New York City

Brandon was going to NYC for work right near his birthday, so the grandma's agreed to babysit and I flew out to meet him!

FRIDAY
Travel (takes SO long to get there - met Brandon downtown)
Drunken Monkey, delicious Indian food near our hotel

SATURDAY
Highline, so unique, I loved walking the path
Friedman's, so good - we need to go there again!
Dear Evan Hansen - incredible, but way different than I expected (no fancy set or costumes, only 8 or so characters in the cast, very emotional, amazing music but less like a typical musical, more like a play)
Times Square, because why not?
After face timing with the kids, Rachel said to my mom, "Daddy is smiling!  He never smiles when he is on a trip with us kids.  He is usually grouchy."  bah ha ha
Shake Shack, duh
6th Ave Market, cheap NYC shopping
St. Patrick's Day Cathedral

SUNDAY
Central Park, rented bikes and were able to do the big loop around the whole park
A.Cafe for breakfast, we were in a hurry, so this worked well
Yankees Game with a hot dog and shaded seats made for one happy wife + Brandon's first Yankee's game, so he was thrilled
Brooklyn Bridge, I loved this even though it was busy with lots of people
Juliana's for pizza, 1 hour wait, but totally worth it

MONDAY (Brandon's 35th birthday)
9/11 Memorial, mixed feelings because we should have gone first thing in the morning and bought tickets online.  It just gets go crowded!  Also, we need to not be rushed and leave 3-4 hours for inside the museum and do the walking tour first, then do the audio tour (also we should bring our own headphones and download the app beforehand)
Halal's Food truck
Travel back to our kiddies!

For next time, I wish we would have:  bought ferry tickets early because when we went they were sold out, gone to church at the temple, communicated about who would figure out transportation and details - I let him take the lead and he did an awesome job, but I don't think that was very relaxing for him.