Back in early December, we surprised my mom with a trip to NYC for her 60th birthday!! We had never done a trip just the three of us, and we have always talked about going to New York at Christmas. What better time than now?! It was crazy crowded everywhere, but we had the best time doing all the Christmassy things we wanted to do!
On Day 1, we got to New York around 3:30, caught a cab, and got to our hotel around 5:30. We walked to the Rockfeller Christmas Tree, then stopped at Dylan's Candy Bar on our way to our dinner reservations at Serendipity! I loved Serendipity - the decorations were adorable and the food was delicious!
Day 2 began with brunch at The Boathouse in Central Park. Beautiful view and delicious food! Then we caught a cab to Bryant Park for some ice skating. Brittany and I only lasted about 5 laps around the rink, haha! There was also a cute winter village with various vendors set up around the park. We had tickets for Jersey Boys at 2, so we made our way to Times Square area and stopped at Magnolia Bakery along the way! Jersey Boys was amazing! It was Off-Broadway, so even though we were in the very back row (we got last minute tickets), we were still close enough to see facial expressions and all. Off-Broadway is the way to go! Afterwards, we headed back to the hotel for a short rest before heading to dinner at Max Brenners. We were all pretty exhausted and not feeling well, so we headed back to the hotel and crashed.
We grabbed breakfast at the hotel on Day 3, and headed to see the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular! The show was amazing and full of Christmas cheer!! We loved it. After the show, we walked to The Plaza hotel. We had reservations for afternoon tea, but we were early, so we just walked around the shops below the hotel and shopped at the Eloise store :) Afternoon tea was so fun. We felt so fancy sipping our tea and eating our sandwiches in one of the most famous hotels in the world! After having tea, we wanted to take a carriage ride around Central Park. The line for the carriages was an hour, so we were convinced (by our precious driver, Ross) to hop in a Pedi Cab instead. It ended up being really fun, despite the freezing cold, and Ross was cracking us up! We had reservations that night, but we opted out and decided to grab an early pizza dinner at Lombardi's instead. Yum! Then we watched Elf in the hotel room and called it a night.
We left on Day 4, but we grabbed breakfast at Sarabeth's before heading to the airport.
We had such a fun trip and made mother-daughter memories that will last a lifetime! Happy early 60th, Mom!!!
We grabbed breakfast at the hotel on Day 3, and headed to see the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular! The show was amazing and full of Christmas cheer!! We loved it. After the show, we walked to The Plaza hotel. We had reservations for afternoon tea, but we were early, so we just walked around the shops below the hotel and shopped at the Eloise store :) Afternoon tea was so fun. We felt so fancy sipping our tea and eating our sandwiches in one of the most famous hotels in the world! After having tea, we wanted to take a carriage ride around Central Park. The line for the carriages was an hour, so we were convinced (by our precious driver, Ross) to hop in a Pedi Cab instead. It ended up being really fun, despite the freezing cold, and Ross was cracking us up! We had reservations that night, but we opted out and decided to grab an early pizza dinner at Lombardi's instead. Yum! Then we watched Elf in the hotel room and called it a night.
We had such a fun trip and made mother-daughter memories that will last a lifetime! Happy early 60th, Mom!!!
