We had an AWESOME time in NYC with my family. In April 2009, Grant and I went for about five days and packed every minute with the touristy stuff we had never done on previous trips. We covered most of it, so it was nice on this trip because we didn't feel like there was anything we had to do or see. (When traveling with 5 other people, it is much harder to make decisions/be able to do whatever you want when you want...)
We arrived Thursday night while my parents were enjoying their dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria. My Mom did not know we were coming, so it was super fun to surprise her! And fortunately, there were tons of desserts leftover, so we were able to eat. Grant & my sisters went out afterward... and I went to bed :-)
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| "What?!?!" |
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| Surprise?!?! (She was SO surprised) |
Friday morning, Grant & I FINALLY took the NBC Studio Tour. It was really cool to see the studios from which some of our favorite shows are taped.
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| Me in front of 30 Rock...thank you Mom, for always thinking I needed an size bigger than I wore when buying outwear... never realized I'd be able to wear my usually too big North Face when 6 months preggo :-) |
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| SNL's studio (thanks Laura) |
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| where they film the Today Show (which Justin Bieber was on the first day we were there... didn't get out of the hotel in time to see him though.) |
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| Grant was super excited b/c this tour was sold out when we tried to go during spring break in 2009. |
Grant and I then went up to the Top of the Rock... last time we were in NYC we did the Empire State Building... but the views here were better because you could actually see the Empire State Building.
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| Baby boy's 2nd trip to NYC... I was about 6 weeks prego the first time, and it was just a quick overnight stay in the airport hotel in Queens... in this pic, I'm 24 weeks along (6 months already! AHH!!) |
In the afternoon, we went to Greenwich Village to meet up with my parents who were taking a tour. Washington Square Park was under construction the last time we were there, so it was fun to see it not under construction.
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| sisters in Washington Square Park |
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| love my husband's artsy pics :-) |
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| our little family |
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| Em & L |
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| this pic of Laura makes me LOL. |
We walked from Greenwich Village up to where they camp out of Occupy Wall Street is taking place... definitely interesting...
We also went to the newly opened World Trade Center Memorial. It was beautiful, but definitely a bit eerie. Seeing the names carved into the memorial and thinking about what happened was just odd, especially since the memorial consists of two fountains that are in the exact places the twin towers once stood. They are rebuilding that area though, and it is looking beautiful.
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| rebuilding... |
That evening, we grabbed a bite to eat at a pub and then went and saw "How To Succeed in Business," staring DANIEL RADCLIFFE. Oh my word.
Can you see the joy in my facial expression?!? I loved every minute. I couldn't believe I spent three hours in the same room as Harry Potter! He was so good... he spoke and sang in an American accent for the entire show... and then when it was over, switched back to his normal British accent. They were raising money for a charity, so he auctioned off two bow ties he wore in the show- they got $1200 for each one, which also allowed the lucky buyer to meet Daniel. I wanted to win... but that is also a lot of money. The best part was his personality coming out during the auction. A few hundred later, someone shouted out "TEN GALLEONS," to which the audience burst out laughing. (Apparently I was not the only Harry Potter fan...) He said, "You Americans think you are SO funny, don't you?" He was hilarious and the show was great. After the show, we walked back through Times Square, made a family pit stop at Starbucks (of course!) and went to bed (well... some of us did).
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