'Cause It's New York!!!!!!

I am finally getting around to posting!  I just finished my first week with my kids and it went really well.  So here's a recap of our trip to New York!

When we arrived, we check in at the Marriott Marquis (one of the perks of David travelling so much is free hotel points!) and headed to Carnegie's Deli.  It was ok.  Just ok.  We shared a Reuben which was HUGE, but we were herded in the restaurant and then herded out.  Then, we went for a walk through Central Park, FAO Schwartz and Tiffany's.  Afterward, we headed back to the hotel to the concierge lounge (again, another perk of David travelling so much) where we got snacks and drinks.



We visited all the normal sites, Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Ground Zero, Times Square and Rockefeller Center. 

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We saw two shows while we were there.  "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" on Broadway, and "Perfect Crime" off Broadway.  



While we were there we also went to Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, NJ from the show Cake Boss.  We waited in line for about 45 minutes, but it was fun to see the bakery from the show.  We got a ton of good things, and it was very reasonably priced.

Neither of us had ever walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, so we did that as well.  It was hot, but good exercise.  I couldn't believe how crowded it was!

And the food...we didn't do well on food in NYC.  We went to a lot of places and weren't impressed.  The best place we ate was Peking Duck, and we got.........Peking Duck.  We went to Bar American, a Bobby Flay restaurant, and were not impressed.  The food was ok, nothing spectacular and definitely not worth the money.  Then, we of course ate in Times Square at a tourist trap where the waiters and waitresses perform, but it was still a fun night.



We had a great trip, but my feet have never been so sore! 

Covering Up

Our dining room table is a hand-me-down, hand-me-down.  My sister got the table and chairs about 15 years ago from my dad's friend who had it for who knows how long.  So, it has been put to good use.  The style is more contemporary than everything else in our house, but for a free table and chairs, it's great!  My sister said when it was in her house, people commented that it looks like it was from Crate and Barrel.  The worst part of the table and chairs are the cushions on the chairs.  They are black vinyl, and while they might go with almost anything, they remind me of the cushions on bar stools in a 70's bar. 

I decided that I wanted to cover the cushions when we moved into our new house.  But, I wanted to wait until I decided what color we were going to paint the walls.  We decided on a light gray, but have yet to paint it.  Last week when I was in Hobby Lobby I was looking for fabric for my bulletin boards in my classroom.  I came across a fabric on clearance, $5/foot.  The color is a perfect blend of grays and browns.  I came home and started covering.  The seat cushions came off fairly easily.  I stretched the fabric over the black vinyl (the new fabric is thick enough you can't see the old beneath it) and used the glue gun to glue the fabric.   The hardest part is screwing the cushion back on the chair. 

I am happy with the result and can't wait to finish the entire room!  The new fabric gives the chairs a much more updated look.