Brooklyn Bridge, Freedom Tower, Starbucks

Beginning of our walk

Lady Liberty off in the distance

Lower Manhattan view

Midtown (distant view)

Apparently if you're in love, locking an engraved Master around the bridge makes it foreva eva. 

Margaret and Tim(my)

It's so cold, I couldn't move my face to smile like a normal person. 

I guess last night was too much, so I took a small nap...

My ginormous purse was in the way of me standing like a normal person.

Yay! We made it across. Brooklyn to Manhattan. We saw the set up for the new mayor's speech, and we found a Starbucks where Margaret and I agreed the rudest woman ever had no idea how to order coffee...or how to be nice. 

Freedom Tower (replaces World Trade Towers)

And the most fabulous picture of the day goes to...

This hung on the door downstairs so that party goers would know the proper procedure. Nothing like seeing your brother in a soaked wife beater to kick off a new year. Happy New Year, everyone!

Macy's, Lord and Taylor, Rock Plaza

View from the rooftop access

Part of Macy's window display. (not the best pictures bc of the glare)

Tree in Rock Plaza - not as huge as I thought. 

Lord and Taylor display...there were so many more, but the glare was awful. The videos are better. 

Macy's again

So, I can't post videos to blogger from my phone, but I'll be sure to get some together soon. These windows are crazy! They move and sing and dance...pretty theatrical. There you have it: the first amateur (EXTREMELY amateur) photos of the trip. 

By bedtime last night, I had wind burn something horrible on my cheeks, and tonight I'm already tired, (the party hasn't even started yet!). Hopefully I'll keep my eyes open for the ringing in of 2014. I'm taking this bull by the horns, so please keep your arms and legs inside the ride; this is MY year.