Two busy days in NYC was starting to wear on all of us. They were long days, filled with lots of walking. Lots of activities. So we decided on a slower pace for the day.
We had lunch at Lucky’s Diner, the 50′s themed restaurant where Miles could have the french fries. As I recall, based on this fact alone, he declared this his best day ever!!
Great food, fun atmosphere. Questionable service! But any place that can make my food allergic son happy, I love!!!!
Our next destination: Broadway! We were taking the boys to their first ever Broadway show. It was so exciting and we’d been talking about seeing a show for weeks. We were planning on seeing the Lion King but we’ve already taken Blake to see Lion King when it was in Detroit several years ago. So we decided instead on The Addams Family. Our boys haven’t ever seen the TV shows or the movies but we had a hunch that they would really appreciate it.
They really didn’t know what to expect, especially Miles who was nervous about being in the big theater and expecting more of a movie experience. But he quickly decided that this really WAS the best day ever! He clapped after each song and was clearly engrossed, as all the boys were. In fact, I think even the teenager was seen smiling and laughing!
It was a funny play. The actors were great, the set was really neat and dark, in a good way. It was a terrific experience. There’s nothing quite like seeing a play. And there’s nothing quite like secretly watching the smiling faces of all of your kids as they experience something really special for the very first time. Like only a mom can do. When the play was over Miles asked “Can we watch that again?” Too funny, if only we lived closer, had significantly more money (the theater isn’t exactly cheap!) and had all the time in the world to travel to and from NYC. But it did inspire us to check out the upcoming shows in Houston, which happens have one of the largest theater districts in the country! We will certainly be doing more of this as a family.
After the show we ate a tiny, but packed italian place. Super yum! You just can’t get NYC italian food in Houston! I think Steve and Lance had pizza for most meals, Blake had penne alfredo and I had one of the biggest and tastiest salads in my life! Oh yeah!! One complaint, though. It’s hard to find a good iced tea (aka Dorin fuel) in NYC. This place was no exception. Water for me. But I hear that NYC tap water is some of the best in the country, so I was fine with that.
We took the subway over to the 24 hour Apple store and played with all the apple devices we already have. LOL! But it was fun to ride in the glass elevator! Unfortunately my pics of the elevator didn’t turn out very good.
Then we headed to FAO Schwartz, which was right next door. Unfortunately it was already closed and the boys were super bummed. I was too. I had told the boys all about it. That was the one thing that we didn’t get to do on our trip that we really wanted to do.
Back in the car headed back to Stamford I could help but feel sad and happy at the same time. Sad that our little stint in NYC was over and we’d soon be leaving daddy again. Happy that I’d gotten to do so many things with my boys that I’ve always wanted to do. So happy that we got to do all of this as a family. A trip all of us will always remember. And sooooo happy that the next stop on our trip was home. Michigan!
