Day 1 in NYC!

In case you're wondering, no, my mother and I did not simply fly to New York to spend money and see Broadway shows (though we did a lot of those things). The entire purpose of the trip was to finally go see the Behcet's specialist that I've mentioned off and on for probably the last 2 years. No more talk people, we finally made it happen! Who knew we had it in us? Anyway, we decided to make it a fun trip, too. Doctors appointments tend to be a major downer for me, so the fun was certainly a good idea as well as good medicine.

We stayed at this awesome new hotel about a block from Time Square and our room was on the 30th floor! No, not the 3rd floor, the 30th floor. Growing up in Montana hardly prepared me for the hustle, bustle, and really tall hotels that cities apparently have to offer. The bellhop definitely chuckled when we told him we thought our room must be on the 3rd floor! The room was a bit small, but had a huge tv and a partial view of the Empire State Building. Oh yeah, and in NY, people on bicycles will deliver Chinese food right to your hotel room until like midnight! Score!

The view from our hotel room

We slept in the first day we were in the city in preparation for an action-packed afternoon of shopping. If you're not already aware of this, Macy's is a magical place where one can find nearly everything he or she would ever need or could even dream of needing! I found 2 coats, 2 pair of shoes, and a purse all in the same store! I should mention that, since I am over 5'4", some of these items are very difficult to find in the great state of New Mexico. I'm still excited about it! We ate at the best Indian restaurant in NYC that night and then went to the Top of the Rock, which is, of course, the Rockefeller Center and checked out the city lights. So beautiful! It was really windy up there, but luckily, the building was not swaying. That probably would have freaked me out!

It's hard to see, but that's the Empire State Building behind our windswept selves.

Awesome view! The ball that drops at midnight on New Year's is sitting on that brightly colored building in the bottom right portion of the photo.