A bite of the Big Apple

We achieved a new record in Mommy-Miles separation this weekend. Up until now the longest span had been a workday. Wayne and I just spent THREE nights in the Big Apple! I'll go ahead and put this picture of Miles here since I know that's the real reason for your visit today, but please stay for tales from the city.

Wayne had best man duties for Robb Fish and his beautiful bride Yen Chang. The wedding festivities were at a great club right by Rockefeller Center. The club does have an alternative existence, although "alternative" isn't quite the right word for it. Wayne and I stayed at the club in a room across from the solarium, so we enjoyed this great view of St. Patrick's and Saks. The rehearsal dinner Friday was at Casa Bella in Little Italy. There was a street festival complete with St. Anthony statue draped in cash.

Other than wedding activities, we saw Jimmy Buffet on the Today Show and went to MoMA where we saw lots of Very Important Paintings. Wayne's Aunt Simone & Uncle Jim took us to dinner at The View - the rotating restaurant atop the Marriott Marquis in Times Square.






And we saw Spiderman 3 being filmed! We saw one take of a scene at 6th & 54th where there was chaos in the streets and "extras" running, looking up in the sky. The only famous person we recognized was James Cromwell, but Sam Rami is directing so he must have been there. And check out this photo... Tobey Maguire and Topher Grace are both in the film, but I don't think that guy to the right of Cromwell is either of them.

So we had a really fun weekend, missed the boy terribly but made it through. Maybe we'll brave another vacation in the not too distant future...

{PS a very big thank you to mimi & grandpa for babysitting all weekend!!}