NYC

Last year, on my mom's 59th birthday all she asked for was that we go with her to NYC to see the Nutcracker for her 60th birthday. She said she was asking a year in advance so we could plan. We could not make it on her birthday (Dec. 7), but went December 22. Nathan and Bernie were on kid patrol all day. We left Elizabethtown, PA on the 8:15 train.


We arrived in time for lunch and a little site seeing. We had planned on what we were wearing for days. We didn't want to freeze while walking around, but we didn't want to sweat in the theater or restaurants. We also wanted to be somewhat dressed up. Our first thoughts were courdory skirts with tights, but even a long skirt would not have kept us warm. We ended up with dress pants and cuddleduds (long underwear). I wore thick socks and hiking shoes (I only have my sorrell boots and they are anything but dressy or comfortable walking in.)

We found this nutcracker on the way. Mom was so excited, so Teresa and I got our pictures taken with him.
We did not have much of a game plan. We wanted to, but there is so much to do in NYC, especially at Christmas time. We tried to see Cirque Du Soleil, they had a show at 7, but we never would have made the last train home. We tried to go to MoMA, but it is closed on Tuesdays. Who would have thought, especially during the holidays.Even though the kids were not with us, we gravitated towards things the kids would have loved. We went to FAO Swartz to look for Legos. It was a pretty lame display for FOA. We ran into ToysRus and had to go in. They have a Ferris Wheel and all the cars are different (firetruck, ScoobyDoo bus, Lego truck, etc.)
Just having fun being in NYC, but always thinking of my kids. This is for you Everest.
Mom and I at Times Square. Teresa really wanted to see Times Square. It was so busy. We almost missed our train. I looked at the map and found Grand Central (only a few blocks away). When we got there we realized we were at the bus station and NOT the train station! We ran about 8 blocks in 20 minutes. When we got there, our train was delayed by 45 minutes!
We had a really good time. We arrived in Elizabethtown around 12:30am. Mom had a great time. The ballet was beautiful. And we got to spend some girl time together. We said we would try it again in a few years, and who knows, we may get to see Cirque Du Soleil.