I'm not sure how many of my blog readers are also my Facebook friends...I am assuming that there are at least some of you who are not regularly on Facebook so all of this will be new to you. For those of you that have seen these pictures, you can skip this post or read on because I will go into more detail about my trip here than I did on Facebook. First of all, let me explain the Little People Sheep that you will see in most of the pictures. About 6 months ago my little friend, Bella, left her sheep at the park and I brought it home with every intention of giving it back to her. It sat on the shelf next to my front door until about two weeks ago when I put it in my purse with high hopes that one of these days I'll remember to give it to her when I see her at church. As I was cleaning out my purse in preparation to go to New York I came across Bella's sheep and decided that it would be fun to take the sheep to New York and take pictures of him at all of the landmarks that I visited. Then, I would make Bella a little book about how her sheep went to New York. Devon and I had a blast taking pictures of the sheep all over New York. The first picture above is from the airport as Sheep and I were preparing to leave. I flew out from Atlanta on Thursday. I got to New York around 2 and took a cab to Devon's apartment on the Upper East Side. She had told me exactly what to say to the driver so I sort of looked like I knew what I was doing. We walked up the 6 flights of stairs to her apartment and I nearly died but didn't... and she showed me around and then had to go back to work. So, I went to a sandwich shop nearby and had some lunch and then met her back at her apartment when she got off work. Below is the sandwich I had for dinner. It's a veggie burger and it was awesome--I could see the corn, carrots, broccoli, and squash.
The next few pictures are from our evening traipsing around Times Square and visiting some of the unique stores.
The Toys R Us in Times Square is amazing--there is a huge ferris wheel, a life size Barbie dream house, lego sculptures, huge dinosaur, and more!
Below--we made a trip to Rockefeller Center on our way back to Devon's apartment.
Sheep and I spent a few hours combing the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There was a very interesting Picasso exhibit as well as 5 blocks of artwork. Pretty overwhelming!
When we were done we joined the rest of the cool people sitting on the steps of the Met and did some people watching while we waited for Devon. Once she got there she and I (and Sheep of course) strolled through Central Park for the next couple of hours. There is so much to see--so many people, so many different things to do and see, and so much going on. We passed baseball games, soccer practice, a Korean festival, a birthday party, and more.
We ended up at Grand Central Station looking for a subway map to figure out how to get to Chinatown. While looking up restaurants on Devon's blackberry we realized that maybe we weren't brave enough to go eat chinese food in Chinatown and opted for chinee-takee-outee at her apartment instead. :0)
We got up early on Saturday morning and walked the Brooklyn Bridge along with lots of other tourists and New Yorkers and bicyclists and runners. You got an awesome view of the city from the bridge. My pictures don't do it justice.
Devon is a ballerina and struck a pose on the bridge and I did too. Who looks more graceful?
I wasn't scammed and got to see Wicked on Saturday afternoon. It did not disappoint! Such a great show! I didn't expect it to be as funny as it was. Loved, loved, loved it!
After the show Devon met me and we went to a huge bookstore called The Strand and then to Max Brenner's for chocolate martinis. Wow! So good and really more like a milkshake than a martini.
They were giving out Free Hugs in Union Square and the sheep baaahgged us to let him have a hug. The girl was so sweet and gave him an extra big squeeze. After our fun in the Union Square area we went to the West side and had a piece of pizza for dinner and then went to Cafe Lalo for dessert. It was a fabulous night and I got to see a lot more of the city.
Sheep is down at the bottom next to Elmo, do you see him? He wanted his picture taken with the subway band.
Sunday morning Sheep and I (see him in my hand) hailed a cab and were off to the airport! I had a great weekend, lots of memories and fun!
I'm not sure how many of my blog readers are also my Facebook friends...I am assuming that there are at least some of you who are not regularly on Facebook so all of this will be new to you. For those of you that have seen these pictures, you can skip this post or read on because I will go into more detail about my trip here than I did on Facebook. First of all, let me explain the Little People Sheep that you will see in most of the pictures. About 6 months ago my little friend, Bella, left her sheep at the park and I brought it home with every intention of giving it back to her. It sat on the shelf next to my front door until about two weeks ago when I put it in my purse with high hopes that one of these days I'll remember to give it to her when I see her at church. As I was cleaning out my purse in preparation to go to New York I came across Bella's sheep and decided that it would be fun to take the sheep to New York and take pictures of him at all of the landmarks that I visited. Then, I would make Bella a little book about how her sheep went to New York. Devon and I had a blast taking pictures of the sheep all over New York. The first picture above is from the airport as Sheep and I were preparing to leave. I flew out from Atlanta on Thursday. I got to New York around 2 and took a cab to Devon's apartment on the Upper East Side. She had told me exactly what to say to the driver so I sort of looked like I knew what I was doing. We walked up the 6 flights of stairs to her apartment and I nearly died but didn't... and she showed me around and then had to go back to work. So, I went to a sandwich shop nearby and had some lunch and then met her back at her apartment when she got off work. Below is the sandwich I had for dinner. It's a veggie burger and it was awesome--I could see the corn, carrots, broccoli, and squash. 
The next few pictures are from our evening traipsing around Times Square and visiting some of the unique stores. 
The Toys R Us in Times Square is amazing--there is a huge ferris wheel, a life size Barbie dream house, lego sculptures, huge dinosaur, and more!
Below--we made a trip to Rockefeller Center on our way back to Devon's apartment.
Sheep and I spent a few hours combing the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There was a very interesting Picasso exhibit as well as 5 blocks of artwork. Pretty overwhelming!
When we were done we joined the rest of the cool people sitting on the steps of the Met and did some people watching while we waited for Devon. Once she got there she and I (and Sheep of course) strolled through Central Park for the next couple of hours. There is so much to see--so many people, so many different things to do and see, and so much going on. We passed baseball games, soccer practice, a Korean festival, a birthday party, and more.
We ended up at Grand Central Station looking for a subway map to figure out how to get to Chinatown. While looking up restaurants on Devon's blackberry we realized that maybe we weren't brave enough to go eat chinese food in Chinatown and opted for chinee-takee-outee at her apartment instead. :0)
We got up early on Saturday morning and walked the Brooklyn Bridge along with lots of other tourists and New Yorkers and bicyclists and runners. You got an awesome view of the city from the bridge. My pictures don't do it justice.
Devon is a ballerina and struck a pose on the bridge and I did too. Who looks more graceful?
I wasn't scammed and got to see Wicked on Saturday afternoon. It did not disappoint! Such a great show! I didn't expect it to be as funny as it was. Loved, loved, loved it!
After the show Devon met me and we went to a huge bookstore called The Strand and then to Max Brenner's for chocolate martinis. Wow! So good and really more like a milkshake than a martini. 
They were giving out Free Hugs in Union Square and the sheep baaahgged us to let him have a hug. The girl was so sweet and gave him an extra big squeeze. After our fun in the Union Square area we went to the West side and had a piece of pizza for dinner and then went to Cafe Lalo for dessert. It was a fabulous night and I got to see a lot more of the city. 
Sheep is down at the bottom next to Elmo, do you see him? He wanted his picture taken with the subway band. 
Sunday morning Sheep and I (see him in my hand) hailed a cab and were off to the airport! I had a great weekend, lots of memories and fun!
