3 Men & A Little Lady: The Big Apple

Sunday, October 31, 2010

The Big Apple

My 5 day excursion to New York City was fabulous. My sister in-laws have gone every year for the past three years, but due to me either being pregnant, or nursing, I have never been able to go. Kenny encouraged me to go this year, saying he could handle the 4 kids, soccer games, soccer pictures, church, schedules, packing lunches, chauffeuring to and from school, homework, bath time, bottles in the night, etc......without any trouble. It didn't take more than one, "You should go and have fun," from Kenny before I said, "Thanks...I will!"

This was my 3rd time to go to New York, but my first time to go in the fall. I forgot how beautiful the leaves are as they are changing colors. The weather was perfect for walking the streets, which we did a lot!

We stayed at the Jane Hotel http://thejanenyc.com/. It was a cool hotel, one with a lot of character and history. In 1912, the survivors of the Titanic stayed at the hotel until the end of the American Inquiry into the ship's sinking.

I loved the wood work and tiling in the main entrance.

The rooms were TINY!!! We shared a community bathroom with the whole floor, which wasn't bad. I did get a shot of a European's back end, who didn't even try to cover up. I just brushed my teeth beside him and tried to keep a straight face!

We went to the Museum of Natural History where I payed $20 to get a great nap at the planetarium. After a red eye flight and walking around it was well worth the money, even if it was for only 20 minutes. >

Later that night we went to the Broadway play. It was pretty funny, and I loved seeing Sean Hayes & listening to Kristin Chenoweth sing.

We went to Cafe Lalo for dessert, which is where "You've Got Mail," was filmed.

Kim, Johanna, Catherine, Connie, & Carol

Central Park was beautiful.

In my opinion, the two things New Yorkers are most addicted to are Cigarettes & Cupcakes!

We tried to stop for cupcakes here a couple of times and there was always a line outside the door.

We did find the best cupcakes ever though in a trendy little market in the Meat Packing District.

I think I averaged at least 2 cupcakes a day!

Our other days were spent shopping, only to stop to eat, then back to shopping, cupcake breaks, more shopping, eating again, & devouring more desserts!

My favorite dessert spot was Chocolate by the Bald Man Max Brenner.

We started our dinner with a chocolate milk shake appetizer!

I had a chocolate pizza, covered in marshmallows, and drizzled in peanut butter.

The chocolate was sinful!

Kim's beautiful dessert!

We spent one day bike riding all along the Hudson River. We stopped to view the Statue of Liberty and a 9/11 Memorial.

My lil' vacation was wonderful! I bought lots of clothes, ate amazing desserts, and was in the company of great family.

As always, I was definitely ready to go home and be with Kenny and the kids. I came home to four happy, well taken care of kids, and a smiling husband. The whole house was clean, the laundry was done, the dishes were all put away, not even a toy was out! Kenny said to me the next morning as I was frantically making lunches and scooting the boys out the door for school, "I had the kitchen clean before I even left to take the kids to school." I replied, "If you can do this better then maybe I should go find a full time job and You can stay home!" He smiled and said, "No thanks!'

2 comments:

Pattersons said...: so fun! looks like you all had a blast:) and i so would've been taking several cupcake breaks during the day if i went with you! and nice too that kenny had everything under control and in order while you were gone:) what a great husband! glad you had an enjoyable time johanna!!!; November 1, 2010 at 1:08 PM
Kurt+Amy said...: FUN!!! I am so jealous! I am dying to go to NY, that chocolate dessert place looks yummy!; November 7, 2010 at 9:14 PM

Post a Comment

They say the cutest things.....

Mya, my little girl, said in her prayers last night, "Please help us to be strong and healthy like the Hulk!"

Owen almost ran straight into a woman as we entered a dark parking garage. As I told him to watch out, he quickly yelled, "Well she's all black!" Coincidentally she was African American! She was wearing a black dress, which is what he was referring too!

Owen told me today, "You are the best mom I ever had! I love you all the way up to Jesus!" He also loves kissing and told Kenny, "I just want to stay home from school and kiss mom all day!"

Drew lost a tooth at school when he bit into his apple. He felt the tooth inside his mouth as he was chewing and when I asked him about it, he said, "I didn't realize it was mine and I wondered if it was one of the workers!"

While at church, a teacher asked the kids what happened to Jesus right after he was baptized and brought up from the water. Ian enthusiastically raised his hand and said, "He asked for a towel!"

After a long struggle with my boys, to get them inside, bathed, and into bed, I yelled, "I am done, go to sleep!" Owen looked up at me and said, "Mommy I'm sorry you're sad, but the problem is that you don't beat up Drew and Ian. Just beat them up and I will be on your team!"

We are not a family who eats beans, so when Drew went to a friends house to play and eat dinner, he was hesitant to eat the burrito that had refried beans in it. When I picked him up he said to me, "Mom she put mud inside the burrito!"

Aunt Connie pleaded with Owen to shoot his daddy with the gun instead of her and his response, "No, he's the best daddy i've ever had!"

I begged the boys to quit fighting and Drew looked at me and said, "Its not Mothers Day anymore mom!"

Owen got kicked in his "man hood" and said, "Oh, I hurt my Tenders!"

Drew asked this morning, "Mom in 2011 can we get a cat?"

Everytime I feed Mya prunes, Owen comes up to me and says, "Me like chocolate mom!" I give him a bite and his face turns to total disgust.

Owen ran up to me after wrestling the dogs and said, "Me see Cassie's boobies!"

While I was nursing Mya, Drew walked in and said, "Is she done drinking from your boob?" I replied, "No and it is called a breast, thats the proper way to say it." He looked at me puzzled and said, "No thats the Spanish word for it."

Kenny opened the fridge and said, "Something in here stinks." Ian looked at him and said, "Dad, sometimes I toot over there!"

Last night as the boys were saying good night to Mya, Drew looked up at me and said, "Mom, Mya has a boy haircut!"

Drew was reminding me about how when we saw macaws in Hawaii, that one of the macaws was chewing on a woman's hair. He said, about the macaw, "Thats not very nice, it's not choosing the right."

My favorite word Drew and Ian used to say when they were toddlers was, Laddie- for water. I thought it was such a cute word. Owen comes to the fridge and points his little finger and says, "Wa-Wa" for water. So cute!

Last night Kenny went in on a call to deliver a goat and Ian came into our bed. He climbed in and snuggled up beside me, he usually snuggles into Kenny. I asked him why he was snuggling with me and he said, "I can snuggle you because daddy isn't here mom!" He is such a daddy's boy.

Ian is such a daddy's boy. The other night Kenny had to go to the clinic and Ian was sobbing for him for a good twenty minutes because he wanted to go too. When I asked him why he was so upset he replied, "I just want my daddy, he is my favorite boy!"

Birthday parties celebrated in California are usually BIG! There is always a huge jumper, pinata, food for the whole family, and tons of presents. Well we went to a party last night and the boys spent 2 hrs. jumping in a big jumper. On our way home we saw another party going on that had an even bigger jumper with a slide attached. Ian asked, "Can we go to that party too?" I replied, "We don't even know who those people are. " His response, "Well lets just go ask them their names."

As we prepared to go to the Glenwood Springs pool in Colorado with Kenny's four sisters Drew impatiently said, "Come on girls, you're taking too long!" Kenny told him, "Get used to it, this is what men do, wait for girls to get ready."

Much to my dismay I found black ink all over our white sheets on our bed. I of course went straight to Ian and asked very sternly, "Did you write on my sheets with a pen?" With an innocent look he replied, "I was just trying to write my name."

Drew was watching me as I divided my hair into sections with clips to straighten it. He looked up at me and said, "Wow, you look beautiful!" Then when I was completely done with my hair he said, "You're a cute little mommy!"

Ian was dipping his finger in Kenny's contact solution and then touching his eye. I asked him what he was doing and he replied, "Just putting my eyes in mom!"