I also might as well get this blog up to date before December, after which point I will never be able to accomplish anything ever again, because I hear babies are QUITE the time suck.
We went to NYC over Thanksgiving (and my birthday) to see Hamilton! My parents and Annie flew out, too, and it was basically the trip of a lifetime.
Jon was working in Chicago so we met at JFK:
Ma 'n me, top of One World Observatory.
The elevator ride and the "reveal" are a Disney-like production - I actually cried at this view. (I am not a crier)
Seaglass carousel in Battery Park
Paying our respects to A. Ham
Inside the Oculus
One World from inside the Oculus
911 Memorial
En route to Ham!! Pockets full of kleenex.
Obligatory playbill/stage shot. Balcony, first row!!
Had to. Thanks for obliging me, sisters.
A little rumpled. The only original cast member was Mulligan/Madison. (We actually got our tickets so far in advance that I didn't dare dream we'd even see ONE original cast member.)
We started to suspect we'd been had when we looked more closely at our tickets.
Well it WAS a ferry that took us to view the statue of liberty, and we didn't sink, so I guess it wasn't a complete con. Still, we were shuttled to a sketchy pier and kept waiting for an indefinite period of time before our ancient-ass boat showed up.
I loved passing under the bridges, which we wouldn't have done had we actually found the real ticketing station, so I'm not mad anymore.
We walked from the sketchy pier to Chinatown for lunch/ice cream. (I got thai tea flavor and I still dream about it.)
Jon's perch!
My mom ordered a hot chocolate that came with a little mug of melted chocolate to pour into it. I LOVE her sheer delight in this photo.
Central Park was in FINE form.
Some of these are out of order. Ehh. Five years ago I would have cared. Can you believe this tree?? Such a show off.
Waffles (round 1)
Fantastic Beasts at Alamo Drafthouse. (Now there's one in Chandler!!)
And suddenly, it went from sweater weather to "Holy sh**, I'm wearing everything I brought and I still may not survive."
Second Broadway show of the trip
I've always wanted to walk the Brooklyn Bridge but it's always been too hot to consider, until this trip.
It was magical (and sheer luck that we were there during the golden hour).
MoMA
MoMA
Somewhere in Brooklyn
3rd (and last) Broadway show of the trip
Jon got sidetracked by work on our way to gallery hop with Corinne, on the most pleasant little street.
Gallery hopping...looks like Annie, no??
Karaoke in K-Town! My happy place.
Super into it ("Foolish Games" is my #1 karaoke song, always and forever.)
I met Whitney Reynolds!! She was my second Twitter follower of all time, and that was 9 years ago.
BEST BIRTHDAY OF MY ENTIRE LIFE. Thanksgiving dinner at Fraunces Tavern, with the ghosts of Washington and Hamilton.
Hard to capture the beauty of this place. Needless to say, it was hygge AF.
Rainbow tree! #loveislove
I can't not post a million pictures from our stroll in Central Park.
I mean.
Come on.
Ridiculous.
"I never had a group of friends before; I promise that I'll make y'all proud!"
And we ended the trip with front row seats at the Slipper Room.
I was a burlesque dancer in a past life!!
Now I'm getting sad thinking about how much I love NYC and how long it will probably be until my next trip : (
Next up to blog: Christmas.
