NYC birthday trip!

​I’m still way behind, but I’m making progress! The second week of April brought me to NYC with Morgan to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, with Tom Felton as Draco. Of course, we had to hit all the bookstores and do a mystery picnic as well. I don’t make the rules! 

Oh, we also found a drag brunch BINGO event, so I got to meet a drag queen for the very first time! Epic adventure!

We also couldn’t resist the Disney Store in Times Square!

The play was amazing. So many fun effects, and Tom did a great job as Draco, the adult version. 

The mystery picnic was fun, as always. I’ve loved every city I’ve done this in. A great way to try new things. 

We also hit the independent bookstores and bought a book in every one. 

There was a park right near the bakery, so we found a spot to sit and eat. There were kids playing, and whole bunch of nerdy adults practicing battle scenes with staffs. It was epic. Truly. 

Have you ever been to NYC? What is your favorite thing to do there?

Greater Charlotte Book Crawl

​I adore this event every year. I think this was my 4th or 5th year? This year, my daughter and I made a challenge to make it more exciting. We came up with prompts and I wrote them all on slips of paper and put them in a bookish cup. We pulled one out at every store and then shopped for each other, using the prompt. It was such a fun adventure. We brought my granddaughter on day 1, but left her home for day 2. It was way too much for her. I can’t wait until she’s older so she can pick out books as well! 

Check out our adventures! We did not finish the crawl this year. A couple of the stores weren’t open because we did the crawl on Easter weekend. BUT we did manage to earn free pizza! So exciting! 

I’m going to drop the pics below. Have you ever done a book crawl? Do you like to shop local?