I took all pictures from my phone, since there just isn't room to bring a big camera! We carried on (both ways!) so we took minimal.
Here is a glance into our few days away....
We love the decorations in the stores...
Mom and dad went to NYC this summer and visited Holiday Lane in Macy's and sent me a picture, so we took one to send to dad...
Taking a break at a little bar we like...
That's the stage-- it was an arm's distance away... we could not be any closer...
I was next to the director-- my arm rest was his handle to get in and out of his seat. He was crazy talented. He was sending cues to people in the orchestra and back stage with the little camera thing pointed at him. It was really neat seeing that part of the show too.
The next day brought on more shopping-- we were shoe shopping here...mom's face cracks me up.
Then we did afternoon tea again. We did this the last time we came too, and it is just so much fun. We get a regular tea service, but we order a bottle of champagne to go along with it--obviously! Mom and I love some bubbly! They had a harpist playing and the food was yummy-- it is a perfect way to spend two hours!
The hotel had a happy hour every night, so we had to take full advantage of that...
We didn't see the Rockettes this time, but they are celebrating their 85th year...
We tackled the shoe department with a buzz... it made it MUCH easier to deal with the chaos.
And this sign just made me laugh. How creepy does Michael Kors look? Ew.
My dad was worried we were going to have problems getting a cab while we were in the city so I took this picture from our hotel room to show him the plethora of yellow guys down there.
Dad goes hunting each year while mom and I do this. He sits in a deer blind up in Michigan freezing his rear off. So each year, I send him a picture of me trying on some hat and he sends me one back of himself with his hat on. Sounds crazy, I know, but I think it's kinda funny.
Then it was time to come home. We flew home Friday night, and our flight was a little delayed... didn't phase us though-- the Delta terminal in LaGuardia is AMAZING. There are 100s of iPads throughout the terminal and charging stations everywhere. Literally, everywhere you look, there is an iPad for you to use. And it wasn't like there were people waiting in line to use them-- there were vacant ones everywhere! Each iPad had apps at the bottom to order food or drink. We ordered bloody mary's and paid right there with a little swipe device and the drinks were delivered to us-- we didn't have to go shuffle our bags to pay and pick them up. I have never been to an airport where you can carry alcoholic beverages around. I think it made everyone a lot happier-- no seemed to care about the delays since they were surfing the web and ordering food and beverages!
It was SUCH a fun trip, and I always leave our little get away feeling so blessed. Blessed that my mom and I get along well enough to want to take a trip together, blessed that we are able to afford to take a trip like this, blessed that my mother-in-law is able and willing to come to NC to help out with the boys...just so dang BLESSED!
The boys had a blast with Mimi and wanted nothing to do with me when I went in to see them Saturday morning. That didn't last long and by 10:00 they were back to being the little lovebugs I left. I really missed them a lot...funny what three days away will do for you!
The cold I had last week is still lingering. I stopped taking the antibiotics, and I probably shouldn't have, so I am restarting those to hopefully kick this thing-- it's been with me over two weeks now. It is welcome to leave any time.
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