Update from NYC!!

Hello everyone,

A quick update for you from NYC: I decided to fly in a day early just to make sure that everything is in order for when the majority of our group arrives tomorrow. I'm delighted to report that the staff here at the Hotel Newton are just lovely - friendly, polite and couldn't be more helpful. The hotel itself is in a great location and has loads of ammenities near by. I've taken a couple of pics for you, to demonstrate! For those of you with a bit of a caffeine habit, you'll be thrilled to hear that there is a Starbucks right across the street! There's also a newstand right next door to the hotel, as well as a great little diner (Key West Diner) and a nice looking Thai restaurant.

I'll keep this one short because I have a lot to do today! I'm heading downtown to scope out everything else for the rest of the trip. I hope you all have a great flight (it's a quickie!!) and I'm looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Meredith

PS-Sorry for posting the wrong date re: the tree lighting...It's Wednesday, not Thursday, that you'll want to tell your friends and family to tune-in to NBC!