NYC Bound

I am deep in the middle of trying to plan a trip to the BIG APPLE with hubs. We have booked our flight and have the majority of out itinerary together. We are going for fun so our days are going to be very flexible.  We leave on a Thursday morning from the NOLA aiport. Thanks to AMEX rewards our flight is already covered! We will be flying back on a Monday, which is an off day for Broadway, so this worked out well for our schedule.
Now for the hard part, the room. Hello New York, reality check, your rooms are too much mulah. For a decent room, near the action, we are currently looking at upwards of $350.00 a night... A NIGHT! We are hoping that by waiting until closer to the leave date, we will be able to scoop up a last minute deal. The goal is to spend under $1100 on rooms for our whole stay. Again, we are going for fun, so we don't really care too much about where we stay, though mid-town and near Central Park would be preferred.
Also, I have uploaded Several great apps: One to tell me where to food trucks are at any given time, one for where sample sales are, one for the subway map, and my favorite, one that shows where the stores are located on a map, using only logos. This is perfect for me, a very visual person. Take advantage of free travel apps, they are VERY helpful, and did I mention FREE.

NYC & Co city maps app

here is the suggested plan:

Thursday

Leave NOLA 9:30

land in NYC 1:15

Hotel check in 2:00-3:00

Dinner 6:00

Wicked 8:00

Friday

Chelsea Piers golf (www.chelseapiers.com) They offer several activities.

Soho (Shopping of course)

The High line (park that was once a train track, I've been dying to see this for a while)

???Metropolitan Museum of art/Moma??? (time permitting)

Dinner

Newsies 8:00? TKTS booth day of? (TKTS)

Saturday

Central Park (I would love to have lunch on the big lawn, picnic style)

FAO Schwartz-(hubs has never seen it, plus I am a huge kid at heart)

BRUNCH

Shop, etc.

Museum of Natural History (pay what you want, $25/person is suggested)

Dinner w/ Laura? TBD (meeting an old high-school buddy)

Sunday

TBD

Bryant Park? Lots of free activities (www.bryantpark.org)

Dinner w/ Laura? TBD

Monday

Check out 11:00 (BOO)

Flight 2:50

*I would also love to go to a NYC flea market, just out of curiosity.

I can't wait to post about the hotel search results and the overall adventure that we go on. Stay tuned.

Steal of a deal

I have often wondered If I could create fashionable looks from value stores. I hope you agree with me that the answer is "YES!".
    Today at Walmart, I wanted to challenge myself to find one cute article of clothing. My top was under $7.00 and I paired it with some of my accessories and $30 black jeans from a Belk sale (Not to mention the Jessica Simpson bedazzled flats). I think the look pulled together well, and was very reasonable in price. I'll see what else I come up with on my next grocery run. For now, I am off to Wednesday night church looking fab!

Insomnia

It's 2:05 on the 6th of July. You may be asking yourself why I am up so late/early posting. I would love to ask the same question. I can hear husband deeply breathing in the other room, a clear sign that he is seriously enjoying his sleep. I wish I was catching Zzzz's but it might as well be 2:00 in the afternoon.
 I have been up practicing my chalkboard handwriting... I might add a picture later. If my phone wasn't on my nightstand I might share a photo now, but alas, laziness has crept in. I am also wide awake because of the excitement over the new restaurant. I am at the beginning phases of opening a Momma Goldberg's franchise. Bless you if you haven't tried one yet.
 Today we opened the official Facebook page and we had over 500 likes in the past several hours. This is a very positive sign. I think that this symbolizes the general excitement for this project in our area. The excitement has, in turn, rubbed off on me; hence leaving me awake like a kid on Christmas morning. To be awake over the anticipation of the opening of the restaurant is rather silly to me. I do guess it is proof that this is something that really is making me happy and will be a positive change in my life. After all,  I do love being in charge, so running a small restaurant is right up this bossy ladies alley.
Well, Now that all of this is logged and off of my chest, I guess I can go watch some Real Housewives of whatever county reruns. Wish me luck, because I am going to regret not going to bed sooner, in the morning.

xoxo
Mo

There it is...big and blue, the reminder of why I am still wide eyed.