Mornin’
Good morning all 
Hope you had a great Saturday! I started out the day bright and early since we had to be out of our house by 8am in order to get Bill’s mom, head to my parents, and then drive to the train station…
After my layers of clothing were put on, I had a big ol’ cup of coffee… If you are wondering how I am dressing to go to NYC, it is as follows… you may find it humorous…
- Long underwear top
- 2 long sleeved stretch tee
- White thick turtleneck
- White sweatercoat
- Long underwear bottoms
- 2 pairs of leggings
- Jeans
- Three pairs of socks
- My fake Uggs
All topped off with my Columbia jacket, gloves, scarf, and ear muffs. Yes, to look at me, it would appear that I am traveling from Hawaii to NYC and never have seen snow before; however, I hate the cold, despite having grown up in Philadelphia all of my life. Granted I love the distinct change of seasons, so I could never move, but still. I want to be prepared for spending the entire day walking around outside!
My breakfast was simply beautiful! It consisted of an oatmeal base and I used a TON of toppings! I wanted to make sure it kept me full for a while… I topped this bowl with Bear Naked Fruit ‘n Nut granola (my free sample), fiber one, pom seeds, brown sugar, and flax, of course!
We got to the city around 11 and walked around for a bit, then everyone decided it was time for lunch, so we stopped at the Bread Factory Cafe, which Bill and I stumbled upon a few months ago… I was COLD, so I decided on a cup of vegetable soup and half an avocado and sprout sandwich on wheat… The soup was FILLED with an assortment of amazing vegetables: zucchini, corn, potatoes, string beans, carrots, celery, lentils, kidney beans, etc! The sandwich was also really refreshing and delicious, as well!
We wound up walking around Rockefeller Center for a while – we had to check out the tree!
After checking out the tree and such, we went into the classic NYC city stores, for us anyway: M&M shop & Hershey shop!
Our show started at 2:30, so we got into the Ambassador theater around 2 and settled in. I had a bar that my mom packed: Fiber One Oats and Chocolate…
The show was absolutely AMAZING!!!!!!!! I really think it tops my favorite list of all the shows I’ve seen on Broadway… the singing, the dancing, everything – it was so high-energy and amazing
After the show, we darted down to Carmine’s for dinner… We put our name in at 5pm, and didn’t get seated until 7:30! Oh well, we had a lot of fun meeting new people while we waited and just talked about the entire day thus far…
Here’s the menu…
When we were seated, I had a coffee and water to warm me up…
To start, we all split an order of the Carmine’s salad which was a mixed green salad topped with roasted tomatoes, cheeses, and assorted meat…
For our entrees, we ordered the chicken parm (SO GOOD!) and I topped mine with extra sauce… I also had a piece of garlic onion bread with it…
Our second entree was the pasta special of the day… it consisted of bow-tie pasta, asparagus, olives, roasted red peppers, chicken, and mushrooms (I picked them out – yuck)… It was really flavorful… I didn’t pay complete attention to the description of the dish so when I tried it, I really loved it… I would guess that it was cooked in a garlic white wine sauce – I loved the taste
At the end of dinner, my mom asked me if I wanted to split a piece of this bread with her, so I couldn’t resist
Then, we were on our way back to the train around 9′ish… Bill spotted the nut stand, so he HAD to stop… he loves them and looks forward to them every time we go to NYC… I had a few of them, but my hands were covered in my gloves so he poured them in his hand and I took a picture and then he popped them all into my mouth
All in all, it was a fantastic day! I think everyone had a great time and I can’t wait until next year to go back
All your eats look SO good…especially the oats!
What a beautiful tree!
Oh THE TREE IS MASSIVE!!
HAHA sorry but I have only HEARD of/SEEN PICTURES!
And I understand the layering – I DETEST THE COLD!
WOW!! looks amazing! A 2.5 hr wait for dinner!!!! glad you had fun and were not terribly starving!
So cute with the nuts!
I would have worn MORE layers than that, so it’s fine, haha
GORGEOUS TREE AND EATS!!
Ooh NYC! Definitely worth braving the cold for!
Sounds like such a fun trip. I hate the cold tooooo! I hope you stayed nice and warm all day
Yay – I’m so glad to hear you guys had a blast in NYC!!
Mmmm, lovely eats. Everything looks oh-so tasty! Looks like so much fun, and love the tree!!!
wow that soup looks so good!
glad you had fun in NYC – its one of the best cities around!
It looks like you had so much fun! I know a lot of people are jealous of the weather we’re having in FL, but seriously I would LOVE to spend this week up north with snow and such instead of the 70-80 degree weather we’re having. Gosh, at this point I’d be content with Christmas in the 60s!
Haha, random question – with all those layers on, do you have a special pair of winter jeans that’s like a size bigger or something? I was just wondering because as I was reading, I was thinking I don’t know if I’d fit in my jeans with all those layers!
hhaahahahah~~ that is a tremendous amount of layers but i would totally be the samE!!! i wanna see pictures…all i can see you as is frankie’s brother from the christmas story. LOL.
everything looks great! ahve a great sunday!
Yum! Your treats looks amazing! I am so glad you had a great time!!
My nose can spot those nuts from 2 blocks away – they smell like freshly baked cookies!
Whoa that chicken parmesan = and the bread, wow look DIVINE!!
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I’m glad you had such a fun day in NYC!!!
LOL, I hear you on the cold… I grew up in Philly and I LOATHE the cold… I’d pack up and move to CA in a heartbeat if I could!!!
Sounds like a fun day! Is it that much colder in NYC than Philly?
No it’s about the same temperature! But since we were walking around outside all day I needed to dress warm – I did the same thing last weekend in Philly when we went to an outdoor lights display haha…
You certainly were LAYERED!! You are too funny! I’m with ya though … I HATE to be cold!!
Such a fabulous day! I’m so glad you had such a good time with your family!!
Wow, that definitely sounds like a fantastic day!! I love all of your layers
I really want to visit NYC at Christmastime. Someday…
I hope that your holiday week is just as spectacular!
I really wish we could see a picture of you all decked out for the cold!
What a fun family tradition! The tree looks so pretty!
Ooooh, my mouth is watering! Yummy dinner. Glad you had a nice time in NYC!
Your layers made me laugh! It’s not that cold in ny, I bet you were actually warm! I hope you have a great trip and the weather wasn’t too horendous for walking around!
I cannot wait to be in the city next week! I miss it so much
I will definitely be dressing like you, hehe.
I love Bread Factory – Metro Cafe is really good too and they’re all over.
Happy Sunday! I had a lovely one and I hope you did too
that italian feast is mouth-watering!
so glad you’re having fun
enjoy the rest of your night!
Wow, your eats look scrumptious! I love Italian and am so jealous you went to a fabu NY Italian ristorante. So happy for you that you enjoyed the day in NY. I would die in all those clothes, tho! Literally, they would create a sense of claustrophobia for me eventually.
What a fantastic day in the city! Your oats are pretty, but I think I like the Rockefeller tree best:)
awesome day
I LOVE hot roasted nuts!!! so hard to resist when you’re there 
I hate the cold too and I live in it! I fully support your insane clothing bundling. Layers can be removed, right?!
Glad to hear you had such a great day, it sounds awesome!
Hehe oh I definitely wear that sort of outfit every day:) It is good to keep warm!
Food looks delicious. NYC sounds amazing!
As soon as I saw the menu, I knew you went to Carmine’s!! I love that place…next time you MUST try the taramesu…the best I’ve ever had!
Glad you had such a wonderful time in the city
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WOW you’ve got the layering thing down!
good to know i’m not the only one who feels like an eskimo when i venture out of the house
What a fun day!! That’s a lot of layers, but worth it to stay warm!!
Sounds like your nice and bundles up! Haha, stay warm and have a blasty!!!
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The picture of the tree is beautiful! sounds like an awesome day – all your layers – ha! could you move normally?