Fabulous. My trip to NYC was absolutely fabulous. Last week I traveled to the Big Apple with my mother-in-law and hubby's cousin for a week and stayed in Times Square.Here is our adventure in pictures.
Gray's Papaya hot dogs. Had to try one!
I met literary agent, Mark McVeigh, for coffee (well, I had iced tea) in Chelsea. We had a great visit talking shop and everything else. He's so easy to talk to! Mark will be one of the agents featured in WriteOnCon in August!
The next day I visited Douglas Florian at his art studio in Hell's Kitchen. He was kind enough to sign and give my children one of his many wonderful poetry books, Monster Motel. His newest poetry book is Poetrees! He's such a clever and talented man.
Us girls went to the musical, Billy Elliot. Those kids are so amazing and talented! We walked around Times Square afterwards. Who, me, smile?
On Thursday morning, my mother-in-law and I walked to Rockefeller Center to check out the Today show. I told my hubby to tape it and we were on it! I mouthed, "Happy Anniversary, Chris" to the camera for my husband as it was our 15 year anniversary that day (We celebrated over the weekend with a bottle of champagne and True Blood. We're crazy like that.).
Then the three of us took a pedicab tour of Central Park. It's so beautiful. Our pedicab driver, Akmal, was so informative, telling us all kind of cool facts about the surrounding buildings. He pedaled us around in 93 degree weather!
Here I am in Strawberry Fields near the building where John Lennon once lived.
Bethesda Fountain. Isn't it gorgeous? We also saw the famous "Friends" fountain, too.
Shopping. Shopping. More Shopping. My mother-in-law knew all the great spots to go to.
Cousin Anna and I featured on the huge American Eagle billboard in Times Square.
Our last night in NYC. And my first alcoholic beverage of the week! It was so hot, I drank so much water throughout the week! The week flew by. It was an awesome break from the norm, but it's great to be back home with the kids.
So, what have you been up to while I was gone?
41 cool comments:
looking gorgeous in front of the SMILER'S ;) Sounds and looks like you had some jolly good times!
I think you had more fun there than I did when I lived in NYC! Thanks for sharing all those fab pictures. I had to laugh of the one with you by the Smiler's sign, because of your already megawatt smile!
Awesome pictures! Looks like you had a great time. But I agree, it's always nice to get home.
Kelly--It looks like you had a marvelous time! Thanks so much for sharing the pictures and some of your adventures in the Big Apple...
Kelly, I am glad you had such a good time! Do you feel changed?
Looks like you had a great time! I'm so jealous! :)
wow! Looks awesome! I am so wanting to go to NY now! Thanks for sharing all these stories and photos!
Kelly, I'm so glad you had a wonderful time - I knew you would! Maybe one day we can both go to the SCBWI conference there!
Looks like you had a blast. Yay!
Oh man, I think we were a week apart! How funny because I took the kids to times square on Father's Day! It was ridiculously empty - for once! I do miss NY so much but it's nice that I can go stay with my folks whenever I want.
Love that billboard image of you and your cousin!!
Thanks, Dezmond. Definitely a jolly good time!
Lydia - I passed by that Smiler's so many times during the week, and the name always made me smile!
Laura- Yes, I was so missing the kids by the end of the week!
Sharon - Thanks for checking the pics out!
Jon - Hmmmm. I feel a tiny bit more worldly now that I've been to the big city. But other than some cool new clothes, I guess I'm still the same ole Kelly!
Thank you for stopping by to see the pics, Kimberly and Terry!
Lori - That would be SO fun to go to the conference one day!! I hope to go to Prairie Writer's this year, hope to see you there!
Thanks, Denise!
Ello - Darn! Too bad we were a week apart. I would have loved to meet you and your clever children!
Looks like a great time - I love NY2!
Yay, everything worked out with M.M! You look fabulous and it looked like a fabulous time. Welcome back!
Kelly, I just love this! Is that you in the fountain? And the Times Square billboard photo is terrific. What a fun week you had -- and just as much fun for us to live through vicariously through your blog.
Wow it looks like you had the best time!!! I love the pictures! Thank you so much for sharing!
I wish I had gone on the vacation with you!!! Oh and Writeoncon will be so much fun!!
I've been working on my new idea! I'm 20,000 words in!
Looks like you had the best time! I love Mark. He's really great.
What a great time! Thanks for sharing your journey through pictures...this was SO much fun! And you are just way too photogenic. *smiles jealously*
Happy Tuesday!
Thank goodness I can live vicariously through you and your too cool life! It looks like you had a fantastic time! So, did you ask Mark McVeigh how he likes my query letter? Ha ha ha. :-)
wowee you did a lot!!!!! excellent!
Look at you schmoozing with agents
;-)
What fun! Next time I want to go! I love your zebra purse, and your relatives sound like a blast. You know where I was. Now on to writing!
Ooo! It looks like you had a blast! How'd you get the author and agent hook ups?
Seems like the perfect mix of business and pleasure. Yay you!
Kim- And ILNY2!
Thanks, Tina. Good to be back!
Toby - That is me in the fountain. It was 93 degrees that day!
Jen - Wow! 20,000 words, congrats! I'm very much looking forward to WriteOnCon, too!
Stephanie - He is great. So kind and generous!
Thanks so much, Kristi!
Shannon - Thanks! Let me know how the query goes!
Christina - I felt like a country girl in the big city!!
Anita - After all of your hard work for your MFA, you need to buy yourself a zebra purse!
Suzanne - Lots of pleasure with a bit of business. Mark and Douglas are friends I met through the wonderful world of blogs!
I'm doing WriteOnCon, too!
Wow -- looks like you had a great time, Kelly! Thanks for sharing your pictures.
Kelly, I swear, you would be SO FUN to vacation with!
Glad you had a great time!
Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse
What a fantastic trip! Mark is very cool, isn't he. You look darling in every photo!
Wow ... what a trip! You look like you had an AWESOME time!!!! What fun! I can't believe I missed you on the Today Show ... I always try to catch a few minutes of that in the morning before heading out the door!
What a fabulous trip! And you look beautiful, as always!
What an amazing trip!! How cool you got to meet Mark! Man, I want to go to New York. I hope to go next year. Your pics are absolutely fab.
Wow awesome. Looks like you had an amazing trip!
Love the fountain pic the best. It's a tradition to take pictures in fountains wherever we travel, lots of fun (and a way to cool off!).
What cool pictures, Kelly! Looks like you are having one fun-filled summer!
looks like so much fun - love mark Mcveigh!
That looks like an amazing time! I love the billboard!
I never wanted to go to New York, until now. You make it look like so much fun that I can't resist.
I'm glad you were able to make the most of every opportunity... 'specially, the fun ones.
~ Yaya
Yaya's Home
Kelly--I love how you did writerly things on your vacation--it seems like such fun!!
Looks like a fantastic time! And what a great picture of you and Mark!
OH MY GOSH, that looks like too much fun!! And how cool that you got on the Today show! Sorry I missed that.
Great pics!
What a FUN trip Kelly!!! It makes me want to go to NYC right now! Thanks for sharing all the fun photos!
Kelly, you are so fun! What a great trip! How cool that you got to hang out with Mark! And see BILLY ELLIOT! And shop! I love NY. I'm happy you had such an awesome time! Thanks for sharing the pics. The camera loves you, dah-link. ;)
aweseom picrures!!! So glad that you're having a blast! ;0) You go girl!
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