NYC/Jersey

Finally, after a year and a half of living in the east coast made it to New Jersey to see family. Spent a day in NYC. An easy ride on the New Jersey Transit system and checked out some of "the city's" holiday spirit.

Rockefellar Center Xmas tree

There were a lot of people sightseeing, shopping, ice skating. Got a little overwhelming at times.

Made it over to Times Squate where the ball drop for New Years occurs. Saw the stage set up for the big event. I still can't get over that people choose to go stand in the cold for hours with no beverage just to count back from 10. Watching it on TV sounds much better to me.

The stage where they will do the countdown for the ball drop

Spent some time with family in New Jersey. My cousin Em lives in Hoboken;
a nice escape from the craziness of New York City. Loved checking out the shops/restaurants/bars of this area.

Hoboken-quite the contrast from Manhattan.

Cousins : )

The Cake Boss Bakery is in Hoboken. Personally have never seen this show, but people were lined up around the block to get in.

Great views of Manhattan from Hoboken.

Not sure why I hadn't bothered to head this way before. It's an easy, inexpensive trip. Definitely will have to make it back this year.