WE LEFT FROM THE STUDIO AROUND
9:00 AM ON SATURDAY MORNING. 

WE FOUND THE "TIN MAN" ON OUR FIRST JOURNEY OUT. 

WE DECIDED IT REALLY DIDN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE SAW TIMES SQUARE,
EACH TIME WE SAW IT, IT WAS BREATHTAKING!

SATURDAY NIGHT WE MET UP WITH AN OLD FRIEND MICHELLE LABOUSIER FROM THE
FLORIDA DANCE WORKSHOP (SISTER SCHOOL OF THE FRANKLIN DANCE WORKSHOP, LOCATED IN FL)
AND GOT CAUGHT UP.  HERE'S A LITTLE TRIVIA FOR YOU...MICHELLE'S MOM, SUSAN,
FOUNDED THE FRANKLIN DANCE WORKSHOP OVER 30 YEARS AGO.  
SOME OF THE GIRLS FROM THE FLORIDA DANCE WORKSHOP WERE IN
THE SAME GROUP AS THE FRANKLIN DANCE WORKSHOP!   
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING THE GIRLS VISIT AT SOME POINT THIS SEASON!! 
THAT WOULD BE SOOOO MUCH FUN!!!!
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THE GIRLS WENT TO SEE 42ND ST. ON SUNDAY NIGHT.  WE HAD LOTS OF "DANCIN' FEET"

TIMES SQUARE WAS EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE AT NIGHT!

THIS WAS OUR VIEW FROM OUR BUGGY RIDE

WHEN WE RETURNED TO OUR HOTEL WE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE SEVERAL TV STARS.  IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO GET OUR CAMERA'S OUT BUT  THE STARS IN OUR HOTEL INCLUDED MATTHEW BRODERICK, SARAH JESSICA PARKER, THE BLONDE  FROM QUEER EYE,
 JESSE L. MARTIN FROM  LAW & ORDER (what an awesome smile he has in person) AND WE HEARD THAT BRUCE WILLIS WAS THERE TOO! 

ON MONDAY THE GIRLS REHEARSED IN THE MORNING AND THEN IT WAS OFF TO LUNCH

AND SHOPPING AT CANAL STREET.

WE HAD SOME REAL BARGAIN HUNTERS THAT DID VERY WELL "BARTERING"
FOR THOSE BIG NAME HANDBAGS!

IN ORDER TO GET TO CANAL ST. THE GIRLS HAD TO BRAVE THE NEW YORK CITY SUBWAYS!

ON MONDAY NIGHT THE GIRLS HAD THEIR REHEARSAL IN HERALD SQUARE

TUESDAY MORNING WE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING!! 
THE ALARMS WERE SET FOR 5:00 AM TO GET OUR SPOTS AT THE TODAY SHOW
WERE ENRIQUE EGLASIAS WAS PLAYING. 

WE HAD SEVERAL "STAR SIGHTINGS" AND A FEW
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE TODAY SHOW CELEBRITIES

CAN YOU SAY EXTREME CLOSE UP!!

THIS IS THE CHRISTMAS TREE IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER BEING DECORATED
 FOR THE DEC 3RD TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY

WE LEFT THE TODAY SHOW AND HEADED DOWN TO
BATTERY PARK & THE PIER FOR OUR CRUISE AROUND
WATERFRONT

AFTER OUR BOAT TRIP WE HEADED FOR THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT

AND THEN TO GROUND ZERO

THE CROSS PICTURE ABOVE WAS MADE FROM ONE OF THE STEEL BEAMS

THE GIRLS STOPPED TO HAVE A PICTURE WITH SOME OF NEW YORK'S HEROES

AFTER VIEWING THE SITE WE JUMPED IN A CAB AND HEADED BACK TO THE HOTEL.

SEVERAL OF THE GIRLS DECIDED TO SHOP, AND THE REST WENT TO
ROCKEFELLER CENTER FOR SOME ICE SKATING

CHECK BACK IN A FEW DAYS
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LINDA & ERIN TOOK THE GIRLS TO DINNER AT OLIVE GARDEN WHILE CHRIS, TRACY &  I 
ENJOYED THE MUSICAL HAIRSPRAY.
AFTER THE THEATRE WE HOOKED UP WITH EVERYONE AND FINISHED
OFF THE DAY CATCHING UP WITH LISA VITELLO,
 AN OLD FRIEND AND FORMER TEACHER AT THE FRANKLIN DANCE WORKSHOP.
 LISA HAS LIVED IN NEW YORK FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS SINGING
AND TRYING TO FIND A "BREAK" INTO THE WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT. 
THE GIRLS WERE MESMERIZED BY HER!

ON OUR WAY HOME WE FOUND ANOTHER "HERO" TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH.
 

TUESDAY WAS A VERY LONG AND BUSY DAY

 WEDNESDAY STARTED WITH REHEARSAL IN THE MORNING

LINDA & MICHELLE WENT TO SEE THE VIEW

AFTER LUNCH WE ALL SPLIT UP TO SEE DIFFERENT SHOWS.
LINDA TOOK THE GIRLS TO THE RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL'S CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR

TRACY & ERIN WERE OFF TO SEE 42ND ST.

CHRIS & I  ENJOYED LION KING!!

AFTER THE SHOW WE HEADED OVER TO MADAME TRUSSEAU'S WAX MUSEUM

BACK TO THE HOTEL TO GET THE GIRLS INTO BED EARLY FOR TOMORROW'S PARADE!

ON OUR WAY BACK WE STOPPED TO CHAT AND HAVE MORE "HERO" PICTURES TAKEN

HMMM, I THINK I SEE A PATTERN DEVELOPING HERE!!!!

ALARMS WERE SET FOR 4:00 TO LEAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GET READY FOR THE PARADE.

THE PICTURES ABOVE HAVE CIRCLES INDICATING STUDENTS FROM THE WORKSHOP

WALKING BACK FROM THE PARADE WE CAME ACROSS 2 MORE HEROES. 
THIS TIME THEY WERE FIREMEN

 WHAT A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL OF US. 
LINDA MADE THE PARADE EVEN MORE ENJOYABLE BY OBTAINING
SEVERAL TICKETS FOR THE GRAND STAND SECTION.
I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE WE SAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF MACY'S,
 4 ROW'S BACK FROM THE STREET WITH A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ENTIRE PARADE.
AFTER THE PARADE MANY OF US WENT BACK TO THE HOTEL TO TAKE A NAP.
AFTER NAPS, WE ALL ENJOYED THANKSGIVING DINNER TOGETHER IN THE HOTEL.