{photo heavy post} i haven't really made a lot of solo trips in the last year, especially since i knew this year was packed full w/ family trips & lots of home projects, too. i remember when Tyler stated that he wished he could go to a lot of the places i've (&Tim) been & one of them being New York. so, i thought it would be cool to take them there for an overnight stay. but then Tim mentioned he had to travel to CT for work & that we could just stay w/ him & take the train into the city...HELL YEAH! we jumped right on that. we couldn't wait for August to arrive.
Tim took the train up on a Sunday & that early Tuesday morning, the kids & i eagerly packed our bags & left town w/out looking back. we met Tim at his hotel & enjoyed dinner out at PF Changs. i gathered some maps & picked out places to visit while in the city later that evening...
off to the train station in Stamford we went. i love my kids. i love that they do silly stuff like this w/out me telling them to!! it's such a nice surprise :)
kids enjoyed their first ride in a taxi, a taxi that had a tv & an debit/cc machine, haha!
ironically, after posting a photo of the kids on Facebook, my two girlfriends, Robyn & Becky, mentioned they were going to be in NYC the same day we were. talk about coincidence! we were all so excited!!! we met w/ them at the American Museum of Natural History & began our journey w/ them :)
us mom's being silly imitating the rather naked statue in the background...
the subway was a nice little venture. held up the line to purchase our tickets, LOL!
almost got lost on the subway as we kept second guessing ourselves about which train to take to FAO Schwarz store...finally asked someone for verification...
the kids enjoyed the fast ride on the subway as we all almost missed out stop & nearly scared the pits out of a passenger as we all ran off the subway freaking out we'd lose someone...
there is always at least two photos i snap that are wicked washed out b/c i forgot to change my settings...
this is as close as we got to the Statue of Liberty...
very cool display...we couldn't figure out if she was real or not...
oh yes, a trip into Tiffany's was much needed...so lovely!
the one & only food photo during our trip at the Stardust Diner, which was so darn cool! we loved it. the burgers were out of this world, it was crazy loud & extremely entertaining. loved dancing in our seats & singing to songs as the wait staff performed. i devoured the Blue Suede Burger...so yum!!!
group shot at M&M World, our last stop before heading back to Grand Central Station and parting w/ our friends. we had such a great time, it was bittersweet & so much fun!
we had the hardest time picking out treats to take back w/ us. i didn't even get t-shirts, maybe next time.
one of the things i wanted to do was visit Time Square. but we knew that being out too late would not be a good thing when you're a female traveling alone w/ two kids. since the day had been raining off & on, we were lucky that the cloudy day made it even more memorable to see the billboards light up a little early as we were heading back to the train station. i was SO excited. i couldn't stop snapping pictures. i wish we had extra time to sit & just watch people in passing.
we still have the Rockefeller Center, Liberty Island, World Trade Center & the Empire State Building to visit on our next trip. the best part of the trip was the excitement in the kids eyes, which made me even more excited sharing the experience w/ them.
ok, this is a LONG post. i didn't intend for it to be wordy w/ all the photos, ha. oh well. happy hump day!
