Friday in NYC was fantastic! We slept in and made our way over to Rockefeller Plaza to catch the end of the Today show, check out the ice skating rink, and check the progress of the giant tree set-up. Along the way, we snapped a picture at one of Bobby Flay's restaurants.

We walked from 30 Rock over to Serendipity for an awesome lunch. The best part about it (other than the frozen hot chocolate, of course) was sitting next to the bright pink Christmas tree. I've got to get one of those for my house next year!


I bought the frozen hot chocolate mix so I can make some at home. Do you think this is as good if you don't use whole milk? I doubt it. . .


Because we couldn't get enough at Serendipity, we stopped into Dylan's Candy Bar for some more treats -


We took a walk through Central Park 1). because it's beautiful and 2.) to work off some of the sugar. The fall leaves were amazing!


Next we stopped into the Plaza for a drink - after we posed for a picture at the fountain.


We also hopped into FAO Schwartz so Josh could play on the BIG piano and I could snatch up a gift for my nephew. I apologize to the rest of the family that none of you got gifts from this trip!

From there, we headed down to Canal street/Chinatown to check out the scene. I have to say, I'm so thankful Josh was there with us! Here we are waiting on the street to make some maybe illegal purchases . . .

After we headed back to our hotel to get ready for dinner, we stopped in Times Square for another photo op. The weather was not so kind to our hair this trip!

Friday night, we had a date with Bobby Flay at Mesa Grill. Not really with Bobby, but with his amazing food (and drinks!)

After we ate as much as we could, we stopped at Lillie's for a few drinks before heading back home.


Full, happy and tired! We packed so much into Friday, but it was the perfect day!