The Adventures of Jada and Mommy: Manhattan, NY

This year I took Jada to the most wonderful place on Earth. No, not Disney World. Manhattan, NY! We spent Three days and two nights in Midtown! 

There were a lot of "firsts" on this trip. Since we live close enough to NYC we decided to take NJ transit to the city. We drove to the Hoboken station and took the train for $15 each (children free on weekends with adult). It was a no brainer.

Once we arrived in the city, we stayed at The Chambers Hotel. Chambers is a fantastic Boutique Hotel that I definitely recommend to anyone staying in the area. The personal service and style is completely unrivaled. This place would specifically appeal to those wanting to stay in the shopping district- at 56th Street and 5th Avenue. Prime location. It would also appeal to those with artistic interests. Every room displays unique one of a kind art organized by the floor. The staff is extremely helpful and kind. If you ask I am sure they would be willing to give you a tour!

room numbers are displayed in the flooring

Looking out of the window...

this was the view!

she was into the Tv...kids!

They had a small robe just for Jada! Great attention to detail!

 Nice letter of welcome and tickets to MoMA!

great quail sandwich at Ma Peche inside of the hotel.

getting ready to hit the town for the night!

The next morning we decided that we wanted to explore the area. We visited Carnegie Hall, Rockefeller Plaza, FAO Schwartz and Nintendo World (we like games!).

MoMA shots

The shopping district (1/2 block from the hotel!)

A short stroll later....

 after walking back, I saw this....A few doors down! This is where I wanted to work for YEARS! Love Baby Phat and Pastry!

As I said before this hotel is AMAZING. I took a few shots of the rooms but the lobby is one place you have to see! The photos just do not do this place justice!

I definitely recommend that you look into this hotel. You will not regret it!

http://www.chambershotel.com/

New Installment: The Adventures of Jada and Mommy

I have been given a great gift in my daughter Jada. She is a joy to be with. One of the things we love to do together is have adventures. Sometimes we travel and other times we stay local but one thing is for sure, we always have fun. I would like to start a new installment on this blog and call it:

The Adventures of Jada and Mommy.

This is sure to be a blast. Below is a picture to start this off. This was one of our first BIG adventures....We went sailing for 4 days on the Chesapeake in Maryland. It sounds crazy, I know. No showers, middle of July and at the time she was between 4 and 5 years old. It worked out better than I thought it would.

I hope you enjoy this!

Pintrest-ed

I love Pinterest....

I mean...I LOVE Pinterest!

It is the best tool for visual people who find something they like happenstancly and then want to remember but don't have time to write a note or bookmark but reeeeally really intend to come back to it without searching through lots of saved internet files....

Perfection. 

Lots of DIY projects. I'll post one soon!

Free New Girl Viewing Party kit

So I looooove the show New Girl on Fox! The Season premier airs September 25th, 2012. I couldn't find a viewing party kit any where else so I thought I would make one myself. I hope you like it!

You can also download the document here

DIY: Meatless Meat-lover's Pizza

Read it again...and there it is.. 

Meatless Meat-lover's Pizza.

I know, I know. First sliced bread-now this. Try to contain yourself.

Recently, in one of my many random greedy searches, I stumbled upon vegetarian meat. It's made of wheat gluten by washing wheat flour dough with water until all the starch dissolves, leaving an elastic mass which is then cooked before being eaten (thanks wiki). With this information I decided to attempt making a pizza.

Here is how it went down...

Ingredients:

Store brand cheese pizza (yeah, I cheated on this step-so what)

Light Life Smart Bacon

Light Life Smart Deli Pepperoni

Gardien Chic'n Scallopini

So the instructions are simple. Brown your "meats" for flavor, cut, place and bake according to pizza instructions. Easy and Delicious!

YUMMM!