{"id":20605,"date":"2026-03-01T21:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T02:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=20605"},"modified":"2026-03-01T21:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T02:21:13","slug":"nyc-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=20605","title":{"rendered":"NYC!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My darling college daughter invited me to see a Broadway show with her! How could I turn that down?! This week I took the bus to NYC, got a hotel across the street from the theater, and had an awesome time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I got there a few hours before she did, so I took myself on an walk to the New York Public Library. Once again, I didn’t see any books not behind glass<\/a>, but I enjoyed the Treasures exhibit and the general vibe of the place. I also saw three different couples in wedding attire, posing for photos! What a place to get married!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few neat things I saw:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then I went to check in at the hotel, which was literally across the street from the theater! I got a tiny room (aren’t they all in NYC?!), but it had a nice view of the street below and I’m pretty sure it was on top of a fire station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Espen and two of her friends took the train into the city and got there shortly before the show started. We hung out in the tiny hotel room for a bit, then headed to the show! It was phenomenal!! Such a good show! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(she has a little pimple patch under her nose, not a booger!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The stage was pretty amazing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The theater was beautiful!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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After the show we “staged doored” for awhile and Espen’s tallest friend got them all several autographs on their programs. :) We got pizza afterwards, then hung out in the hotel for awhile until the friends left to get the late train home. E and I passed out in the hotel! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next morning we wandered through Central Park on our way to visit the American Museum of Natural History, particularly the sharks and the dinos! My teenage daughter is actually a 5yr old boy. LOL. The museum is awesome and she rattled off facts to me the entire time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Needed .5 to get those whole boi in the picture!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Elephants look weird without trunks. Espen said that skeletons like this are the basis for the cyclops stories.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This lobby fieels like you’re inside of …. something.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Big sad sequoia slice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It was such a nice two days. I’m soooooo happy that Espen is thriving in college, making friends, and having big experiences! She’s so confident walking around the city, taking the train, making decisions, and existing in her world. It makes my heart so happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to see more pics, here’s the album<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I got to have two whole weekend days too! What a week! :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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