Category: NYC

You Know When You Are A Cali Girl in NYC When…

Posted on by vballphil in airports, Chicago, Fun, Funny, NYC

Ok, do here ya go Angela and everyone else who wanted to hear my funny story…haha

Ok, so when I arrived into the city on Tuesday I decided to take a Taxi (inside of the subway with my luggage) to Merissa’s place. She had told me what to do to get in (since she was gonna be out and her cleaning lady would be there). So I get out and go to the first door that has the buttons to push for each level. I push her’s and pull on the door and it opens. Yea. So I put my two bags in between the two doors (there is another door to get through) and then pull on the second door. So I (with the first door open the first time) to push the number from the outside again and pull on the 2nd door. No luck. The next time, I decide to go outside completely LETTING THE FIRST DOOR SHUT and push the number. Then the first door is locked….with my bags in between the two doors…and it was raining outside (and I had my carry on bag on my shoulder with a laptop and no covering from the rain). Yea. I literally pulled a huge dunce moment and sat outside for like 10 minutes…hahaha. So finally I was let in by someone and walked to her floor and knocked. No one was there…and I look behind me and up comes the cleaning lady. She had missed her train and was way late. Good times, good times. Hahaha.

Here are a few more pics from Ice Skating (Thanks Taylor)



And here is a pic I took after I wrote my blog in the Chicago Airport. It is our plane, in the snow (ice and rain…we were delayed another 30 min) before they de-iced and put that green goo on there….

Wow…My Bday Trip Fun err Annoyance

Posted on by vballphil in Birthday, Chicago, Friends, New Jersey, NYC

So who knew that almost a week ago I was flying high on life…ready for NYC…ready for a few things and one week later I would be sleeping in the Chicago Midway Airport, praying to get home today. Wow…how did it lead up to here? Hahahaha…well let’s examine…

So Sat came…off to Philly! When I landed, Kris and Danny picked me up and took me to Pat’s for some REAL Philly Cheesesteaks in Philly! It was my first time in Philly too…which made it that much better…needless to say my sandwich rocked! NO CHEEZ WIZ EITHER! hahaha….and another side note to Philly was that I finally got to see the real Liberty Bell (since us socal kids grow up with Independence Hall at Knott’s).

Sunday came, and it was off the NYC for some ice skating fun in Central Park (one of my fave things to do period). Unfortunately Danny, Merissa, and Michael could not make it, but Jessie and Kelly joined. Good times.







Monday was my day to veg in the countryside of Jersey. Kristen & Danny….love the house!!!!! It was a beautiful day out there. And I always love spending time with my doggie nephew, Auggie Doggie!! Such a cutie. Kris, if there is one thing you can count on it is me visiting NYC JUST for auggie!!!! And thanks guys for my bday cake!!





Tuesday I headed into the city and decided that I would do a whirl wind 10 min site seeing trip. From Union Square to Wall Street to the World Trade Center Site to Grey Dog’s in the West Village to Rockafeller Center to Times Square and home. A couple of side notes…one, IT SNOWED AT LUNCH AT GREY DOG’S! Me and Jessie were shocked! And even though my night did not go as plan, thanks to Merissa, Andy, and Michael for hanging!!













Wed, well it was my 32 bday! :)! I woke up to many texts and posts on FB (thanks y’all) and ended grabbing lunch with KT (thanks for that too). After lunch I kinda wandered over to the Empire State Building and then back through Times Square. So beautiful. For dinner, Jessie and Allie met me at Son Cubano for some yummo Cuban Tapas. Did I mention that Jessie got my some Magnolia Cupcakes? YUMMO! Then me and Jessie headed uptown to meet some friends…and even though (yet again) my night did not end up the way I thought, it was a ton of fun (thanks Merissa, Jessie, and Michael).





And then came Thursday…A day right night I wish I could do over again. I knew I should not have left NYC (due to the weather coming into the midwest), but did not have a good enough reason to stay. So I flew out to Chicago Midway, hoping that my Omaha flight was still a go…WELL NOPE. I was put on standby on an Oakland bound plane (since everything out west is booked for 2 days and my Omaha flight gets into omaha at 9p tonight). Then it was off to the cots for some ZZZZZZ…or at least tons of lights, ongoing announcements, and ARG.

Now, well, I am sitting at my gate wondering if this flight is gonna be cancelled and if I am gonna make it out of Chicago this weekend…Happy Bday to me!

Taking a Bite Out of the Big Apple!

Posted on by vballphil in Big Apple, Central Park, Cheri, Food Network, Friends, Fun, NYC

So before I start on my adventure in the lovely city of New York, I want to thank marvelous friends for letting me say with them! It was a well needed 36 hours of relaxation and good comapny! D & K you both rock….and I heart your baby!! My doggie nephew rules! 🙂





Now, lets get back to the day at hand…good times in the city! :)! My day started off with a train ride back to Penn Station at 5:40A…of course (Kris you will love this), being tired I hopped on the Hoboken train first and had to do my first transfer (with suitcases mind you) on the NJ transit! Hahaha! One stop later I was on the Penn Station bound train :). And from Penn Station I hoped back on the LIRR to Jamaica and on to the HGI JFK. When I arrived there my sis, Cheri, was waiting for me in the lobby. She took a redeye in from LB because she has a conference in the city. We got our room and crashed for a couple hours 🙂

Now our hotel is by JFK and no where by a subway line…so let’s just say that it is an adventure (with a lot of patience) to get to the subway!! Haha. You have to take the Airport shuttle to Federal Circle and hop on the Airtrain…which will take you to Jamaica or Howard Beach where you can grab the subway. Me and Cheri choose the Howard Beach route so we could start our adventure on the lower West side of the island.

We decided to head to Chelsea Market so that I could see where the Food network studios were. But before we went there Cheri had to make an appointment at Blow, a hairblow blowout place. Cheri SWEARS by it! CLASSIC RIGHT? After that the market was 2 blocks away. So we walked over and as we were walking (and I was talking on the phone at this time) we walked by Kristen Johnson (3rd Rock from the Sun) walked by us…Cheri totally nudged me and I only saw her back, but just started laughing! Classic right? So we entered Chelsea Market, a upscale market in the meatpaking district. So cute in there! Apparently, MLB, Oxygen network, & the Food Network have places in that building. So we walked around and grabbed something to eat. YUMMO!



From there we hopped back on the subway so we could check out the hotel/convention that Cheri was attending. It was in Times Square (which is one of the 2 places I need to visit everytime I am in NYC) at the Marriott Marquis. Such a beautiful hotel AND next to MTV…classic! We had to have fun in the elevator system…hehehee!

After we walked around there we headed to Rockefeller (the other place I need to see everytime I am in town). SO BEAUTIFUL! Winter or Summer! We kept moving towards 5th Ave..oh the shopping and money loss that can occur on that street! Hehehe! We kept walking north on 5th ave towards the marvelous Central Park. I had wanted to take a rowboat on one of the lakes (next to the Bethedsda Fountain…but it was misting….so it was a no go…:(. BUT we at least had a drink along the lake at the Boathouse Central Park.






We then met up with my Co-worker, Fitz, and Jobe (a Crocs employee) in the park and headed to dinner in the Upper East Side at Piu Piu (a Peruvian joint). YUMMO! After that we headed downtown to Union Square and hit the other Grey Dog for a drink and a cookie…hehehe!








After that we headed home on our long ride…wow…it was long too!! But a great day was had FOR SURE! Cheers to NYC!!