~A XMAS STORY~decorations, crowds, pixies..AND A BLOODY NOSE~ACTUAL UPDATE 11/9 p190

[Happy Elf]

Congrats on booking your trip to NYC! I bet you girls will have a blast! NYC is on my list to visit "some day."

 

[Spartangirl]

Congrats on booking a girls' trip to NYC....It's such a fun city to visit!!! You're going to LOVE Wicked....it's such a great musical!

 

[ktmetke]

Wicked is the best! You will love it........totally changed what I think about the Wizard of Oz!

 

[jackdis]

You will have an awesome time in NYC!!! Greatest city in the world. We live about an hour north. We try to go in as much as possible. DH and I LOVE to stay overnight too, even though we are so close! Last year we took the girls to see the Christmas Spectacular and a snow storm was expected, so we made a weekend out of it, with the girls. They love it as much as we do!!

Feel free to ask away if you have any questions, or PM me.

Our favorite restaurants in the area you will be staying:
Virgil's BBQ
John's Pizzeria
Ellen's Starlight Diner

Oooohhhhhh......I am excited for you!!!!

 

[scottny]

did u get the tickets to the show?

if you need any help I am but an email away.

If you would like company at Serendipity let me know, I will make a sacrifice and go.

 

[heatherlizz602]

Hey Dawn,


I've been following along. Your trip reports make me laugh. You guys are so cuteeee.

I just wanted to say you HAVE to hit Juniors while in NYC. That is if you are a fan of cheesecake. Its yummy. And they have the most giant cupcakes ever!!! There is another place I can't think of right now but they have something called "train wreck" french fries I think?. I HAVE to find it. It's so good. And its not too far from everything else. I will let you know when I find it!!!

 

[scottny]

Hey Dawn,


I've been following along. Your trip reports make me laugh. You guys are so cuteeee.

I just wanted to say you HAVE to hit Juniors while in NYC. That is if you are a fan of cheesecake. Its yummy. And they have the most giant cupcakes ever!!! There is another place I can't think of right now but they have something called "train wreck" french fries I think?. I HAVE to find it. It's so good. And its not too far from everything else. I will let you know when I find it!!!

this is so true. and it is right there on 45th st between Broadway(or 7th) and 8th.

 

[hlrababy]

Oh wow!!! I am so excited for you!! I have always wanted to go to NYC!!! It will be so cool to see all your pictures from there!! Once you get back, you will have to give me the name of your hotel! Me and my mother have talked about taking a trip up there and I would love to get a hotel near everything!!

 

[VandyFan10]

I'm so excited you are going to NYC .....and a little jealous . Do you need another sister to make the #'s even

I'm hoping to go one day. But I will also prob have to do a girls trip b/c Matt has NO interest in going there. And he could give a crap less about seeing a broadway show. Which of course is a MUST for me

I know you will have a wonderful time and already can't wait to see your pics!

 

[troobabiee7]

I'm so excited for you Dawn! You'll absolutely love it here, it's the best! Just make sure you make a list of what you want to do most, because it'll be hard to fit it all in during one weekend. You usually need at least half-a-day each for both Central Park and the MET, both are gorgeous and HUGE! And by the time you get down to Ground Zero, check out the sites, and take a boat out to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, that's almost a full-day outing.

And just be prepared for MOMA. While the MET's full of gorgeous works of art from around the world, Egyptian tombs you can walk through, and period houses, MOMA's a lot more offbeat. It's definitely an experience! We went again this past summer and there were a few installation exhibits that were cool, but then there were rooms full of completely blank canvases that people stood there staring it. It was hilarious! There was also video of a naked woman hula-hooping with barbed wire and it was beyond disturbing. It's a unique place but just be prepared!

Have you gotten your Wicked tickets yet? It's one of the few shows that are still doing really well despite the economic downfall, and it usually sells out months in advance. If you want good seats, make sure you get tickets ASAP!

You're definitely doing the right thing by going to the Top of the Rock instead of the Empire State Building. The ESB's nice, but Top of the Rock is much better! My friends and I go a lot since my dad works in the building and gets us the NBC employee discount, and it's SO much fun! The elevator ride to the top of the building is an experience in and of itself. I have some video I may upload to show you later! Plus the views are unparalleled.... you get a great view of the city, the Empire State Building across the way, and all of Central Park. It's beautiful!

And don't forget about Toys'R'Us Times Square! I know a lot of people don't think about visiting Toys R Us on their vacations, but it's officially the biggest toy store in the world and it's so much fun! You can go on a huge ferris wheel, walk through a life-sized Barbie Dream House, and see animatronic dinosaurs and superheroes. It's really cute in there!

Sardis is great but I'd honestly skip Serendipity III. They have good chocolate, but when we went two summers ago we were greeted by some rat friends The place has been shut down twice already, after repeatedly failing inspections by the Board of Health for being filthy. I know people love it, but it completely skeeves me out. Plus the customer service SUCKS. They cram as many people as they can into a tiny dump of a room, and they don't offer to-go boxes. If you don't finish your food they don't want you taking it with you. The manager is a piece of work, too, who chargers over-the-top prices and then doesn't care about your experience or food once they have your money. I'd stay away, it's way overrated and there are so many better restaurants to try! If you're looking for a fun experience, Ellen's Stardust Diner is so much fun! It's right there on Broadway and set up to look like an old 50's diner. 50's musicals play on a big screen in the center of the restaurant, and all the waiters and waitresses either were or are on Broadway, and they sing as they bring you your food. The food's delicious too, and you get so much of it! It's not the most authentic experience if you're looking for fine dining, but it's definitely authentically New York!

I'd also put Madame Tussaud's last on your list. Between the sightseeing, museums, attractions, shopping and ethnic neighborhoods (don't miss the West Village either, they have the BEST stores!), you won't have time to do everything and the place is a ripoff. It's fun if you have extra time, but they charge an insane amount of money to take pictures by statues that you can see at any other Madame Tussauds. If you have extra time, I'd do the NBC Studio Tour to see some actual celebrities rehearsing for SNL!

OK, I just wrote you a book I'm so excited that you're finally getting to see the city! Keep us updated on your plans!

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Your NYC weekend sounds fabulous!

 

[englishrose47]

Enjoy NYC Dawn!! It's also on my to again list!!DD would love to go for the Tanxgiving Day Parade !!

 

[jackdis]

serendipity's.....frozen hot chocolate....mmmmm...
and junior's cheesecake...mmmmmm....can you tell i'm hungry???
and magnolia's bakery...cupcakes.....

ok, add these to my list from earlier and now i must go wipe the drool from my table!!!

lol....

 

[disneymom1980]

It looks like you'll have a lot of fun in NYC. DH always said that was one place he'd never go (we're not fans of big cities and crowds), but after seeing Beauty and the Beast and the Little Mermaid at DHS, he's convinced that we need to go see a musical. I have a friend here who's obssessed with Wicked. I bet you'll love it!

 

[TigerKat]

I am so jealous! I've always wanted to go to NYC.

 

[punkin413]

wow. thanks for all the info, guys! i will respond to you all each individually in a little while but right now i just have to say....

GO STEELERS! i've never been a pittsburg fan but i just don't want the ravens to go to the superbowl!

 

[lmillercrew]

You don't need to respond to me, I just wanted to wish you a happy trip to NYC. It's one place that DH and I always talk about going to. I really want to go there at Christmas time and see Rockefeller center.

 

[punkin413]

WARNING: DO NOT EAT WHILE READING THIS OR YOU'RE LIABLE TO LOSE YOUR LUNCH!

okay....so i was gonna take tonight to respond to each of you. but not now. about 30 minutes ago i had an accident. ray and i were upstairs in our bonus room cleaning and i was walking down the stairs, carrying four heavy yearbooks (remember those pics of kimberly locke i posted earlier?) and i lost my footing, tumbled down about 5 stairs and my right arm landed on some computer equipment ray had sitting at the bottom of the stairs to be brought up later. he was vaccuming and didn't see me do it, but within seconds he looked down the stairs and saw me laying there and must've jumped down the entire flight of stairs because it wasn't even a second between when he cut the vaccum cleaner off and when he was next to me. anyway, he thought i had broken my arm. fortunately i didn't but i knew i had cut it. when i rolled my sleeve up there was a little mound of gelatin-like flesh coming out of the slice in my arm. i know - that SO GROSS!!!!! i just kept screaming - not from the pain but from what i was seeing. i'm 32 years old and i've never seen anything like that. ray just kept telling me to calm down and walked me to the bathroom and put a cold wash rag on it. then he told me to look away and proceeded to kind of put it back in. i kept asking him if i should go to the ER and he said no, that it's happened to him a hundred times. we cleaned it really good and put neosporin on it, then bandaged it up but it's hurting BAD right now. not really the cut, but my entire arm probably from the way i landed on it. needless to say, i don't feel like typing so i will get back to you guys later! i will NOT do good with a kid because that FREAKED me out!

 

[punkin413]

double post.

 

[troobabiee7]

OMG that's horrible! Thankfully you were more in shock than hurt! You're probably going to be really sore tomorrow so just relax and take it easy. I'm glad you're OK!