My husband’s work schedule was a bit crazy in July and I had yet to be a passenger on a flight he was piloting, so I decided to go and visit him on the road. 

He had an overnight stay in White Plains, N.Y. that landed before noon, giving him the entire afternoon and evening off. The plan was to catch flights that would get me to the White Plains airport about the same time as him so I could catch his shuttle to the hotel. The hotel they stay at there is over in Stamford, Conn., so it would have been a very long Lyft ride by myself. That part of the plan worked out exactly as planned. I’ll get to the return trip in a minute.

After getting settled at the hotel, we took a Lyft to the Stamford train station and caught the express train into Manhattan, arriving at Grand Central Station. We headed first to Eataly – an international Italian restaurant that we had tried in Boston – and grabbed some sandwiches to go. We also grabbed banana pudding from Magnolia Bakery. We took our food over to Rockefeller Center, found a table and enjoyed a beautiful New York City afternoon. 

We then stopped in St. Patrick’s for a few minutes of adoration and then went to visit the New York Public Library. I showed him the original Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed animals and the Guttenberg Bible they have on display. We also checked out the New Yorker exhibit they had going on then. 

We had some time to kill before dinner, so we walked up to Times Square to soak in the atmosphere. We saw a lady walking around with a suitcase covering her from head to mid-thigh. We saw the Naked Cowboy who plays guitar in boots, hat and underwear. 

Then we went to get in line for Joe’s Pizza for dinner. My daughter and I had seen the line before but didn’t have time on that trip. It’s very good slice pizza and there’s a lot of celebrity pictures on the wall. 

Then it was back to Grand Central and the train to Stamford. Right before we got to Grand Central, we stumbled upon an old fire station and a statue dedicated to the city’s firefighters. It was such a fun way to have a date together. I also added another state to my list as I’ve never been to Connecticut.The next day, the plane my husband was flying ended up being full, so I had to take a different flight home. Guess we’ll just have to do this again – maybe Florida next time?