An Empire State of Mind, or, Jill Goes to New York!

My mom and I took a trip to New York City in May.  I've been once before.  It's such a neat place, overwhelming at first, but since it's so different from everyday life here in Arkansas, it's a fun kind of different.  We shopped, and did some of the tourist stuff, went to a Broadway show, and just generally enjoyed a girls' getaway.  We went with two other ladies, sisters, one of which is the wife of my dad's cousin, and they were hilarious, and a lot of fun to travel with.  Here's a smattering of pics from my trip:

Mom and I starting the day off right at a little restaurant in the Theatre District (which is also where we stayed, at a little boutique hotel called The Pearl - highly recommend it!)

Connie and her sister, Kim - these ladies were so much fun!

New York skyline

Empire State Building

Me and Mom on the bus - we did the "Hop On, Hop Off" bus tour thing - worked out pretty well ...

Grand Central Station

We went to the 9/11 Memorial/World Trade Center, and I really liked it.  It's really a thing to see, you know?  I like the way they planned everything out, and I, just, well, just really liked it (to be redundant).

At the NBC studio at Rockefeller Plaza - a great tour, would definitely do it again!

Washington Bridge

Flatiron Building

We went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see the Costume Institute Gallery exhibit "Punk", which I had read about in Vogue.  I like the Costume Institute Gallery - it's always got cool stuff.  And it was neat to see something I had just looked at in a magazine and see it in person.

 

We took a carriage ride through Central Park.  Cheesy and very tourist-y, I know, but I liked it.

I think this is in Greenwich Village, which is a cool neighborhood.

Times Square

While I was gone, Alan and Jones had a great time hanging out!  Jones is a big fan of Daddy :o)  Alan got him to pedal his tricycle like a big boy!

I had fun on my trip, but I was glad to get back to my boys, and my favorite little feet in the whole wide world.