We went to NY city today.
I wanted to see where my oldest daughter lived and worked when she did her internships with Donna Karan and Vera Wang during the summer of her senior year.
I have often heard people say that going to New York just changes you. I have to agree with them.
Before we even parked the car, we were all acting like we had lived there for 20 years…raising our voices, getting frustrated, talking with our hands, etc., etc.
Tolls every 12 feet (not really that close but…), small unclear road signs, getting lost but somehow still getting off the wrong freeway at the right spot only to make a wrong turn and finding ourselves in exactly the same spot 1/2 hour later had more than a little to do with it!
We were going to park near the place where Bean stayed. However, she was no help in finding the place. She didn’t recognize anything! Eventually, I realized that while she lived here, she figured out how to get where she needed to go and that was about it…which is pretty good for a 20 year old who has never really been to the city or lived on her own before!
We bought day passes for the subways and then got on the wrong train! On the next leg, we missed the train because Kimba, our second daughter, had trouble getting through the turnstile because the sensor had trouble reading her brand new ticket! Then, when it finally read it, the turnstile trapped her leg!
I love NY…
NOT!!!
We finally got to the Donna Karan building…I thought this would be a big deal but when every building in the whole city is over ten stories, it’s no longer special. And besides, you only get about 5 minutes of direct sunlight per day, you can only see a sliver of the sky and there is NO grass!!!
We then headed to Times Square…you know, where the New Year’s ball drops, where all of the action is…
My daughter announced our arrival, “This is Times Square”
“Where?…This?…This is it?…You’ve got to be kidding me! I’ll take the the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica any day.”
I turned to my son: “DBTH”
“What does that mean?”
“Don’t believe the hype.”
We stopped by Bergdorf & Goodman, “the most exclusive retailer in the nation” according to my NeimanMarcus employed daughter. As soon as we walked in, I saw men’s bathing suits.
“Hey, I need a new bathing suit”…
$555! I am not kidding!
Central Park is beautiful. The Apple store is really creative. The fascist art in the lobby of 30 Rock was, to quote Doc Holliday in Tombstone, “very instructive”.
People say that New York inspires them. It had a similar effect on me…
I am REALLY glad I don’t live there!
