The Wedding

Yes, there actually was a wedding in New York....here's the beautiful bride and Big Guy. Brandee and her fiance were on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" for the bridal edition, and most of the costs for the wedding in Central Park were paid by the show!

Big Guy's present to the couple were paying for the two double-decker buses that took us to the reception. We had a great tour of Manhattan in the process - and YOU get to see the backs of people's heads....sorry....

My daughter-in-law Deena would have loved the cupcake tree. It was very colorful, and the cupcakes were really good - red velvet cake with filling. Ouch - no calories there!

That wraps up the trip! Love to all - Mo

Grand Central Station

Number two on my list to visit immediately was Grand Central Station....but it's really called Grand Central Terminal. Jeesh, give us tourists a break! I have to admit (sheepishly) we walked in, stopped and stared. Maybe our jaws dropped a wee bit. It was overwhelmingly beautiful, awesome and HUGE!

We could just imagine the people in their hoop-skirts, or suits and bowler hats rushing by to catch their trains. And the little ones running circles around everyone, or being held firmly by the hand lest they get lost.

It really is an amazing piece of architecture - many thanks to Jackie O for saving this treasure!

Simply amazing, isn't it? Okay, I know the pictures aren't all that great, but close your eyes....

Love to all - Mo

The Streets of NYC

Your typical New York deli. Clean, fresh and yummy! We noticed there were lots of prepared dinners, salads, even chopped veggies & fruits.

YEA! Bloomingdale's! No, we didn't go in...

Times Square at night - looks like Vegas, doesn't it?

Another Times Square picture - do you recognize the building in the middle?

Street-side vegetable & fruit stand.

All for now - love to all - Mo

More NYC

A visit to New York isn't complete without a trip on the subway! It was much cleaner than I thought it would be. Our hostess, Big Guy's cousin Janet, said most people get in trouble when they get OFF the subway - it's pretty easy to get turned around.

We took the Staten Island Ferry to Governor's Island and back to Manhattan. We passed Lady Liberty and Ellis Island. Ellis Island is where immigrants were processed into the United States. Our grandfather and grandmother came over in 1911 and 1916, I think it was. Guess granddad had to buy a couple of vowels, as our name was anglicized to Waslawski.

I imagine you all have seen pictures of Lady Liberty - but it's more special when it's YOUR picture you show - here she is - beautiful!


This is the Manhattan Island skyline. The Twin Towers were located on the left side of the picture. Do you see that curved building?

That's the one! It has a secret:

I love real estate hold-outs! That's all for now - more later - love to all! Mo

Preconceptions about New York

I have to say, our recent trip to New York really blew a lot of my preconceptions about the city away! We had so much fun, and saw a lot of things, and really got rid of the dust bunnies residing in our brain cells.

I have to start with gardens....of course! I thought New York would be a city of concrete, pavement and high rises - which of course it is. But, there are lots of parks, some very tiny, around Manhattan, which is where we stayed. So I'm going to show you some of NYC green!

This little greenbelt with red geraniums and a fountain we saw on our way back from Staten Island.

This picture is part of the conservatory gardens in Central Park. It was so much fun to run around and identify plants....okay, only if you were a gardener. I was surprised the number of dahlia's planted, I can't help but wonder if someone digs them up every year. They had a bridge (look for bridal photos soon) covered with ancient wisteria, garden "rooms" surrounded by mums, or a sort-of butterfly bush, or lilacs. There were a lot of fountains (see!) and ponds.

So here I am....waiting for a bus to us to the reception, when I looked up....

That's it for now, but I promise more soon! Love to all - Mo