leave the great indoors: Trip to New York City

I'm a little late in writing about our trip to New York City in October, but hey, it's been a crazy year. Anyway, better late than never. So, it was our first trip to New York - Jess hasn't been there either, so it was great to experience it all together. The city is, of course, amazing. What's interesting is that we didn't completely love it. It was great to see all the sites and experience the immense energy of it all, but after a few days it just became too claustrophobic. I guess that's what happens if you grow up in a small town... Below are some images from the experience.

We were in for a huge surprise on the first night. We were just walking around, and stumbled on Radio City Music Hall - it's a world famous venue for live music and a place where I've always wanted to see a show. Well, Death Cab For Cutie was playing that night, and while I was taking photos of the outside building, a couple came up to us offering up free tickets to the show. She is pregnant and didn't want to deal with the loud music. Thank you very much!! It was a fantastic show, and turned me into a full-blown, totally obsessed fan of Death Cab...

We spent the next few days being tourists, going to all the sites. Here are some highlights:

Done with sightseeing, we went about the business of doing fun things and generally being dorks... First, up, SPAMALOT! Followed by a stop at the Today Show...