We always seem to celebrate Valentine’s Day the date before
or after the actual holiday because of our busy schedules, but it never takes
away from the fun that we have together. On Saturday we woke up early and
headed into New York City and caught brunch at Pershing Square, located just
outside Grand Central Station. This restaurant might be shoved under a bridge,
but it’s much larger and more beautiful inside than it lets on outside. Not to
be cliché or anything, but it was seriously love at first bite. My three egg
omelet and Jason’s steak and eggs were absolutely delicious and perfect in
everyway. It was fun to sit comfortably in our seats and enjoy our food while
the snow started to fall outside.
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| Leaving Grand Central |
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| Pershing Square was miraculously outside of Grand Central Station |
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| Best brunch ever |
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| Jason's new favorite spot |
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| The food was so delicious |
After licking our plates clean and sipping the last of our
hot chocolate, we walked down 42nd street to the New York Public
Library. This is another place we have walked by many times, but never thought
to go inside. The New York Public Library is the second largest library in the
United States (only behind the Library of Congress) and the third largest in
the world. This huge, marble building was like entering Hogwarts. Two marble
lions named Patience and Fortitude guard the entrance and walking through the
revolving doors you find yourself suddenly standing in the candlelight of Astor
Hall. We walked through the quiet rooms of the library and admired the detailed
art and architecture. Jason led me to the third floor where we entered the Rose
Reading Room with a sky-decorated ceiling. It truly was an amazing sight and
pilled high with so many books.
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| The gorgeous marble facade of the New York Public Library |
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| Jason and Patience the Lion |
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| Astor Hall |
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| Rose Reading Room |
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| Rose Reading Room |
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| The coolest drinking fountain ever |
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| Seroiusly, I don't know how people wouldn't be distracted from such beautiful art and architecture |
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| Rose Reading Room |
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| Rose Reading Room |
After our brief visit to the New York Public Library, we
continued to walk through Bryant Park admiring the people ice skating in the
snowy weather. We walked pass Time Square to the Nederlander Theatre to go see Newsies! Jason had surprised me with
tickets the day before and we were both so excited to see our third musical on
Broadway. Jason grew up watching the Disney movie and had all the songs
memorized. He had been singing the songs the day since he bought tickets to the
musical, and even now, I can’t get him to stop. I was just as excited to see a
musical that won Best Score and Best Choreography at the 2012 Tony Awards.
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| Time Square |
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| Nederlander Theatre |
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| Even this billiboard just makesme want to sing and dance |
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| Nederlander Theatre |
Newsies did not
disappoint. Our seats were seven rows from the stage and I felt at times like
they were singing to me. Newsies is a musical with a simple storyline and even
simpler set design, which involved three sets of scaffolding. The songs were so
fun and catchy that it made us want to get up from our seats and sing and
strike with them. I loved the almost full cast of boys, and Jason and I were in
awe of the dancing. Seriously, I would spend the money again just to see the
choreography.
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| Sneaking a shot of the stage before the show begins |
We left the city just in time to miss a snowstorm. Even
though it wasn’t exactly Valentine’s Day, I had the perfect date with my
valentine and I’m so happy that he’s mine.
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| Escaping the snow just in time |
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