my elementary school.i do. we went there to visit dahlings father who just got back from pakiland. but we went a couple days early so we have the weekend to hang out. we decided to drive out there & that worked out really well since i only had to drive for 2 hrs. & when i thought it was my turn again, we were crossing the bridge & then onto belt parkway heading towards his house & my way old neighborhood.
after catching up on some zzzs we took the car out to the city & found parking a little further down & then just caught cabs upto where we wanted to hop around. my first stop fao schwartz. i love that freakin' toy store. its magical! i get lost in that place. & this time when we arrived at the nursery there was a really pretty nurse (who dahling was more entrigued with then ms. s) that sang happy birthday in the most meledious voice you would ever expect to a little girl that came to shop there for her birthday(upper east siders -odcourse). her dad complimented the nurse on that & she let us know that shes auditioning for broadway. nice place to advertise, dont you think.
ah the place was just fab as always. ms. s was loving the step-on piano which you can purchase for your child to take home for a mere $244,000.00 dollars. lets hope that you can distract your child from that one.
i wanted to stay in there & put a tent up but after spending more than 2 hours there we decided to walk up 5th avenue. & what do you know, the store that ms. s had to go in was tiffanys. she was very persistent. her dad swiftly turned her onto some candy bought fresh from the previous store & didnt even bother to look for my reaction. ;-) he said shes not ready for that. a smart one.
we ended up walking from rockefeller center upto times square in search of a local restaurant to eat & grab a drink at only to end up at the hard rock cafe due to rumbling tummies & freezing weather. lovely first nite.
2nd nite was a very memorable one since the little one was being watched by his sister & kids which gave us a whole nite & morning out. we started at greenwich village where we made our way from a wonderful bakery that had whatever you wanted plus more done up just beautifully to a noodle bar that had the best fried tofu tod i ever had. then to a couple of the lovely & not so lovely shops there (for couples & some freaks only) to hunt for dress shoes at 10:30 pm since dance clubs have a dress code even in ny. fun stuff.
we met a friend thats a dj at one of those places & had a crazy nite. he used to live in the same neighborhood (in fact the same street as dahlings with whom my family were really good friends with who i hadnt seen in a few years). dahling had more fun than i had bargained for but memorable it was. i still cant help but laugh when i think of all the "brothers" he had that nite along with the circles he was walking-counter clockwise. LOLits all good hun. i told you ill love you no matter what. we strolled in at 6 am in the morning & we have yet to hear back from our friend who witnessed all the fun that we had. we only wanted to thank him for his lovely hospitality :-)
we went into the city again a day later where we let ms. s play at a public park there with all the uppity kids. i loved sitting there & observing all the hip moms, the nannies & their mismatched kids (yeah & those outfits are priceyyyyy). it was awesome.
we walked out of there to an organic bread place le pain quotidien where we had an organic & wholesome tartine that was pretty cute. ricotta cheese with figs & organic honey & other stuff.
after catching up on some zzzs we took the car out to the city & found parking a little further down & then just caught cabs upto where we wanted to hop around. my first stop fao schwartz. i love that freakin' toy store. its magical! i get lost in that place. & this time when we arrived at the nursery there was a really pretty nurse (who dahling was more entrigued with then ms. s) that sang happy birthday in the most meledious voice you would ever expect to a little girl that came to shop there for her birthday(upper east siders -odcourse). her dad complimented the nurse on that & she let us know that shes auditioning for broadway. nice place to advertise, dont you think.
ah the place was just fab as always. ms. s was loving the step-on piano which you can purchase for your child to take home for a mere $244,000.00 dollars. lets hope that you can distract your child from that one.
i wanted to stay in there & put a tent up but after spending more than 2 hours there we decided to walk up 5th avenue. & what do you know, the store that ms. s had to go in was tiffanys. she was very persistent. her dad swiftly turned her onto some candy bought fresh from the previous store & didnt even bother to look for my reaction. ;-) he said shes not ready for that. a smart one.
we ended up walking from rockefeller center upto times square in search of a local restaurant to eat & grab a drink at only to end up at the hard rock cafe due to rumbling tummies & freezing weather. lovely first nite.
2nd nite was a very memorable one since the little one was being watched by his sister & kids which gave us a whole nite & morning out. we started at greenwich village where we made our way from a wonderful bakery that had whatever you wanted plus more done up just beautifully to a noodle bar that had the best fried tofu tod i ever had. then to a couple of the lovely & not so lovely shops there (for couples & some freaks only) to hunt for dress shoes at 10:30 pm since dance clubs have a dress code even in ny. fun stuff.
we met a friend thats a dj at one of those places & had a crazy nite. he used to live in the same neighborhood (in fact the same street as dahlings with whom my family were really good friends with who i hadnt seen in a few years). dahling had more fun than i had bargained for but memorable it was. i still cant help but laugh when i think of all the "brothers" he had that nite along with the circles he was walking-counter clockwise. LOLits all good hun. i told you ill love you no matter what. we strolled in at 6 am in the morning & we have yet to hear back from our friend who witnessed all the fun that we had. we only wanted to thank him for his lovely hospitality :-)
we went into the city again a day later where we let ms. s play at a public park there with all the uppity kids. i loved sitting there & observing all the hip moms, the nannies & their mismatched kids (yeah & those outfits are priceyyyyy). it was awesome.
we walked out of there to an organic bread place le pain quotidien where we had an organic & wholesome tartine that was pretty cute. ricotta cheese with figs & organic honey & other stuff.
we then walked around where some shops like fresh, ralph lauren & other stores were until we reached the meatpacking district. we found a hip looking place called highline where we had decent thai food. & after that we called it a nite.
the rest of the days there were pretty good too. i roamed the streets as much as i could keeping warm by always having my green tea latte close by. its still so hard to believe that you can just walk to the starbucks there. i mean there used to be a gift shop right in that same spot. i used to walk up & down those streets when i lived in brooklyn. who knew?!!
we drove home when it started to snow quite a bit. & here we are. it felt nice hanging out there. & it was real nice getting a glimpse of the life one can have in the city. it seems so fab & enthrilling. it seems fun & rad too. but its another style of life. i dont know if i can live in a crammed apartment where the rent is out of the roof & youre worried about where you should park due to the millions of signs up that let you know that today is not the day for you to park here. i dunno. maybe i could but maybe i dont want to. the city is everything you want from it. it can be dirty, magical, eerie, yucky, beautiful, lively-what ever you want it to be. & sometimes it can be all of those at the same time. its a place that really doesnt rest. i discover so many new things there every time i go & ive been there plenty. i never get enough of it. thats ny for you.
i know there are trade-offs that are there for almost anything in this world. for now, i think ill trade off the traffic & discomfort for fresh air & my big ol' bed. maybe i am getting old. who knows?!!& another thing, you can love whatever you want as much as you want as many as you want.i love nc as thats been my home for ages now but i still heart ny.
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