A walk with coffee through Central Park (of course!)
Gotta hand it to Gina! She can hang with the early birds!
About 11am we read online about a lottery for $27 tickets in the first two rows of American Idiot on Broadway held from 12-12:30pm. So jumped on the express train and we RAN there to make it before the drawing. Our GPS led us to the WRONG THEATRE -- AAAAH! But luckily, we were only one street away! We arrived in time to put our two names in a basket.
There would only be 20 tickets sold. So we crossed our fingers as about 12 names were called. 2 tickets remained...Gina, being the friendly lady she is, was chatting it up with this young boy toward the back of the small crowd. Just :10 seconds before the last ticket was drawn and the lucky name was called - he said to Gina:
"If I win, I'll give them to you!"
THEN THEY CALLED HIS NAME!!!!!
Amazing. I was in shock. And very thankful to this teenager (his sister's name had been called - so they already won their tickets.)
We ran over to Junior's for a totally yummy lunch. Hot Ruben and Chocolate mousse cheesecake. OMG. So fantastic.
Gina is a huge GREEN DAY fan so she loved this show. I too love all Broadway experienced this one included. I found it captivating but since I don't know the lyrics to the songs, I found myself a little lost. Of course, it could be that I was too distracted by the spit flying out of the singers mouths onto the front row! LOL! Joking aside, a warning to all - the language is crass and contains an startling and unnecessary sex seen. (Overall, I wouldn't recommend it)
We meandered over to Bryant Park and visited the NY Library.
Isn't it glorious? It really IS that green! And so much going on...ping pong, reading, people on their laptops.
Isn't it glorious? It really IS that green! And so much going on...ping pong, reading, people on their laptops.
Who's that hot chic on the street? That's our girl!
The NYC Library is on the East half of the block behind Bryant Park.
And then we happened upon THIS woman. She was amazing. That hair...the outfit...the rouge of her lips and THOSE glasses. I stopped dead in my tracks and took a photo.
The Library ceilings are pretty great:
And then we happened upon THIS woman. She was amazing. That hair...the outfit...the rouge of her lips and THOSE glasses. I stopped dead in my tracks and took a photo.
The Library ceilings are pretty great:
Saturday night: how much fun is an outdoor movie in the park? SUPER FUN.
The next morning we walked the dogs once again and visited the fresh farmers market. Today we were in for a surprise - Gina was delighted with the street fair on Amsterdam practically outside my front door. The street was shut down for blocks and vendors lined each side with their goods. I was delighted with the spices! So pretty...wish I knew what to do with them!
A brunch at Citrus (see my past post) included none other than a bloody mary! They're pretty and strong. I didn't finish mine. But gimmie those cheesey GRITS baby!
A drink at Scout! Cosmos of course...and on the house since their credit card machine was down. Yippee!
Oh Woody...Manhattan isn't Manhattan without you!
The next morning we walked the dogs once again and visited the fresh farmers market. Today we were in for a surprise - Gina was delighted with the street fair on Amsterdam practically outside my front door. The street was shut down for blocks and vendors lined each side with their goods. I was delighted with the spices! So pretty...wish I knew what to do with them!
A brunch at Citrus (see my past post) included none other than a bloody mary! They're pretty and strong. I didn't finish mine. But gimmie those cheesey GRITS baby!
And before we realized it, we were about to miss our Sex In the City Tour!!! So we jumped up to pay our bill and RAN for a taxi. After a crazy ride across the park, we met in front of the Plaza Hotel. WE MADE IT. Shrew!
However, Gina felt sick the entire tour. I felt so bad for her :( She tried her best to put on a happy face...
A drink at Scout! Cosmos of course...and on the house since their credit card machine was down. Yippee!
OH NO YOU DI-N'T!!
That evening, Gina stayed at the house in an attempt to rest for a moment and feel better.
That evening, Gina stayed at the house in an attempt to rest for a moment and feel better.
She felt better when I returned home and we said our goodbye's the next morning. It was a fun weekend and I'm so glad she finally came to NYC! I'll be expecting her to move here within the year :) Hint - hint!
I kept our dinner plans since they were with a friend in from London. LIZ! She didn't bring her dog Hilo - whom I've dog sat when they lived 2 blocks from me, but I sent him love with Liz upon departure. And may I just say that AGAIN, Rosa Mexicano is amazing.
Sometimes ya gotta know when to sleep in and when to wake up early! The only reason I went to the CBS show to cheer for the weatherman (and Urban Girl Squade) was to "earn"my invitation to the exclusive rooftop party for attendees that night. Wine, great hors'doeuvres and a little something I call a KILLER VIEW!
