New York Adventure Day #4

Saturday morning was sunny and COLD. We weren't super hungry so I told Jackie I'd go get hot chocolate at Starbucks. On the way, I stopped by the gift shop to get stamps for our postcards. They were charging $.75 a stamp but they told me there was a post office near by. I decided to walk to it- only to find it closed. I then decided to go to the Drama Bookstore to get some scripts for our school. It was fun listening to two actors right outside the shop because one kid just moved here from Ohio and was doing an Off-Off-Broadway show. I leaned against a street sign where a filming permit was still posted for the previous day for the tv show Friday Night Lights.

After my unsuccessful quest for stamps where you actually pay the price on the stamp, I ended up buying them at the gift shop (at least I found 10 great scripts for school).

Fortified with a Caramel Hot Chocolate and a pumpkin scone, we were ready for the city. We hit 5th Avenue with a thousand other people. After a quick stop at H&M, we hit the jackpot at The Gap. We always find stuff in New York for our daughters that can't be found in Utah. After spending the girls college savings on clothes they can wear for 4 months, we hit the Disney Store on 5th Avenue.

We realized that we were in desparate need for carbohydrates, so we went to our favorite spot in the East Village- S'mac. Jackie mocked me for getting the same thing I got over the summer, but it was still just as tasty.

After lunch, it was time for A Tale of Two Cities. We were on the 4th row on the right side and two elderly New York women were behind us. They were cracking me up because they were talking about all te shows they've seen and how they failed to live up to their expectations. I was hoping I'd see an old friend that I had done a show with a Hale (One for the Pot), but he wasn't in the show that day. It was a fun show (and James Barbour- the lead- was amazing).

After that, I had grand plans to take Jackie to a French restaurant in SoHo that supposedly makes the best souffles in the city (especially a hazelnut one). After walking a while, we found it- only it was closed.

This is what I didn't get to eat.

We walked around So-Ho a bit (and visited Dean & Deluca- a gourmet grocery store where a student ofmine 4 years ago was practically arrested for shoplifting a mango juice). We decided to go to Katz's Deli over on the lower east side.

After waiting forever for the subway we arrived to the craziness that is Katz's. On Jackie's blog, she explains the whole ticket thing- DO NOT LOOSE THEM!! They are serious that you will pay $50 if you loose it. Next time I'm sitting at a table with a waitress, but the corned beef and pickles were amazing.

After Katz's, it was time for the highlight of my trip- I've been wanting to see the stage version of Billy Elliot ever since it opened in London. It met my expectations (especially Act 1) and I highly reccommend it!

After Billy I was craving cheesecake so we went to Juniors and got slices to go and ate it while we watched Saturday Night Live. Only 1/2 a day left in the city.