For years, I've been wanting to go to see The Rockettes Christmas Spectacular in New York City again after first seeing it and loving it in 2018. Well, in November, my Rockettes dreams finally came true! Now that I have a husband who is fine with driving into the city, it's much easier to make it happen. And bonus, this was the 100th anniversary year of the show, which made it even more special. We drove down to the city for a day, "we" being me, David, Sam, and Veronica. It was such a fun day and was one of my favorite days in recent memory. Everything went well, and even the weather cooperated nicely. It was a great day, and a great show!
The drive down took about 3.5 hours. We left at around 7:30 a.m. We had reserved a spot in a parking garage near Times Square, and we drove right in.
An unintentionally edgy and atmospheric picture of Sam and the Empire State Building. 
Our first order of business was to get lunch. We got delicious hot dogs from a food truck.
Me: 😄 Sam: 😑
On our walk up to Radio City Music Hall, where we were going to the 1 p.m. show, we passed Fox News. They had their tree up, and of course, I had to get some pictures!
I'm a Foxy lady! 😄
Some of the sights as we walked up Sixth Avenue to Radio City. New York is still my favorite city (sorry, Boston!).
Waiting in line to go into the show...
Of course! 😵 My closed eyes ruined a cute picture!
Radio City has a very cool chandelier.
The chandelier's reflection in the giant mirror
100 years, so neat!
I don't have any pictures of the spectacular show because they're not allowed, but here is where we sat.
The show really is spectacular, and we all enjoyed it. I want to go again in a few years. I love that they still do a live Nativity with it, too. Next time, maybe I'll spring for seats in the front balcony.
Next, we walked over to Times Square and Rockefeller Center and saw the sights.
Sam and Veronica wanted to go to the M&Ms store.
View of Times Square from the windows of the store
There was the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, in the process of getting all dolled up!
St. Patrick's Cathedral. I love the blend of history and modernity in cities!
It's so impressive! It reminds me of Notre Dame Cathedral (not that I've seen it yet in person).
I thought the trees growing on this building were so cool!
And then I saw that it was Trump Tower! For some reason, I thought it was in a different spot in the city. It had barriers up the wazoo in front of it. 😆
Next to Trump Tower is the Louis Vuitton store, which looks like a stack of their famous suitcases. How cool is that!?
Fitting neighbors!
Another picture with Radio City when we walked by it again on our way back to Times Square (again) to make up for the one with my eyes closed.
I was glad that I could still navigate around pretty easily. I used to know Midtown very well, and I still do (although I reviewed some street maps before I went to remind myself of what was where!).
I used to be good at taking the subway, too, but we didn't need to use it on this trip (thank goodness!).
The obligatory and classic Times Square pictures!
The teens
We had a delicious dinner at Red Lobster in Times Square, and gift cards from our wedding paid for most of it!
This was the garage where we parked. It was great, and we'd use it again.
It was a perfect ten of a day. The Rockettes were the highlight, but everything else was great, too. I loved every minute, and am thankful it happened!
