Tuesday, October 17, 2017

New York City With The Girls, And Will And Grace

Before sharing this post, I would like to address a question that has come up in some of the comments on previous posts and emails from readers asking if I'm currently getting ready to move to New York. As a reminder from a post I shared back in August, my move to New York won't be until next year (at the end of August when my apartment lease is up), so I'll be here in Philly slowly preparing for that move until then. Thanks so much for asking and for your concern.

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Last Wednesday, I had SO MUCH FUN visiting New York City with several of my girl friends, when back in August, we all decided to take a day-trip to Manhattan in the Fall.

Some of them had not been to New York in many, many years, so they were eagerly anticipating our Manhattan rendezvous. They also knew of my decision to move back to New York next year, so they wanted to experience the city with me, knowing how much I love it.

Needless to say, we had a marvelous time. I got so much joy in sharing my favorite city with them because it was like seeing New York through the eyes of fresh wonderment and awe!

Here are some photographs from our 9-hour day...

The girls standing in front of the Plaza. Aren't they such beautiful ladies?

Couldn't resist sharing this picture.

Here we are having lunch at my favorite foodie spot, Schnippers, on 8th Avenue and 40th Street. 

After lunch, we headed uptown to Sephora on 5th Avenue...

Inside a recently opened Sephora, checking out the newest beauty products.

This particular Sephora has the COOLEST computer tool called, Virtual Artist, that enables you to try on eye makeup, false eyelashes and lipstick, before you purchase them. For instance, you simply stand in front of the computer screen, select the shade of lipstick you want, and viola...you instantly see what it looks like. And it's mind-blowing because it actually looks like you're wearing it...

Of course, I was DYING to see what I looked like in red lipstick as well.

Here, take a  look...

Don't I look purrrrty?

*and no...that's not a spear through my nose, it's a reflection off the glass screen.

Oh...and here I am trying on a pair of virtual Velour false eyelashes...

Could you just DIE??

After our trip to Sephora, we decided to head over to Rockefeller Center...

Rockefeller Tower

To our delight, the Rockefeller plaza was dressed in its colorful Fall decor. 

While there, we decided to check out NBC Studios, which is inside Rockefeller Center.

Here we are as co-anchors on the NBC Today Show. What a hoot!

Now if you know me well, you know how much I ADORE the show Will and Grace and have anxiously awaited its "comeback" which was on September 28th.

Therefore, you can imagine how excited I was to walk into the Shop at NBC Studios and spot the Will and Grace promotional display, in which you were able to take pictures with the phenomenal cast. Well...not the actual cast, but cardboard cutouts of the cast...

How faaaaaaaabulous is this????

Me, sipping a martini in a bubble bath next to Jack.

I leave you with a short promo clip of the recent return of Will and Grace...

Have a fabulous rest of your week, y'all! 

X

P.S. I will be sharing Part 2 of our day in New York in my next post.