Christmas in NYC!

Yesterday, my mother and I headed out on our annual trip to New York City that we take every fall. It was our 8th year going, and sadly it was probably our last because of my going to college next year!! This was also the latest in the year that we've ever gone, which was nice because we got to see the fabulous Christmas decorations in the city!!

We took the train in to Grand Central, which only takes about 50 minutes! It wasn't crowded at all, thankfully, and we headed out onto Madison Avenue straight away. 

This picture doesn't really look like much, but if you're an avid Gossip Girl lover then you will recognize this area as being Chuck Bass' Palace Hotel!! 

Here are the window displays at Tiffany's!! They were so pretty this year and my mom and I stopped at every single one to see the various jewels and the movements of the sets. 

Here are the decorations at Trump Tower...

More store decorations...

And here is the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center!! It was noticeably small this year, though. Rockefeller Center was absolutely packed. 

I AM SO HAPPY THAT I SAW THIS. At Barney's, they were doing a special tribute display for Lady Gaga for Christmas. Since I am absolutely obsessed with Lady Gaga, I made sure that we would stop by Barney's to take pictures. 

My mom and I made sure to stop by Lilly Pulitzer on Madison...

Everything is hand painted and I LOVE EVERYTHING.

My mom made reservations at a restaurant in NYC called the King's Carriage House. It was an absolutely adorable British inspired restaurant and we were so obsessed. The service was great, the food was great, and the interior design of the place was perfect!! 

All in all, my mom and I had a great time shopping in New York City!

Have a great day!!

xoxo, Hannah

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LADY GAGA

The Tickets

My outfit!

Last night I attended the Robin Hood Benefit in New York City with my dad. It was so much fun!! The best part - and the only reason why I went - was that LADY GAGA WAS PERFORMING. The concert started at 9, and it was an abridged version of a regular concert. 

We drove into the city (which is only 45 minutes away!) and went to dinner at Bar Americain. It's a restaurant by Bobby Flay, whom my dad loves. It was really good, but we kind of rushed out so we could get to the concert quickly. 

There was already a line at the entrance to get in, but we weren't that far down the line. There were much more people behind us (thank goodness!). We actually got let in at like 9:35 and went upstairs to where the actual benefit was. The only celebrities we saw were David Letterman and Kelly Ripa and her husband. We waited in line a little more, and it was really aggravating because we could hear the buildup to the entrance of LADY GAGA!! One of my dad's friends was already inside and he kept texting him saying, "she's entering in a white orb!". But we missed it. Unfortunately.

BUT WE STILL SAW GAGAAAA. I can't even begin to describe how big of a fan I am of Lady Gaga. She's amazing. Especially in concert. We got inside (as I was running in, SCREAMING) and she was singing "Born This Way". Oh my gosh. She was so amazing. 

My favorite part of this whole night was when she sang "Bad Romance". It's my favorite song of hers, and my dad and I sing it all the time. It was SOOO GOOD. And I recorded part of it on my camera!!

She sang "Born This Way, "Bad Romance", a new song that I don't know the name of, "Speechless", "You and I", "Alejandro", and "Judas". All in all, regardless of how controversial and eccentric Lady Gaga is, she is an amazing singer and performer and I'm so lucky to have seen her in concert last night!!

Have a fabulous day!!

xoxo, Hannah

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