Bryant Park is one of my favorite smaller parks in NYC. I have written about it here before. It is the main location of every year's Fashion Week , and of many more events year round. But in the Winter especially, the park is transformed into a Winter Wonderland, and The Pond is created hosting a free skating rink, along with shops for the holidays, a gorgeous Christmas tree, and bar/r[...]
Well, here it is. The holidays in New York City. My kids have not been sleeping well...or rather, I have not been sleeping well. The little ones have been waking up way too early for my liking and I am not sure why. It may have something to do with the excitement in the air overall. This is our second Christmas in New York City since we moved back from Wisconsin. When I lived in WI, and[...]
The first snowfall of the season...I mean real snow fall, like storm, with gusty winds, and inches and inches of it. And I couldn't be happier. I LOVE New York City covered in snow. It's gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. So, there I was getting stuff done, kids in bed, husband finishing up his online gift buying, the wind slamming against our window. And I could see the snow falling and fall[...]
Exactly one year ago, on December 10, 2008, I published my very first NYCity Mama adventure. I wrote about Ft. Tryon Park. People ask me a lot of questions about my "blogging career", and honestly, I don't have the answer to a lot of them, except for why I started. To tell the truth, when I started blogging, I didn't read blogs, not personal blogs. I read news blogs, magazine blogs...didn'[...]
It's a beautiful, yet very cold day here in New York City. On days like these many parents are going a little crazy trying to figure out what to do with their kids. I have a few "inside" favorites, like the The Brooklyn's Children Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, Liberty Science Center, Staten Island Children's Museum, and the New York Hall of Science.read more[...]
I am in heaven. Thanksgiving came and went, and that in itself was an awesome time for our little family unit. But what I love the most right after Thanksgiving is going to a Christmas tree farm, searching for that one special tree, cutting it down, and bringing it home. Last year we drove out to Long Island to Carter Christmas Tree Farm. And it was an "alright" experience, but this year[...]
New York City is full of incredible, breathtaking landmarks. For a lover of New York like myself, walking down the streets of the amazing city can be an incredibly spiritual experience. Especially when surrounded by such great architecture. One of the most recognizable and historical architectural landscapes in the city, visited by thousands of people everyday, is the beautiful Saint Pat[...]
I love staying in hotels. I don't always necessarily stay in luxury hotels, especially now that I often travel with kids in tow. But there have been those moments when I have had the pleasure of experiencing that part of the New York life, whether it be for an anniversary, or a wedding, or just a nice escape with my husband not too far from home, without the kids. Thus, I am dedicating[...]
Happy Adventures![...]
Ah, Fall...the countdown in everyone child's mind to Halloween. I have been getting my kids all worked up about Halloween for about a month now. Decorations in the store fronts made it that much more exciting, and stopping to stare at the window displays was the highlight of every walk we took. This morning I woke up and it was finally here: Halloween. My little ones couldn't contain[...]
