Saturday, October 4, 2014

Here, and probably staying forever

NYC is fabulous!

We left Thursday morning at 4:30 AM, otherwise known as the buttcrack of dawn.


 and got in at about 1:00. Our bus from the airport took the kids straight to their first workshop- with the cast of The Lion King! Parents went to the hotel and dragged in all the bags. I'm not going to say we over packed because I like options, but maybe the over flow bag was one too many.

ANyWAY, the kids met us at the hotel and we went to Ellen's Stardust Diner- where the wait staff also puts on a show. So much awesome! Here we are....





The guy standing in the middle was standing on a table singing- they were so good it was scary.





So, when a group of performers goes to a diner to see performers, you get a lot of back up vocals and assistance with your chorus. It was cute.

After dinner I thought we would be exhausted but we weren't. Genea said she thought we probably got that disease that makes people in the city stay up all night. We decided to go to the 9/11 memorial. We got out "in the area, right over there". We walked a few feet, turned around, turned around again, and asked for help. I thought it would be obvious- there are 2 enormous water features, but I couldn't find it. Just about every 20 feet there was a city police officer, so that was really helpful and I spoke with each one individually. Finally the last guy was like, you're there. Oh. Oh!

It was incredibly quiet and peaceful, with a small crowd. I know there is some controversy around it, but I thought it was beautiful. Names of those killed surround the edges of the square pond and are backlit. Water is pooled around the edge up high, then cascades into a pool and disappears into a smaller square at the bottom. Here are pictures I took.









Friday, it was off to another workshop with Jasmine (aka Genea's new best friend Courtney) from Aladdin. They ran some scenes and got critiqued. According to Genea, she got no critique. Instead they told her she showed great emotion and expression. True/not true, I don't care, works for me!

While she was there, I bopped over to Grand Central Terminal and met Casa Bicicleta! Hold your green stones people, she was as awesome as she seems! And totally adorable! Here is a picture she took of me:





(I dunno, it didn't LOOK like an old lady scarf when I put it on!)
I don't have a picture of her and she keeps pics private on her blog so I didn't ask. I guess that means my claim is suspicious and without evidence.



Genea and I spent the time afterward roaming Times Square. In my persistent quest to find a benefit to some of the more *ahem* intrusive behaviors, I have to say Genea seems born to live here. Child maneuvered crowds like a pro! Her compulsion to be first in line, first to "get", first to see, makes her incredibly quick and worm-like when getting to her goal. I think she walks faster than she runs- and I'm no crowd slouch, I've long considered myself a crowd-maneuvering savant.

(I would decide later I don't like all those people. It's not that I mind the crowds per se, its that I cannot stand any of the people in front of me blocking my way with their picture taking, map reading, confusion).

Toys r Us here has an actual live Ferris Wheel inside. WHAT? I was excited we got the Barbie car.








 We also stopped in the M&M store. I've seen one before, Vegas maybe? But this one was 3 stories tall. Genea was highly impressed with the unique colors.




 
Wow, so yeah, this is all still Friday and I haven't got to the evening yet!
 
 
Okay, last thing. When you are in a place like New York City, you sample from the world renown cuisine right? The top restaurants anywhere are right here. Genea agreed. She's pretty good about trying new food but not so good about liking new food. So we went super- exotic.
 



Genea is getting antsy so I will continue this later. I have to say again, THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who helped us- including CH for her donation. It has been absolutely amazing and I'm pretty sure I'm going to stay!

16 comments:

  1. Just to say happy to read this :-) have fun.

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  2. Just magical! I loved, loved, LOVED NYC when I was young. I'd still like to take Pix there.

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    1. I loved it too- SO MUCH! Every corner is something interesting, cool, awesome, crazy etc.

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  3. It was awesome meeting you! If I ever make it up your way we'll have to do it again!

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    1. aha! Confirmation!
      You should totally come out here! That would be so fun!

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  4. Have never commented but love your blog. Just saying that scarf is gorgeous and if you wore it in a slightly different way (so that it was a tad shorter) it would be even more sensational. Avid scarf lover here!

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  5. RIGHT? It looked so pretty on the rack at Target! You mean so the ends are shorter? Or the around the neck part is shorter? I'll try both :). I love scarves but I get really picky about them being perfect, then I get frustrated and say EFF IT and leave it dangle off wherever, lol!

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  6. I never know what to do with scarves, they look so chic on everyone else.

    I'm so glad to read it's been a good trip! Nothing wrong with a little comfort food when everything else is new and exciting.

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    1. and lemme tell ya, that KFC was sooooo greasy and good!

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  7. A really simple and great looking way to wear a scarf is to fold it in half, slip it around your neck with the fold in one hand and the ends in the other. Then you can either slip both ends through the loop and adjust or you can slip one end through the loop and put the other one through the opposite way, weaves into a nice pattern but I have trouble describing it.

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    1. I know what you are talking about with the first one, (it has a name, I don't remember of course) but never tried the variation. Woot! new scarf thing to try!

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  8. When Kaytee and I went it was super awesome, too. So glad you are able to do this. One place you HAVE to visit is Dylan's Candy Bar. It's like a visit to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. It's a definite must see!

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    1. There is SO MUCH we did and yet SO MUCH we did not get to do! I didn't even realize that Dylans was there!

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  9. And? And? What happened on the rest of the trip? How was coming back?

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    1. LOL- I had like 4300 pictures to manage and get up so I don't have a 7 part series here!

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