Going to the Temple in NYC!

Okay, I forgot to talk of the temple in NYC. I didn't take pictures or anything, but it was a nice experience so I just wanted to add a few more thoughts... First of all, Kim and I went and we met up there. Our session started at 6:30 am. I was up and ready to go and heres the best part, I TOOK A TAXI BY MYSELF, AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING!!! I know that may not mean alot to you folks, but for me it was a milestone. It was dark, I didn't really know where I was going, plus my driver's english wasn't that great. All I know, is on the side of this one building, the words.."Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" came into view and I told the cabbie, "We're here...stop!" It was a nice, quiet session and when we came out, the sun was up, wind was blowing, and I am the only one with no nylons or socks and I felt like I had the whitest legs in the world and everyone was looking at me. (not really) I didn't come prepared for my skirt and I only had my shoes that go with pants. Oh well, "Oh, how lovely was the morning...". Thanks for everyones comments, too. :)

NYC - Last of pics (Scroll dn to bottom of NYC posts)

Okay, check out my watches!! The diamond one worth $150,000... the jewel-encrusted bee one, worth $250,000. Ya, those were amazing. They are in Bergdorf and Goodman Store. The lady actually draped them on my arm :). The next 2 are at the St. Patrick Cathedral, St. Patrick has green candles!, and lastly, the Apple Store, its actually downstairs under the glass blg.
All in all, this trip was amazing. Love to do it again! Does this trip count as Taylors senior trip? Thats the question of the day!

NYC - FAO Toy Store

Wow! What a fun store...I have a video of the girls on this piano, and I will try to put on my facebook! So many ideas every where, had a hard time trying to find something for the grandbabies w/o breaking my wallet :) The dragon was huge, Chewbaca, Dart Vador and Batman were made out of leggo's. Very cool store!

NYC - More Pictures

The dragon picture is from the Wicked! The blg with the lights below it is the Rockefellow blg. And I zoomed in to get the Statue of Liberty as close as it is!

NYC - the SUBWAY, etc.

Okay we did subways and taxi's. Karen knew what she was doing so we followed her lead here. Actually, everyone but Tate and me, knew what they were doing. We were the sheep! So we got kinda goofy on the subway, by this time, we knew what to expect.. The girls liked to try to see how far they could lean w/o falling over. There were these homeless singers, singing for a handout. We went to Canal St to find $10 purses and cheap perfume and designer jeans. You had to be there to experience that place! It rained that day and we all bought $3 umbrellas. Oh, before I forget, the next morning, Karen turns on the TV to watch the Today Show and says that its funny that they would put up a fake snowy background! Then realizes its LIVE, so we rush to the window and look out to see its Snowing! The weather over there likes to change alot...hence the pictures of the girls and w/their new hats! We also went to the Statue of Liberty..not to the island as you can see in the pics. Went by that bull that they show in movies.. went to the 911 memorial, so sad there :...( , went to WICKED! Now that was awesome... would do that again in a heart beat! So the Rockefellor Blg... Went to Macy's and saw the new part and the original blg, with the wooden escalator! Sounded like an old roller coaster...very cool!

NYC - Rest of days ( Remember, scroll dn to 1st of NYC)

Okay I am going to post some pictures and try to explain them and hopefully, you can tell whats what! Taylor looking out from the Empire State Blg.. The next 2 were taken at Times Square. Alot is happing on that street...We went up the Marriott elevator and about threw-up, I bought an I LOVE NY tee shirt for $3.oo... We would stand in line for tickets because they were 1/2 price if you could get them. Ate a hot dog from a stand there and bought NYC cheesecake to be able to say I had some (and it was good) Got interviewed by some young lady for Grandmas.com or something like it. Kim did too, the other moms got offended because they were asked, but weren't grandmas! Went to an off-broadway show called "Alter Boyz" It was cute and the girls loved the boys.

NYC - Day 1

Okay, I was trying to remember the order of things, but on that first day my mind is kindv'e a blur. I do know we saw "Phantom of the Opera" . It was great but it was at the end of our day and remember, we had been flying in the night before, so we were really tired...gotta see it again someday! We ate at deli's in the mornings, usually had a late lunch or early dinner, then snacked after the shows. We hit "Serendippidy" and had their frozen hot chocolate ice cream. Very ymmy place! I didn't have a picture of that place for some reason. We saw the Empire State building! Found an H&M store and a Strawberry store. Didn't go in though, because we were on our way to Emp. St. Bld. We ate at a TGIF also. As I said, my memory of exact days we did this stuff is very limited. But we did do it! :)

NEW YORK CITY!! Start here for the story!

Hi everyone, I can't believe its been almost a month since I posted on my blog. Alots been going on and so for the latest, I thought I'd tell about Taylor's and I recent trip! We were invited to go to NYC during my kids spring break and it was a blast. I felt very fortunate to be able to spend this time with my daughter, uno y uno! There is so much to say so I will start with the plan. Karen Marsh has a tradition of taking their kids to NYC when they turned 16 so this time, they added friends to their trip. There were 4 moms and 4 daughters, me and Taylor, Kim R. and Reilly ( I don't know how she spells her name), Shelly R. and Bailey, and Karen and her daughter Mindy. I knew Karen and Kim already, so this a great opportunity to get to know Shelly better. Karen and I flew out Tuesday night, the 17th of March and met up with the rest of the group Wed. morning. The others had come in on Monday. We had the priviledge of staying at The Plaza, right by Central Park. I am going to try to insert a picture here, okay the pictures went to the top: 1. The Plaza at night!, 2. Resturant as you walked in abit, 3. Mindy and Tate when we first arrive!