So there are some things that you will learn about my mom throughout this blog and one of them is that when she is planning the trip there is no skimping on things to do or the way that you get there. Kari had a direct flight from Orlando and my mom and I left from Jacksonville. I always tease Mom that her "special place" is at the airport because they know her by name and she always gets the best service. I guess that is the perk for being a million miler and platinum flyer year and year after year. SO here we are arriving in NY and no we didn't take a cab to the airport, Mom had a car waiting for us.
Check it out, I took an opportunity to jump in a picture versus always being behind the camera. We took a ferry ride to see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (EI pictures will be in the next post).
20 stands later and we finally found a t-shirt stand that had a Tootie shirt, not a bad $2.99 investment.
Yes, that is my geek of a sister doing Soldier Boy with the FAO Schwartz soldiers. Surprisingly these guys seemed to really enjoy their jobs. I haven't been to FAO since I was in High School and this time we had an excuse to go browsing and of course walk out with a few guilt gifts for leaving A at home.
Lady (man) of Liberty probably having a very thought provoking conversation with Willy Wonka. I wonder if more people would visit our State Parks if there were replicas made of chocolate...just a thought.
Dog walkers on the Upper East Side
J Crew bridal on Madison Avenue, no worries you won't see any potential dresses in this post or the next. Any dress that is a current contender in Kari's wedding dress shopping extravaganza will not be in any posts until the actual day. However I will be posting as many silly shots as possible...see below.
Kari - the notorious nose picker.
color blind...maybe.
Great dresses and great prices, we were impressed especially since we had just left Kleinfelds.
The view of Times Square from our hotel room.
So as you all know, I live in the South where things are slower and friendlier which is why I don't always enjoy visiting larger cities since I always feel like I am in someone way. This store security officer saw us eyeing up the posters in the window and decided to make sure we had a really good look at it. Check out the smile on his face!
Do you see the two people waving in this photo and another hiding behind a camera? That's us on the screen below in Times Square.
Always something going on in NYC, we couldn't figure out what they were filming but we do know the host and to try her lines over and over and over again.
Fab dinner at Becco, my pork chop or dinosaur leg was ginormous and fantastic.
Mom's Mecca, MACY'S!
The original escalators in this confusing pieced together store are still working and I love the way that they look.
Kari buying bags from a vendor, no surprise there.
We have arrived...Kleinfelds! I'll go ahead and answer the important question first, no we are not going to be on Say Yes To the Dress. Our style or budget wasn't gaudy enough. They were filming when we got there an d the dress chosen was AWFUL! So if you see a Ru Paul look alike wearing a silver dress that is short in the front and a long train in the back, we were there.
According to this we aren't supposed to have any pictures available for your viewing pleasure, but no worries I'm not very good at following directions.
The show makes these dressing rooms look much larger than they really are.
That's us hanging out in front of the post office.
Obviously I have been living in the burbs too long, because I was fascinated with car parking lots.
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