I am fresh back from a quick trip to the big city and you know I have a few pictures to share.

{my first daylight view out of my window at the Holiday Inn Express near Herald Square in Garment District which was just fine btw, and I love those rainwater barrels atop many buildings}

From the get go, this country girl was thrilled with the urban eye candy and charm. From the teeny to the glam!

I plan on doing several posts about some of the stores and places we visited. Of course our first stop was Ralph Lauren and the Madison Ave flagship stores…I was determined to see the Rhinelander Mansion and it was really interesting! No photos there;( This is the women’s RL store below on Madison, Rhinelander Mansion across the street (and much more interesting in my opinion just loved it!)

The next day was ABC Home..the mecca,,,8 floors of goodness, photo taken with my back to Fishs Eddy another fun place I will blog about and most of you know about if you have been to NYC.

I met up with my friends Melisse and Susy while there…they are antique dealers and we all love similar things so that made it even more fun!

{Susie and I at ABC Kitchen..gorgeous doors}

Here I am with Suzy(L), her cousin Deanie who joined us for the Bette Midler play, moi, and Melisse!

Yep, we saw BETTE MIDLER! Here she is blowing us kisses as left after the show…we were so excited,especially when Melisse got her autograph.  We were thrilled to catch such a legend on Broadway.

I relied heavily on tips from bloggers, clients and designers I have collected about where to stay, eat and of course “you gotta go to ABC Home” where to shop type of advice etc…so much to do and so little time! One of my favorite city guides was from Restylesource.

can’t wait to share my favorite shop…John Derian in Greenwhich Village..so wonderful.

So here we go, all next week NYC pictures and posts…hope you are ready. If not, just click away;  It was a fun trip and I just had my iphone camera but I look forward to sharing! And I really look forward to GOING BACK!

And Thanks Susy for getting us backstage at Wicked (more on that later) and thanks Melisse for Madison Ave gallery experience..y’all are the best!