~~The Gayla Pink Apple~~
Randy and I were in NYC last week to be with Blair for Christmas.
Christmas is a time for the three of us to be together. Blair wasn't able to fly home for Christmas in LR, so Randy and I flew to her. As I've said before, this year was a time to adjust, compromise, and do what had to be done to be together at Christmas.
This is the first, I can remember, that Randy would take off and be gone from work more than one or two days. Family vacations didn't come around often. I can remember taking two vacations in the past 20 years - both when Blair was a young child. Don't get me wrong - I have traveled to see Blair while she was in college; and if you read my blog, you know I've been to NYC a few times this year to see her. But, as a general rule, Randy doesn't take off more than a day or two from his work.
So, it was off to the Big Apple for a full week!
Our hotel was located on the Avenue of the Americas - which is 6th Street. Radio City Music Hall is a couple blocks down the street.
So, we walked around the area - took our pictures in front of Radio City. Then, walked around the area some more and over to the famous 5th Avenue, one block over; and the crazy 7th Avenue, one block over in the other direction.
Christmas is a time for the three of us to be together. Blair wasn't able to fly home for Christmas in LR, so Randy and I flew to her. As I've said before, this year was a time to adjust, compromise, and do what had to be done to be together at Christmas.
This is the first, I can remember, that Randy would take off and be gone from work more than one or two days. Family vacations didn't come around often. I can remember taking two vacations in the past 20 years - both when Blair was a young child. Don't get me wrong - I have traveled to see Blair while she was in college; and if you read my blog, you know I've been to NYC a few times this year to see her. But, as a general rule, Randy doesn't take off more than a day or two from his work.
So, it was off to the Big Apple for a full week!
Our hotel was located on the Avenue of the Americas - which is 6th Street. Radio City Music Hall is a couple blocks down the street.
Outside our Hotel
I wanted to get in that sleigh
but decided I'd best not!
I could just envision the Hotel Security yelling at me to get OUT or NYC police arresting me for damaging hotel property!
Big Christmas tree with
reindeer lights in the background
Next to our hotel!
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Randy and I take on TIMES SQUARE...
Times Square
OKAY...we have had sleep and recovered from the travel day. Blair is working and OMGosh - it's time for Randy and me to get out on our own. This is going to be a trip in itself.
Oh, there's Rosie O'Grady's Restaurant! You've heard of it, right? It's raining and it will be a good place to have dinner, sit and relax, and get out of the rain.
Gayla - Rosie O'Grady's Restaurant
So, we did! The food was great. It was a nice atmosphere with great service, too! I'm not into fast food, eat on the go, when traveling. I want a real restaurant to go inside and sit down to enjoy dinner! It doesn't have to be fine dining or fancy menus. But, it does have to be a place to sit down and order from a menu.
I'm not interested in a place where I order my food at the counter, have my number called, and I go up and get my food on a plastic tray, to then sit down at a tiny table pushed up against a window and people in line to order their food are next to my other shoulder. I'm old and a little cranky, sometimes, and I want to sit down and relax to enjoy my dinner. Rosie O'Grady's fit perfectly.
OH, WOW! Here it is! IT'S TIME SQUARE! The ever so famous New Year's Eve Times Square! Oh My, people are crazy.
Times Square
We exchange taking each other's picture! "Now, try to capture the background." says miss bossy (me)! Every picture Randy takes of me is blurry, of course! No, take another one, this one is blurry!
And, get the background, too!
Times Square
FINALLY, a young lady says "would you like me to take a picture of the two of you?" I'm thinking... Hmmmm, I don't know - will she run off with my iphone? She looks nice, so, yes, that's great! Of course, I then take a photo of the two of them!
Times Square!
We've had enough! I snap a few more photos!
Times Square!
And, stop along the way back to the hotel to snap a few more photos! Okay! Okay, just one more with these big red ornaments. They're neat! Oh dear, every photo is blurry. He's frustrated - I'm frustrated! Hmmm, I see this cute family of three and the Dad is trying to take a selfie of them. So, I say "would you like me to take a photo of the three of you?" That's great - would you like me to take one of you two? Sure, thank you so much!
Ok, I'm ready to go back to the hotel! We've had enough for one evening - especially without Blair!
I need a bottle of water!!!
Gayla
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