Babymoon/Birthday Trip - DALLAS

Tomorrow CT and I head out on a road trip to Dallas for our last hooray before Kingston gets here. We really have no plans - just going with the flow. 

I was able to book a hotel - Doubletree by Hilton - near the Galleria for $45 bucks a night via Priceline. We always name our own price and have had successful experiences with them so far. We usually stay at a Marriott or Hilton chain and we have never paid more than $45 a night. 

What can I say - we are thrifty and can pass up a good deal! 

We plan to head out Thursday late morning - stopping at 2 different casino's on our way to Dallas. Hopefully we get lucky and can start our trip off with some extra money! 

 WinStart World Casino & Resort

Kansas Start Casino.

Hopefully Thursday evening we will be able to hit up a hamburger joint from Diners, Drive-In's and Dives. Friday our only plans are to shop till we drop - maybe find a food truck with a grilled cheese or corn dog. And we plan to come home Saturday but we shall see how we are feeling. 

No plans are good plans! 

I've been looking forward to this for a while and I  can't wait to get away with my main man. 

I hope you'd follow along while we are gone:

NYC Planning

After a few hours work, I have come to the conclusion that planning a trip like this is a hard task.

We have so much to fit into the 4.5 days we are in New Jersey/New York because we know we won't be back for a LONG time. 

We had a bucekt list of things we wanted to do before we got pregnant and had kiddos. 

- Go to Vegas

- Go Skiing
 - Go to NYC

 Hopefully we make it through the list before our time for babies comes, but if not I'll be so glad we did this trip!

So... back to planning. 

This is all I've got so far.

As of right now, I am planning two action packed days in the city around a Yankees & a Mets game. It's a little difficult because the Yankee's stadium is in the Bronx north of Manhattan and the Met's stadium is in Queen's which is west of Manhattan. 

On our to do/see list are:

SOHO

Chinatown

Canal Street

Ground Zero

Brooklyn Bridge

Statue of Liberty - by Staten Island Ferry

Dinner in the meat packing district

Fireworks from Hoboken 

{This will probably be our itinerary on July 4th when we are going to a Met's game mid day. Early morning in the city, baseball game at 1pm, evening in the city, followed by fireworks at 930pm.}

Times Square

Empire State Building

Central Park / Upper East Side

5th Ave

Bronx Zoo 

{This will probably be our itinerary on July 6th when we are going to a Yankee's game mid day. Early morning in the city, baseball game at 1pm, early evening in the city because we have to be at airport by 430am the next day.}
 

Thankfully we are saving money by staying with some friends in NJ, but with that being said we will have to take a train into the city each time.

 We might have to end up going in on Friday as well if we aren't able to get everything done in those two days.

My fear is over-doing it because I hear the city can get pretty exhausting. 

I guess you only live once huh? 

Is it weird that I'm getting nervous?

Riding trains and the metro, trying to navigate around a hugely populated city by foot. 

 It gives me butterflies just thinking about it.

Any recommendations on things to do, places to eat, or venues to shop?