The Brooklyn Bridge
These are the cables that Spiderman swings on - pretty cool, eh?! 
Yes, this is me and my bud, David Hyde Pierce (from Frasier). 
Okay, I guess I'll tell the truth now. I don't really know David, he was the star of the Broadway show CURTAINS that we saw. It was so dang fun! It is a comedy/musical/murder mystery. John now claims that it is his all-time favorite Broadway show (and he's seen a lot of the big ones!).
David Hyde Pierce was awesome in this show, and he and the other cast members came out after and signed our Playbills (for those of us brave enough to wait and shiver in the cold by the stage door). Great fun!
Click here to see a 30 second sample of the show, or here to see a 3 minute sample of the show. (Of course you would need to see the entire show to love it like we did!)
We also went to another Broadway show - 'The 39 Steps'. It is also a comedy murder mystery that is a spoof on Alfred Hitchcock's movie of the same name - very funny!
On top of the Rockefeller Building with Central Park in the background.
John and The Empire State Building.
John was so GREAT at navigating us through the subways. We would have been lost without him!
Ice skating in Central Park.
I love this photo (even though you can't get the whole idea from it). On Sunday we attended church in Manhattan (the ward building is right in the temple - very cool!). Since no one drives cars there, they all walk and take the subway, strollers and all! So down two long halls of the church it was like a stroller parking lot! All the strollers were just lined up against the walls. It was quite a sight!
As I was taking some photos of the strollers, this woman walked by and I started talking with her. I found out that she also grew up in Ogden, Utah (like me) and when she asked where I had lived in Ogden and I told her, she got a funny look on her face and said, "That's the street my husband grew up on!". To make a long story not quite so long, it turns out that her husband is Richard who grew up right next door to me! I was dying! She slipped into a classroom and brought him out. I had not seen Richard since he was 10-years-old! It was surreal. And very fun. He is in New York attending Columbia University.
Me and Richard.
Julie and me on the subway. What a great way to get around!
The Statue of Liberty
Some views of the statue that you normally don't get to see. 
Me and my sweetie, and the Manhattan skyline.
China Town. Julie and I were wanting to look at some Coach purses, but we didn't see any in the vendor's booths. We finally asked one of the Chinese vendors and he quickly whisked us away to this locked door (while looking over his shoulder for police!). He unlocked the door and there in front of us was this scary staircase. As we went up I wondered if we would ever come back down! At the top was a "secret" room full of purses. "They are real Coach!", we were assured. Ya, real Coach for $20! What a deal.
Julie on 'the staircase' showing off her newly purchased goods.
Tom and Julie devouring TOTALLY yummy potstickers in China Town! (yes, eating was a favorite thing for us to do on this trip. I've decided that New York City has no bad food! Well, there's probably some, but WE didn't have any of it.)
Manhattan police officers on horseback in Times Square.
We stayed at the Marriott Marquis Hotel right in Times Square. We had an amazing view from our room. Here is what we saw by night...
....and by day!
Okay, I am a true fan of the Today Show so I couldn't visit New York without going to the show! So armed with my homemade sign, John and I got up early Monday morning and headed over to Rockefeller Plaza. Matt Lauer had to leave early. Boo hoo. Then Ann was in Africa on assignment, but we did see Meredith, Al, Natalie, and Hota.
There I am with my neon birthday sign!
Anyone who watches the Today Show regularly knows this guy! This is Lenny. He is at the Today Show every single day. He shook my hand and wished me a happy birthday :)
The Today Show Plaza.
Looking through the window as they are filming a segment inside the studio.
John is such a trooper! Willing to stand outside in the cold wind for 2 1/2 hours for his wife. I asked him, "Do you think I am a nerd because going to the Today Show is a major highlight of my New York trip?". He graciously told me that I'm not too much of a nerd and that he actually had fun himself!
Me and Natalie Morales (Today Show co-host).
(Note to self: Maryanne, the next time you go 4 days with insufficient sleep, then you go out into the cold New York City wind with WET hair and very little make-up, just remember to NOT have your photo taken with the beautiful Natalie Morales. Sigh.....
Natalie and Hota Kotb filming right in front of us.
This is kind of a fun picture. They are filming Hota with me and John in the background, so John took a photo of the monitor! (I am on the right of her in the white coat and John is next to me in the green jacket. Did anyone out there see us on tv (besides our kids)??
Again, those who watch the Today show will know who this is! He is one of the camera men and they will occasionally show him. They call him....FABIO!
Hota and Natalie doing a segment in the plaza about Arctic animals. They also brought out the most humongous snake I have ever seen! So stinkin' scary.
This is at the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art), and I am standing next to one of van Gogh's originals of "The Postman".
The REAL Starry Night!
At the Fifth Avenue subway station.
All good things must come to an end - boarding the subway to go back to the airport.
Caution: Reality straight ahead!
(Isn't it tough going back to the 'real' life?!)
3 comments:
Wow, Maryanne! I'd turn 40 every day if I could celebrate that way! What an awesome trip you had. Thanks for sharing so many great pictures with us. You saw some fabulous sights...and I totallly would have done the Today show. By the way, I found you on my recording! Good job, John, for sticking it out in the cold for her!
And..at least you're only 40...sigh.
Maryanne, I had a big smile on my face the entire time I was looking at your pictures and journaling for your big trip to the Big Apple for your big 4-0. What a blast. Although it looked SO cold. Kelly and I celebrated our 20 anniversary there in August 2006, if you'd like to go to my blog older posts to check out our summer time pics.
What fun. I loved your asking John if he thought you were a nerd for wanting to stand out in the cold for 2.5 hours to see your show. I don't watch that show, but it was exciting to see the pictures with your people you know and recognize. You still look marvelous, even sleep deprived and weather blown, next to the star, who had been in hair and makeup by someone else for hours most likely!
Again, happy birthday. You're beautiful.
Natalie holds nothing on you Maryanne! You look great in all your pictures. I loved the trip, even though I was coughing and blowing my nose non-stop while there. I hope I wasn't driving you guys nuts. Thank you so much for letting us join you on a fabulous adventure. Just looking at those pot stickers is making my mouth water again. :)
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