Then to go with our yearly tradition of going somewhere for our anniversary we planned a trip for NYC.
We flew up on Friday. Left Madelyn behind with my mom and dad for the weekend. Boy, was that hard. Our flight was early so I woke her up and rocked her back to sleep as I said goodbye. We knew it was a short trip and we had a lot planned, so leaving little one behind was the best for her. She would not have had any fun.
Of course with planning a trip you take the chance of things happening and sure enough little did we know a tropical storm would be coming through. But, we made the most of it! We stayed at The Sheraton Lincoln Harbor in Weekawken, NJ. We were able to take a bus or ferry ride across the Hudson River to get to NYC.
In the consistent down pouring rain Matt and I walked the streets of NYC. We went to Macy's, lunch at The Heartland Brewery at The Empire State Building (Meghan took us up and showed us her office at Linked In), walked past the UN (which of course didn't have any of the flags up because of the wind and heavy rain), The New York Public Library, Saint Joseph's Cathedral, Grand Central Terminal, FAO Schwarz (had to pick out something for Madelyn), dinner at PJ Clark's (great burgers) and called it a night. We were soaked and exhausted.
(Macy's - we rode the wooden escalators of course)
(It happened to be National Doughnut day, so we stood in line in the rain
for a free Krispy Kreme and it was worth every second)
(Entrance of Empire State Building)
(Getting a tour of the Linked In office in the Empire State Building)
(New York Public Library)
(Inside Grand Central Terminal)
(Inside Saint Joseph's Cathedral)
(FAO Schwarz - we played here a while to escape the rain)
(Rain or Shine - we were still gonna do it all!)
Saturday was a completely new day. The weather was perfect! Couldn't have been any better. And what a busy day we had. My feet are definitely sore. That morning we went to Carlo's Bakery (Cake Boss) in Hoboken, NJ and got cupcakes. We met up with Meghan, ate cupcakes at 10:00 am...a first for us all and boy were they good! We did the 9/11 Memorial, Battery Park, The Staten Island Ferry, Wall Street, ate pizza or lunch, The Brooklyn Bridge, The High Line (this would definitely be my go to place if I lived here), Washington Square Park, sat outside and had a bucket of Sangria, dinner at Piccolo Angolo (delicious Italian), The Flat Iron Building, The Rockefeller Center, Top of the Rock (gorgeous!), Times Square, and thank goodness we called it a night after that. I was sore, exhausted, and grumpy. Sorry, Meghan and Matt!
(Ate our Carlo's Cupcakes and are ready for our busy day)
(Meghan being a great tour guide)
(One of the many subway rides)
(Freedom Tower)
(9/11 Memorial)
(Getting ready to get on the Staten Island Ferry)
(View of NYC from the Staten Island Ferry)
(View of the Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Ferry)
(Our walk up the Brooklyn Bridge)
(View from the Brooklyn Bridge)
(Walking the High Line)
(The High Line viewing area - you are over a road,
so you can watch cars drive under and through where you're sitting)
(The giant meatball we ordered as an appetizer to share at dinner)
(The Flat Iron Building)
(Building to Top of the Rock and our view from Top of the Rock)
(Times Square madness)
(Just checking on how to get back to our hotel from all this madness)
Sunday we strolled a bit in Central Park, ate brunch at a diner and said our goodbye's to Meghan.
What a trip! Definitely a neat experience.
This was a trip of many firsts for me. My first cab ride, ferry ride (I've been on a boat, but technically no ferry ride), subway ride (unless you count Marta), bus ride (unless you count the school bus), first time to NYC period.
Missed my baby girl and so glad to be back home with her. Thanks to her Nana and Papa for watching and taking such good care of her.
And happy 5 years to my love...I look forward to the next 5+
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