April 11-13, 2013 New York and Broadway!

New York and Broadway!

April 11-13, 2013

Vernon and I had the chance to have a "get away" which we haven't done for a long time!
It was quite fun!
Vernon went to a conference about middle eastern economy and
I went to a Broadway show one evening and then spent all of one day sleeping in
and then crocheting all day!!
We then enjoyed seeing "Newsies" on Broadway together and then a Saturday morning at
the Manhattan Temple.  A lovely ending  to our trip!

Times Square

Connie's first show

 I was told this show was definitely "family fare" by a person at the TKTS booth.
Well, evidently my definition of "family fare" is different than theirs.
It could have been much worse, but I wouldn't take my children to it.
It was definitely a "cupcake with a cricket on top."

I got this ticket for a discount at TKTS

Bette Midler was starring in a play across the street.

NEWSIES

I was so extremely excited to go see Newsies!  I had looked it up online and it said it was sold out.

Vernon and I went walking and found the theater and they did have tickets for Friday night.

We were way up top on the 3rd level, but we were there!!!

The set for Newsies was amazing!

It consisted of 3 three-story towers that moved in and out and around and they 

connected and .....  really cool.

Empire State Building at the back left all lit up.

We stayed at this neat, old hotel that was nice and had character!

They had free apples and free greek yogurt!

It was funny, because this picture that hangs behind the main desk looks

so much like "Mallory" from Studio C, which is a comedy troupe that the 

kids love from BYU TV!!!

We found some $.99 pizza!!!

It wasn't bad -- thin crust, weak sauce, but ample delicious cheese!

Quite a deal for a meal in NYC!

MANHATTAN TEMPLE

Vernon and I had talked about going to the temple while in NYC, but then we both totally

forgot to pack Sunday clothes!  Vernon needed a tie and I needed a skirt and shoes!

We looked at something on Friday night before our show, but had to hurry off and planned to go the next morning.  Well, when we called the temple, the only session that would work with our timeline was at 10:30am!  We headed to Dress Barn to pick up a dress for me and it didn't open until 10am!

There was no way we could wait and make it to the temple, so we decided to start walking!!

We walked for almost an hour and looked for dress shops along the way.  Vernon found a black tie at a souvenier shop so he was set.  

Vernon asked me "What are you going to do?"  I simply answered, "I don't know."

We kept walking.  It was now 9:50am and we were up at the temple and thought that we had found a department store right across the street from the temple.   With 10 minutes to wait for it to open, we walked up and found a man with a fruit stand and there in NYC, we bought bananas for 5 for $1, big oranges for 2 for $1, delicious and large nectarines for 2 for $1, some plums for 4 for $1 and grapes for $1.50 per pound.

We thought we were getting a very good deal -- cheaper than fruit is currently in Arkansas!

We didn't buy any fruit, but knew what we would do after the temple session -- assuming we made it!

At 10am, the store opened.  We headed straight upstairs and I found a grey pencil skirt for a decent price in NYC and a pair of sandals and went to check out.  It was now 10:12am.  The cashier's computer froze and I thought, the adversary is at work -- come on computer!  Then her computer clicked right back on we were checked out. hustled out and across the street.  Vernon threw on his tie and went in.  I ran  into the bathroom of the church building -- which is in the same building but on a different side -- and changed from jeans and tennis shoes to skirt and sandals so I could go into the temple.  Went quickly to the dressing room and changed and made it into the chapel with a few minutes to spare.  What was odd, is that Vernon wasn't there yet.  We left the chapel to go to the endowment room and I waited a bit and then Vernon finally came.  I asked what took him so long and he informed me that he had a problem with his socks!!!  

Evidently, the pair of socks that came with his rented temple clothing was extremely small and the heel of the sock only came to the arch of his foot!!!  He stretched those little things to death to get them on!!!

But we made it!!!!!

It was a beautiful day and such a blessing to get to go to the temple!!!

We are grateful!!!

The shorter, cream colored building to the back left is the temple!