So, finally I have New York pictures to share.  I can't claim these as my own.  My husband is the photographer, and (in my opinion) a fantastic one at that!


Union Square: you can see our hotel (W - Union Square) in the upper right-hand corner.  While this picture looks beautiful, it might be a bit deceiving.  One might be lead to believe that New York City is beautiful when it snows.  Not so much the case - I'll spare you the details and just let you enjoy the picture.





Top of the Rock:  They've reopened the observation deck at the top of Rockefeller Center.  It's a bit pricey, but the view is so worth it.   We were there just before sunset and it was gorgeous.



Chinese lanterns at Pearl River:  Very cool Chinese market in SoHo.



We went to a taping of the Late Show and got to see Jim Carrey!  As many of you know, Matt has incredible luck with celebrity sightings.  Last time we were in New York, we happened upon Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.  Unfortunately this time, no such luck, other than those on the Late Show, which really doesn't count. We did get selected to sit on the front row on the aisle for our "great energy".  That was very exciting, but didn't get us on TV or anything.  Oh and this isn't really even worth mentioning, but we sat across the aisle on our flight home from the guy from Ham on the Street on the Food Network - not exactly a celebrity sighting. 


And finally...the Magnolia Street Bakery.  So.  Yummy.  A couple of years ago, some friends of mine who actually live in New York introduced me to this place.  On a pleasant day, the line for cupcakes winds down the block and around the corner.  The weather was so "pleasant" when we were there, however, that we were the only crazies out and because of this got all the cupcakes we could eat. 

I did make it to a couple of knit stores.  I visited Purl and loved it.  It's a teeny tiny little place and they don't have a huge selection, but what they do have is fabulous.  Lots and lots of hand-dyed stuff that is gorgeous!!  I exercised some restraint and came away with just a couple skeins of Lorna's Laces sock yarn.

So, that's the quick version of our trip.  I did manage to finish a knitting project on the trip that I'll share in my next post.  I'm also making a lot of progress on the Dots and Stripes Blanket.  Unfortunately, things are crazy right now with school and work so I don't have too much time to work on it.  Why is it that the times I'm really motivated to knit are the times when I have no time to do so?

 

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