Vacaville vs. NYC. If you concentrate and look really hard, you can distinguish between the two.
As many of you already know, Allie and I have already spent 8 months in Vacaville, which means it is time for my next job transfer. We are being sent to the cold, cold, cold, east coast state of NJ. Although its a little different than California, we're looking forward to the new adventures to come. On v-day weekend, Allie and I did a little apt. hunting, then spent the rest of the time enjoying the signts of NYC.
This was our hotel, just 2 blocks from times square. You gotta love Hotwire. We also got a super deal from Lindsey, who works for Marriott--thanks Linds!! Be sure to let us know when your in need of Band-aids or tylenol...we'll hook you up!!
On Sunday, we were able to meet up with some friends from our BYU married ward. Morgen and Taylor, who are NYC pros, were so kind to take us to thier ward and feed us lunch. This is the Mormon church that we went to on Sunday. It may look a little Catholic because the church bought the building from the Catholic church--and made a few renovations. I guess land is so hard to come by out there.
For all you Seinfeld nuts...Allie and I made a pilgrimage to Monks. Too bad the food sucked, but it made for a good photo opp. We also may have visited the site of the soup nazi, but it was hard recognize. No soup....
When we went shopping on Fifth Ave. to satisfy our Gucci and Prada tendencies, Allie tried on a purse that was a mere 35k!! You would expect it to be dipped in gold and diamonds, but it was just a plain hideous purse. But on the cool side, we found this HUGE apple store that is actually underground. We had to get a picture for Chad (slowly, we're coming to the dark side)
Believe it or not, Allie and I went to a musical, and strangley enough, I kind of liked it. That Mary Poppins is a charmer! We got tickets from a place that sells broadways at huge discount (called tkts). They sell tickets for same day performances, but like 50% off. Although we waited in line for almost 2 hours, we got $38 tickets--which is really good.
Allie and I had something of an unwritten agreement; I would go to a musical, and she would visit Wall Street. Aside from being the coldest weather we have felt since being out of Utah, it was fun to see places I've seen on the news. Above is a famous statue of the bull. We also saw the Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve. Next time we go, we'll actually have to go inside these buildings.
By March 1st, we will be living in NJ and praying for spring to come quickly. Our new apartment is in Somerville, NJ, which is about 1 hour from NYC. We would love to have visitors, and we even have a guest room! SO if your headed to the area, be sure to stop by--we'll even take you to the Federal Reserve!!
