefully, being in the audience on at least one of these: The Today Show / Regis and Kelly(!!!) / David Letterman / Good Morning America
- seeing Wicked on Broadway
- filling up our sugar tanks at Dylan’s Candy Bar
- visiting the Brooklyn Bridge
- ringing the opening bell on Wall Street ;)
- no clue on which museums we’ll have time for but we would love to see them all!!: MoMA {the museum of modern art}, the Guggenheim, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and American Museum of Natural History
- possibly seeing the Rockettes – anyone recommend it?
We are flying in so we won’t have to deal with a a car in New York {thank God} and we somehow lucked in to staying here:
The Waldorf=Astoria
We are too excited that we only had to pay for one night because the rest were covered by my reward stays through Hilton Honors earned traveling for my former job with CVS.
Who knew good could come out of that frustrating time in my life?! =)
The BIG GUY did.
The last time {and only time} I made my way to New York, I was 15, a freshman in high school on a choir trip.
This picture was taken on that trip with my future maid of honor, Bridget, and my future flat mate in pharmacy school, Andrew, on the ferry over to the Statue of Liberty. I love this picture – so young, so naive, so clueless of the future, and without any thought, centered perfectly with the twin towers in the background.
Nick has never been to New York. We couldn’t be more pumped. The super quick spontaneity of putting this trip together has been a rush as well.
Can’t wait to hear your advice.
We need it!
