I've always loved New York City. It was always my dream to live there. My two closet friends have, and one of my biggest regrets will be that I never did it. (I mean, I guess I still could, I'm only 35 and life goes in strange places but somehow I don't see it happening.) I know some people are not city people but I love New York City. I love Boston and San Francisco too.
We took Michael to New York City this weekend. It was my parent's idea. He loves the theater and they had been dying to take him to see something on Broadway. (I'm proud to say he gets this from me. I am such a Broadway dork.) We were supposed to see Spiderman Take Back the Dark but since it is never going to open (20 bucks, Dad) my parents took him to the Lion King and Doug and I saw Elf: The Musical, which was a riot and almost enough to get me over my grinch, I hate the holidays mood. We spent the weekend like 5 years olds in NYC. We did all the kid stuff. M and M World, the ferris wheel at Toys R US, Hershey World, the Lego store. All the things you roll your eyes at when you pass them in Times Square.
We also went to the King Tut exhibit because Michael is going through a major Egypt phase. And he loved it. The theme throughout the whole weekend was how well behaved he was. There was a minor temper tantrum outside Hershey World when I put my foot down and said NO MORE CANDY and when we left dinner Saturday night and he started to cry because "all I want to do is go back to the hotel and play." We had been on the move since 8 am, he had been bought all these toys and he been walking and walking and walking. He was tired and cold AND DONE. And I was all, "no we have so much more to see." And Doug said "Jodi, he's 5, give the kid a break."
So there Doug and I were, in the most incredible city in the world, at 9 o'clock at night, sitting in the bathroom of our hotel room, playing poker on my iPad. 7 years ago we would have been in the theater or out to dinner or at a wine bar. But our five year old, who this trip was about, needed to sleep. And he did, dreaming of M and M World and Simba saving the day and King Tut.
I wouldn't change the trip for anything.
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That sounds like a great trip! Isn’t it funny how things change when you have kids? There will be time again to go to NY and stay out late. Sometimes poker on the bathroom floor is the most fun anyway.
I hope it was a nice bathroom!
Oh I am so glad you guys had a great time. I want to take my kids to do all of that.
I am with you. I love the city. Man I fell for NYC hard, while at BH in August. It is my dream to live there for a year. Who knows when, but someday. I am such a city girl.
I am dying to take my kids to NYC. Glad you all had fun!
That sounds like an awesome weekend to me! I’m glad you had the opportunity to take Michael to NYC and do all those things with him.
Sounds like a blast!!!!
I am totally jealous, sounds like a great time
Well, I love Boston and San Francisco too. Anyways, it was pleasure reading your post!
What an amazing trip! My boys are so anxious to go to New York, but it’s a little far from Texas!! One of these days we are definitely going to make it a November/December family trip.