the girls in Times Square--minus Lois Jean (she's taking the picture) and Stephanie (she was at work)This past weekend some of the Spencer girls had a girls weekend in NYC. My sister and Luke's sister both moved to Manhattan this past year and so a trip to visit was a must. Talk about a small world--they only live a few blocks from each other. We all flew in on Thursday and then spent three really fun days exploring NYC. For my memory's sake (or if your planning a trip to NYC and want to know some good places to go) this is what we did...
Thursday
- arrived at LGA and took a cab to my sisters office (also learned that cabs make me SUPER car sick!)
- went to Rockefeller and saw the Christmas tree and the skating rink (the Today Show makes it look A LOT bigger than it really is!)
- ate Two Boots pizza in Grand Central Station (highly recommend their food court over Rockefellers)- went and saw St. Patricks Cathedral
- walked through Saks Fifth Avenue and ooed and awed at all the Christmas decorations (did you know their 8th floor is all shoes? it even has it's own zipcode 10022!)
- shopped 5th avenue
- took the subway (all by myself!) up to see the charter school that Kari works at and met up with Lucy and Lisa
- stopped for a snack at Europan
- went to dinner at Penang's with my sister and her boyfriend (really good Malaysian food)
- shopped 5th avenue
- took the subway (all by myself!) up to see the charter school that Kari works at and met up with Lucy and Lisa
- stopped for a snack at Europan
- went to dinner at Penang's with my sister and her boyfriend (really good Malaysian food)
Friday
- we took the subway down to Times Square
- shopped the holiday shops in Bryant Park
- ate more Two Boots pizza at Rockefeller
- taste tested the first contender in our search for the best NYC cupcake-- Crumbs (yum!)
- shopped 5th avenue
- rode the subway down to Bleecker St and shopped the boutiques
- went to Amy's Bread and tested their cupcakes (the red velvet was DELICIOUS!)
- we took the subway down to Times Square
- shopped the holiday shops in Bryant Park- ate more Two Boots pizza at Rockefeller
- taste tested the first contender in our search for the best NYC cupcake-- Crumbs (yum!)
- shopped 5th avenue
- rode the subway down to Bleecker St and shopped the boutiques
- went to Amy's Bread and tested their cupcakes (the red velvet was DELICIOUS!)
- stopped at the famous Magnolia Bakery (their spice cupcake with cream cheese frosting was amazing--the rest were kind of disappointing, their cheesecake was really good)
- went to Mama Mexico for dinner (very good mexican food, VERY loud restaurant, must get the guacamole appetizer--mmmm) 
- as if we hadn't eaten enough, we went to Pinkberry for their unique frozen yogurt and fresh fruit (if you are going to NYC this place is a must visit! it is very unique and soooo good!)
- on our way to get dessert we walked past the Seinfeld Restaurant
- as if we hadn't eaten enough, we went to Pinkberry for their unique frozen yogurt and fresh fruit (if you are going to NYC this place is a must visit! it is very unique and soooo good!)
Saturday
- stopped at Tonnie's Minis for more cupcake testing (another great contender!)
- Kari, Isaac, Lisa and Mandy went up to Broadway to see A Chorus Line while Lois Jean and Lucy saw A Drowsy Chaperone
- Steph and I stayed down in Soho and did a little shopping at Purl Soho
- then went and got mani/pedi's--heaven!
- met up with everybody after the shows and went to dinner at an Italian Cucina (can't remember where or the name of it)
- set out, on what turned into quite an adventure (think HUNDREDS of drunk santas EVERYWHERE!), to find Sugar Sweet Sunshine (luckily they turned out to be THE BEST CUPCAKES!!!--must visit!!!)
- went back up to the west side to try our last contender, Buttercup Bake Shop (a good cupcake, but nothing like Sugar Sweet Sunshines)
- headed back to Steph's apartment just in time to greet our cousin Kim as she got off the shuttle
Sunday
- went to church with Stephanie
- flew home to the sweetest husband ever who watched our cute kid all weekend so I could have a get away with the girls
NYC is amazing and we had a great time! It was so fun to have a weekend of no kids--just shopping, eating good food, and talking. Where we going next Spencer girls? :)
- we took the subway down to the garment district (disappointed, couldn't find very many places and of the ones we did find, they weren't even open yet)
- went down to Soho and walked around (learned that a lot of places don't open til noon on Saturdays)
- took the subway over to Ground Zero
- shopped at Century 21 across the street (my sister calls it Nordstrom Rack on steroids--and it is!)
- went back up to Soho for lunch. had to try the Peanut Butter & Co. for lunch--all their sandwiches have pb on them (even ones like BLT and the Pregnant Lady--pb and bread and butter pickles) very unique! also ate some typical NY style pizza at a little pizza joint on the corner
- went down to Soho and walked around (learned that a lot of places don't open til noon on Saturdays)
- took the subway over to Ground Zero
- shopped at Century 21 across the street (my sister calls it Nordstrom Rack on steroids--and it is!)
- went back up to Soho for lunch. had to try the Peanut Butter & Co. for lunch--all their sandwiches have pb on them (even ones like BLT and the Pregnant Lady--pb and bread and butter pickles) very unique! also ate some typical NY style pizza at a little pizza joint on the corner
- stopped at Tonnie's Minis for more cupcake testing (another great contender!)- Kari, Isaac, Lisa and Mandy went up to Broadway to see A Chorus Line while Lois Jean and Lucy saw A Drowsy Chaperone
- Steph and I stayed down in Soho and did a little shopping at Purl Soho
- then went and got mani/pedi's--heaven!
- met up with everybody after the shows and went to dinner at an Italian Cucina (can't remember where or the name of it)
- set out, on what turned into quite an adventure (think HUNDREDS of drunk santas EVERYWHERE!), to find Sugar Sweet Sunshine (luckily they turned out to be THE BEST CUPCAKES!!!--must visit!!!)
- went back up to the west side to try our last contender, Buttercup Bake Shop (a good cupcake, but nothing like Sugar Sweet Sunshines)- headed back to Steph's apartment just in time to greet our cousin Kim as she got off the shuttle
Sunday
- went to church with Stephanie
- flew home to the sweetest husband ever who watched our cute kid all weekend so I could have a get away with the girls
NYC is amazing and we had a great time! It was so fun to have a weekend of no kids--just shopping, eating good food, and talking. Where we going next Spencer girls? :)
(to see the entire trip in photos click on the flickr icon on the right)
7 comments:
Alicia-- what a fun weekend! The food there is so amazing. I love Penang! Sorry we didn't make it into the city. Let's get together in California. We'll be there the Dec 21-30 and back again Jan 2-15. (we are going to Seattle for New Year's). When will you be there?
Can I first tell you how extremely jealous I am? That said, looks like you had SO much fun!
Yay! I had so much fun! Thanks for all the pics and laughs. I'm in for the next one for sure!!! Can't wait to see what you make with your fabric.
Holy COW, sounds like you had a blast, and I'm totally craving a cup cake right now! I can't believe all you did in such a short amount of time. I talked to Kimmy today and she said that she's having SO much fun too. She even got front row seats to Wicked tonight with a friend. Sounds like I need to come to NYC somtime, I'm missing out. haha
I'm glad you had a good time Alicia, there is nothing better then going out with the girls and then coming home to your cute family. Didn't you miss them so much? I always do!
So, who had the best cupcake?
what a fun trip! wish i could've joined you!
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