One big melting pot:
The crazy, the zany, the artsy, the musicians, the actors, the business tycoons………..
( Avoid trump village at any cost)!!!
The colorful, the mundane, food a plenty
music at Sugar Bar, where everyone’s high on life.
You can take the girl out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl but explore, I did. Still reeling from this unexpected trip. We hit the ground running walking 25,000-30,000 steps a day averaging about 12 miles a day.
Uptown, downtown, Eastside, Westside, Chelsea, Midtown, the Highland and Jersey by foot, cab, Uber, or subway. I even signed up for my first Uber and Lyft application to be a driver ….oops. I quickly fixed that and ordered my first Uber. 😂
From Churchill Tavern leaving my purse at 2:30 a.m. in the booth for a photo opt, to strawberry fields to honor John Lennon ….”Just Imagine”. We beelined it home on foot with no cab insight at 4:30 a.m.
Thankfully, The Eiffel tower shined its guiding light and we arrived safely home.
Fall colors and all their glory greeted us each day in the sun, humidity, some rain and spring flowers, reflections of light in every body of water, I grew some legs on this trip, and even found my way to Trader Joe’s and back by myself. Whoo Hoo.
With the best tour guides around, my daughter and friend, we saw an incredible show Arcadia Earth https://www.arcadia-earth.com/ in 3-D about our planet and oceans and ways to Save our Planet, hit the Metropolitan, and The Guggenheim with its architectural beauty. I prayed in St. Patrick’s Church to sit down, Strolled through Rockefeller Center, and witnessed a wedding in front of Grand Central Train Station.
Dogs are everywhere, be careful not to step in poop… another oops.














My highlight was seeing my daughter of course and The Kite Runner (Last show is Oct. 30th so hurry if you want to go, it won’t disappoint). It turned out our friend Alex Purcel was in the play that night and performed 3 different roles and did a superb job. He was in our local High School play with my daughter, so to see him on Broadway in New York with top rated actors was a delight and he didn’t disappoint, nor did the cast. We were brought to tears through the laughs of this heart wrenching and moving story. Below is a little bit about the cast and their notable roles and stardom.
Broadway’s The Kite Runner officially opened July 21 at The Hayes Theater, continuing through October 30. The new play, adapted by Matthew Spangler from Khaled Hosseini’s novel, follows Amir from a young boy living in Kabul, Afghanistan, to adulthood, as he confronts his past and searches for redemption.
Leading the cast are Amir Arison as Amir and Faran Tahir as Baba. They are joined by Mazin Akar, Barzin Akhavan, Demosthenes Chrysan, Azita Ghanizada, Danish Farooqui, Joe Joseph, Déa Julien, Dariush Kashani, Beejan Land, Amir Malaklou, Christine Mirzayan, Haris Pervaiz, Alex Purcell, Eric Sirakian, Houshang Touzie, and Evan Zes. Salar Nader plays the tabla, a percussion instrument.
Buy tickets here … last show Oct 30th.
We got our fix with Alex all to ourselves after the show which for us was the highlight.








As for me, I had an amazing time breaking out and having time with my daughter and avoided a lot of the drilling of concrete and construction.
The biggest gift was having moments where I realized, no matter how far our kids roam, they are always watching us and we always have teachable moments.
Our final night, we stayed in her apartment and cuddled up on the couch watching some silly Halloween Movie and I realized no matter where they go and how long the distance, we are always there for each other and the biggest gift is family, where we can come together in true authenticity and share our hearts, knowing we will come back restored and renewed.
I’m a little in shock that I came home and am missing New York but with Ollie in my lap as I type, home is where my heart is as the sun rises to greet me.



Have a great week ahead. So much more to share but I have a client waiting for me so I best go.
In closing, whatever you’re afraid to do, do it, feel the feelings and move beyond your comfort zone. There is a big world out there waiting for you to explore.
Always Love,
💗
Cindy

THANK YOU Brontavalo and “Cat” for your amazing hospitality and also to my dear friends for whom I am forever indebted!❣️

A good blog, happy to read it and see all the pics.
Best wishes.
Keep smiling and keep sharing
Glad you enjoyed it Devang… Thanks my friend!
Smiling at cha! ❣️
Wow! what a full trip, Cindy! I’ve never walked that many steps even coordinating the Tulare County Mock Trial Competition where I always walked at least 21,000 steps a day. The play sounds fabulous, and knowing and getting to spend time with one of the actors – such a bonus. I love the closeness you expressed being with your daughter. Mom and I shared that kind of love – so comfortable with each other. What a gift you have given to each other.
Oh boy Marsha… I might be comatose after this lol 🤣. My friend who lives there part time does it every darn day.. It was so awesome and to see a dream come true for him as he continues his auditions and follows his passion is inspirational, no matter how hard it is.
It really is special to know that the love we have continues to grow in love and I’m so happy you had that with your mother as well. How special! And thanks for your sharing… xo
❤️
Glad you are home safe and sound. 🙂
Thanks… meeee too❣️
Thanks a lot for this great post, Cindy.
You’re welcome Eunice and thanks for always being here
💗
A pleasure.
💗🙏🏼
💗
You’ve had a great time Cindy. How lovely. Thanks for sharing your beautiful moments with us
ommmmigosh Sadje…. I really did and so happy to share it with you all. Thanks so much!
❣️💗
You’re most welcome
You had some fun.
I know Tim… imagine that… some real kick up the heel fun and now I can collapse..
ha😜
Thanks❣️
Sounds like a fun trip, Cindy. Happy you enjoyed time with your daughter. Fabulous pictures. Thanks for sharing.💕
It was great fun and lots of heartfelt moments Grace! Glad you enjoyed them and thanks so much for enjoying my Fri-Yay Funday friend. Enjoy❣️
My pleasure. Have a fabulous Friyayyy.💕
Wow, what an amazing time you had. I must admit that 4.30 am is long, long past my bedtime. You are amazing. Gorgeous pictures of you and your daughter and her friend.
I sure did and your are soooo right.. me either.. I rallied for sure which will cost me I’m sure but so worth it. Thank you so much. 💗
I loved The Kite Runner book. Fabulous photos! 🤩
I so ditto you on that.. thanks Paula.. just read your posts to catch up …so many great ones I couldn’t decide. Love the bird task manager. 🤣
Thank you! Yes, I post a lot, appreciate the read ❤️
You do and don’t know how you it but it’s impressive but some I have to skim or go back to. Delighted to 💗
It was a fun trip, as you enjoyed to the hilt. All pictures are beautiful and memorable. Have a great weekend 🎉💖💐
It so was and I soooo did KK!
Thank you so much my friend. On to my dad’s birthday and chill-axing!
You do the same!
💗
You’re welcome, always 😊💐💖
What a wonderful trip, Cindy: this sounds like the kind of ‘holidays’ I have 🤣 but well worth it to make all those memories ❤️
Thank you sooo much Ingrid… Laughing.. I must have thought and said a few times.. “where is the massage or nail place.. I just need my toe nails cut so they don’t dig through my shoes.. lol.. well worth memories for sure!!
Glad you can relate ❣️💗
If I ever make it to NYC, I’m gonna ask for your guidebook 🤩
Oh 4 sure and my tour guide!!! 🥳
Glad it was good ♡
Thank you sooo much! I appreciate that. 💗
Hehe Dear Cindy i Just took A Break
in Wonder And Amazement From All
The Humming Birds Butterflies and
Other Climbing Furry Beasts And
Feathers on Wings Supporting
All The Flowering Green
To Come to New York New York
With You As the Good News Is Hehe
You Have Done Such A Great Job As
Online Tour Guide it’ll Save me a Ton of
Money for A Visit And All the Butterflies
Birds and Other Beasts Won’t Have to
Miss me
in the
Garden
of Eden Naked
Enough Whole Complete
As It’s True i Noticed Everyone
Was Wearing Pants in New York
Still Don’t Own a Pair Since Winter of 2013
Anyway You Had A Blast Wherever We Blast
Off Makes
it Worth
It For Real
Now Coming
Home Back to Grounding Space
of Nature Free With Kitty Kat Purrs..:)
💗❤️💞
so happy you enjoyed it and saved you some money and back to some grounding time for sure!! Thanks Fred❣️
SMiles Dear Cindy You
Really Put The Life in
Life Keep FLoWeRinG
After You Rest
With SMiles
Ever Springing Real
☺️❤️🏝
Smiles back at you Fred!
💕❤️💕
Pleasure
☺️❤️🏝🙏
❤️🙏💕
☺️👻☺️🎃❤️
Clearly, you had a lot of fun! I am such a big fan The Kite Runner. I read it in high school and it’s one of those stories that stays with you. I am so glad they are making a show based on it and I have no doubt everyone in it is very talented 😊
I so did and I wish I could catapult you there to see it. I know you would have loved it Pooja!!!
It’s heavy to see.. not one you can go to over and over.. but a standing ovation for sure. 💗
Aww I wish haha! Yes, the story is so heavy and I always get so emotional by it.
💕❤️💕💕❤️
Sounds like an awesome trip!
Totally was and thanks a lot. 💗
What an exciting NYC adventure, Cindy! Such a fabulous city to feel creativity, diversity, and full-out living! Thanks for sharing!
It really was Vicki! I feel so blessed to have gone my friend. You’re so right about that. 💗
Oh Cindaaaayyyy, my girl, first of all what an awesome trip and the experiences you had were priceless my friend. 😁 So you were hobnobbing it with the cast of The Kite Runner huh? 🪁 Your pictures are truly amazing. But after reading this post, my friend, you summed it up nicely –
“In closing, whatever you’re afraid to do, do it, feel the feelings and move beyond your comfort zone. There is a big world out there waiting for you to explore.” Girl I am juiced up and my tank is full, and I am rip roaring and ready to go! Thanks for this extra injection of Superhero energy! You rock girlfriend! 🐱🏍🏋🏼♀️🦅 I love the way you roll!!! 😍💐🥰
I can’t begin to tell you how much of everything it was for me Kym and priceless says it all. Hahahahaha… Alex is like family so there’s that and I got to meet the others which was fun. Glad you enjoyed the picture.
While it sounds like i was lost in a jungle, I felt so vulnerable and scared which sounds crazy but true. Oh I’m glad that line fueled you and I’m ready for the next trip.. lol. Thanks for being that Funday Friend that is always ready for a good tine and to fuel my fire!!! 💗
Thanks for the motivation Cindy. Sometimes we tend to get stuck in our comfort zones and can’t find our way out. But while your adventure was probably scary, you fought fear and anything that looked like it You go Ms. Uber! LOL 😂🚖🚕🚖🤣
Yes indeed so true Kim!! I have to remember that and be dumped off at a desert island once in awhile. Ha. Omigosh Uber …lol
💕
LMBO Mommy Nature! You nailed it! 😍💋😘💐🤗🦋🥰
Yayyyyyyyy❣️
🌞💐😎💋🥰💖😍💐
❤️❤️
Oh my! You had so much fun in the Big Apple, Cindy. And the miles on your feet! How wonderful and to do it all with your daughter. Great pics of the melting pot. It’s way to overwhelming for me, but you make it seems exciting (Nice to have guide too!).
I soooo did Diana! Funny thing is I’d come home and my phone would say I had 500 more steps to close the loop. It was really fun to have her to lead the way and enjoy things with. Trust me it was and yet I rallied.. 💗❤️💗
I think the place is intimidating, but I would love it with a daughter-guide, so I wouldn’t stress about getting lost or getting on the wrong subway, etc. That would be a blast. 😀
What an amazing time Cindy. It sure looked like a spectacular time. I really enjoyed the photo ops, how fun. It is always a pleasure seeing your family having fun. Have a blessed weekend. Hugs and love, Joni ❤️
Thanks so much for being here and enjoying the pictures Joni!! It was fun to reach out of the box for a change!!! So happy you enjoyed my dear friend!!💕❤️💕
I soooo loooooovvvvvveeedddd this post Cindy!!!! Vicariously enjoying NYC through you was pure splendor. Thanks for reminder re kite runner. Read the book and plan to see it on stage. Thanks for a great post!!!!
So happy to see you here enjoying Dawn! Happy to hear as you know how great it is!! Oh so happy you will see it on stage!!! Surreal. Thanks for your visit!
❤️
Loved all the pics, your post and your pic with your daughter. You look lovely. Have a splendid weekend🍕🏠🎉.
Awww thanks so much Aparna!!! So happy to share it and that you are here to enjoy! 💕
Wow! What an amazing trip, Cindy. The pics are amazing, and I love the part where you speak to our children roaming, the always present connection, and teachable moments. So true and lovely. ❤️
It really was Jeff!! Surreal actually!! Thanks and glad you resonated with that part as we had some true heart to heart moments that only happen when there is enough time for them to open. Thanks for sharing in the joy!
💕❤️💕
What a wonderful trip!
Thanks Nico!
It was awesome!💕❤️💕
Oh what a wonderful adventure. 💜Thank you for sharing. I sure miss NYC.
A menagerie of many memorable moments…so much fun!!! Thanks for sharing, dear Cindy, and I wish for you a wonderful weekend 💖
Thanks for taking it all in Phil! You got it all right! So much to take in there and lots of fun!! Thanks my friend. I’ll be I. Recovery mode-:)😂have a great weekend as well! 💕
Will do Cindy 💕 TY
That cat cosying up. 😂
😂😂😹
You seem to have a great time Cindy! All the photos are sooooo cooool❤️
Thanks Sheree!! It was loads of fun!!! 💕💕
Gorgeous photos, Cindy! What a joyous post! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us! <3 Ollie looks glad to have you back!
Glad you enjoyed them Cheryl and thanks for visiting!
Yes, she is and my husband was glad to “get his lap back” 😘💕🙏
Thank you for sharing you NYC trip with us, Cindy! Seems you had a great time! 🤩
Thanks Eugi !!
So much fun. And thanks for enjoying!!❤️💕😘
Sooo much fun and now I’m recovering hahah.
Thanks for sharing in the fun!💕
😉
How fun, Cindy! All the sights and steps, but most of all, time with your daughter. My daughter (and son) and I are close, too, and it’s a blessing as they grow into adults. Happy belated Friday! ❤️
Oh thanks for this Lauren and glad you shared your closeness with your kids as well! So special!!
Thanks for being here!!💕❤️💕
Aw sounds like you had an amazing time! The Kite Runner sounds lovely, I’ve yet to read the book though. Wishing you a lovely weekend!!❤️💫
Lovely sharing…beautiful pictures…glad you enjoyed your trip & time with daughter…how impressive…25-30k steps a day 👏✨💟💫
Awww..Thanks so much Navin… I’m happy you enjoyed them! Time with my kids is always the highlight.
I was surprised to see those numbers everyday, thanks Navin!💕
You’re welcome, Cindy ✨💟💫
💗❤️💗
Cindy, this sounds (and looks) like a lot of fun!
Soooo much … sooo much!!!
💕
Looks like you had a wonderful time. 🙂
I had a ball!!! Thanks!
💕
The photos are outstanding.
Thanks so much!!💕
Pleased you enjoyed! ❤️
The pictures are lovely!
Have a great time ahead, too.
Thank you sooo much. You do the same. 💗
Outstanding post and the photos are awesome. Happy Fun-Friday to you too. Fantastic and beautiful.
Thank you so so much Kamal. Happy you enjoyed the photos and post. And now on to the week!!! Have a great one!
❤️
You are always welcome dear Cindy. Yeah see you with another great post.💖💖💖
Have a wonderful day dear Kamal!! ❤️
🌹🌹🤗🤗❤️❤️
💗💞💗
Great photos, Cindy!❤ I love all of Khaled Hosseini’s books. Since The Kite Runner is a brilliant novel, I bet the play is great!😊
Oh Thanks so much Aaysid. Happy you liked them. So good and yes, it really was great. 💗
Looks like you had a wonderful time in NYC. So nice you had your daughter to show you around and go with you. You are right. Our most precious gift is our family!
wow love the pics, feel exhausted hearing about all you covered … NYC, or even usa, would push me way beyond my comfort zone! Fortunately there is no way it would come within my radar so it was nice to share your experience 🙂
Thank you so much Kate. I know it was a lot for me too. Glad you could enjoy the glimmer. I’m with you on that!
❤️
Thanks for this post!
You’re welcome and thanks stopping in Saania!
🙏🏼❣️
That looks wonderful auntie!
Referring to your last paragraph, I don’t know how I’d react all alone in a big city. Back in the day, I would have taken in as much as I could, but that isn’t me now. I’d want to, but I don’t know if I would alone. I’m proud of you for doing New York City right!
Oh I’m so glad to meet my soul sister. If I could survive, you would too Mary! Promise and thanks for noticing my edges and being proud of me. I did have the best of conditions I must say!!! ❣️
Thanks for the confidence, Cindy. 🙂
It’s a pleasure and thank you Mary!! ❣️
A wonderful trip Cindy. I’m sure it was great being with daughter! ❤️
It really was Holly!
Thanks so much.. soooo nice! ❤️
Well, that was fun!
Adore the mural.
Will you post more?
How many do you have?
We could do a guest post on my blog, or I’ve been saving up 1 offs from other bloggers to do a group of 1 offs with links
xo