day 3 started with a breakfast at ellen’s stardust diner. this wasn’t just a regular ole diner, but a diner where the waiters and waitresses sang and danced for you. it was ummm…what’s the word i’m looking for…different?? yeah, i think that’s it. the singing was good, the food? not so much. here’s when a typical “me” moment kicks in. as we’re walking to macy’s my mom points out to me that i have a pretty large hole in my tights right in the thigh/butt area of the back of my leg. plus, i was wearing a skirt. i can’t believe i walked all the way to the restaurant like that! luckily there are lots of pharmacy stores between ellen’s and macy’s.
after getting new tights (thankfully) we finished walking to macy’s. it was huge, awesome, beautifully decorated, and very confusing. my favorite part about macy’s was the wooden escalators. i don’t know why, but they fascinated me. all around macy’s they had red ornaments hanging from red riboon on every spot of the ceiling. there were TONS of them and it made the store look so festive!
next we went to lunch at planet hollywood. our server, kyle, was great! i think we talked to him longer than he actually served us. i could pretty much tell you his whole life story. he lived in miami, but moved up NYC to become an actor and he’s done some work on general hospital. his parents are divorced. dad lives in alabama, mom lives in florida. see? i told you i knew his whole life story.
then we went to the plaza which was beyond gorgeous. guests were enjoying afternoon tea in the palm court when we were there. we went down to the eloise store which was adorable. pink was everywhere and little girls were walking around in awe begging their parents to buy them jewlry, look-a-like clothes, books, and much more! the Christmas decorations at the Plaza were also amazing. some pictures from the plaza:
a block over was none other than Tiffanys. the Tiffany & Co. shimmers and sparkles were up, down, and all around. on the engagement ring floor we got to watch 2 couples pick out the bride’s engagement ring. one bride was getting a 2 carat ring! isn’t that ridiculous?! we went up to the 6th floor and found some goodies all in the tiffany blue color. ooohhh i love that color so much!
walking back over a block we went to f.a.o. schwarz. there, we not only saw the big piano from the movie Big, but we also saw Jake Gyllenhaal. He was walking right in front of me and it took me a while to realize that normal people don’t just walk around a toy store with sunglasses on. my dad, trying to be funny, decided to whip his sunglasses out and put them on so people would think he was famous. how embarrassing! anyways, jake was there with his personal shopper picking out some stuffed animals and a few other toys. my guess is that they’re not for taylor swift.
we quickly went back to the hotel to freshen up and get ready for (drum roll please) the ROCKETTES!! this was probably my ultimate favorite part of the whole trip. the Radio City Christmas Spectacular was ah-mazing! it was the epitome of Christmas for me. walking back to our hotel after the show we passed through rockefeller center. as mom and I were walking we passed by a couple sitting on a bench by the Christmas tree and this is how their conversation went (remember we came in mid-way):
Boy: So is it a yes? (holding out a ring)
Girl: YES! (nods her head)
Boy: Really?!
Girl: Yes!
then they kissed and lived happily ever after. well i’m not sure they’re going to live happily ever after, but I do know that after it happened my mom stopped and turned around and asked me, “did they really just get engaged?!” and indeed they did.
after the show we headed back to the waldorf for some desserts and cappuccinos in a place called peacock alley. we drank and ate while listening to a norah jones wanna be. it was the perfect ending to a perfect last day.
on tuesday (day 4) we packed our things for the final time and got ready to go home. before we went home there was one final place i wanted to go. you may think this is funny, but the one store i wanted to go to was anthropologie! it’s my absolute favorite store and there are none around me in virginia beach so i just had to go! and it didn’t let me down. it was just as great as i was excpecting it to be. and then there was just one place my mom had to go before we left and that was st. patrick’s cathedral. and let me tell you…it was gorgeous. the details in that place were extraordinary!
and that was our final stop in our adventure to the big apple. it was a fabulous trip and i can’t wait to visit it again!
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