new york, new york

The most exciting part of our trip was being able to stay in New York for 4 days. Amazingly, I felt great the whole time and was able to walk around a ton and survive. 4 days isn't much when you are in such a big city, but next time (riiiight), we'll conquer more. Manhattan was very fun and there is so much to see and so many places to shop! : ) As much as we loved it, we are definitely not city people. I can't imagine living there. Such craziness! Great place to visit and I have always wanted to go so now I can check it off my list.

Our first stop was a vegan raw food restaurant. It was fun to sit and eat healthy food and people-watch from our window seats. 

Our room was on the 26th floor. Every time we went up in the elevator I felt like it was drop zone and we were going to drop after the elevator stopped- hence the holding on for dear life every time we went in it. I don't miss that thing.

The most exciting place we went was Babycakes, the vegan bakery. We ate way too many cupcakes, but came home with a mug and the cookbook. Next time I bake, it will be vegan. Everything was deeeliiiicious! I miss it. *tear*

We went to a taping of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and got to sit on the front row. The guests weren't that funny- Whoopi Goldberg and Stephen Baldwin, but Keane and The Roots were great. We also got high-fives from Jimmy. A brush with stardom...

We took cabs everywhere and I am so glad we survived all the rides. I couldn't go in the cabs after eating because it was like a roller coaster. If I was feeling a bit off we'd pray for a good driver and, praise the Lord, He always sent one along. I am definitely not a fan of cabs. Germs and a stomach blender. Blegh. But it was a new experience we'll always remember!

A cool sidewalk in NoHo. Hubby carried my heavy purse around the city. Such a sweetie.

There was beautiful architecture everywhere. I took almost 400 photos- mostly of buildings. Tall buildings. 

At Wicked! It was A-MAZING! And so funny! I didn't know much about it going into it and was blown away by how much I enjoyed it. Now onto the book...

Times Square was insane. There were so many people out at night and those lights! Talk about artificial daylight.

I think my eyes were stuck that way while we were at Times Square.

The revolving door at our hotel. Pretty exciting stuff.

We took a cruise to see The Statue of Liberty our last day in New York. There she is!

It was cold. Luckily we were wearing tons of layers in the attempt to make our luggage lighter, so we wouldn't have to pay for it being overweight. 

The wind kept attacking my layers.

Lunch in Central Park before we had to take a cab to the airport."Next time" we visit, I want to walk through the whole park.

My studly husband in the park.

Conclusion: It was VERY fun and such a blessing and I caught a cold my last day there (probably from a cab), but it was worth it. I'd love to go back, but it makes me love where we live even more- open space, fresh air, being able to drive freely.... Sonoma County is the best.

If you want to see more scenic photos, check out my post at Crooked Shmooked.