Metropolitan Museum of Art/St. Patrick's/The Tony Awards

Today, we all needed to sleep in a bit. We had a lazy morning. Gina and Brennan made eggs and sausage for everyone.

We left the apartment around 1pm, hopped on the subway, and made our way to 86th St. Then, we got on a bus just to get across Central Park. Our destination: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

I LOVE that museum. They have the most amazing Egyptian exhibit, which they have expanded even in the five years since I've been there. The room that houses the temple, with the slanting glass wall overlooking the park, is one of the most remarkable rooms ever. We wandered through this exhibit, the Medieval rooms, armor rooms, and American furnishings. There is sooooo much more to do, but you just can't do it all at once.

It got close to Mass time. We decided to go to St. Patrick's Cathedral at 5:30. It is such a breathtaking, Gothic masterpiece. Mass was beautiful, and the homily was worth of a standing ovation. (Ok, I have been to a lot of theater this week.)

The priest talked all about the Trinity, and about the importance of the Sign of the Cross.

After Mass, we went behind the altar to see the tomb of Archbishop Fulton Sheen. As we left the cathedral, we saw the giant statue of Atlas outside of Rockefeller Center.

And, tonight is Tony Award night! The Tonys were being held at Radio City Music Hall, which was only a block away from the cathedral. Our timing was perfect for being there, and we decided to hang out at the red carpet for awhile. It was crowded, but we managed to see a bit. We saw Mark Indelicato (Ugly Betty) and Piper Perabo (Coyote Ugly, Beverly Hills Chihuahua) walk in. It was a little hard to be there with the kids, though, so we walked to the subway and came home. Claire was soooo excited to have been to a red carpet.

We picked up some Indian food (Chicken Tikka for me tonight), and watched the Tony Awards on tv. Marcia Gay Harden won Best Actress for "God of Carnage", so the girls were glad that they had just seen her. Karen Olivo won for "West Side Story" as Anita, so Cathy, Brennan and I were cheering her on. She was FABULOUS in that role.

It was very special for me to watch the Tony Awards with my sister. It has been ages since we got to watch those together, and musical theater is such a binding force with us. During the Memorial to those that have died this year, we all sany along to "Kiss Today Goodbye" from "A Chorus Line".

So, the evening closes on this day, and we look forward to our last full day in town. Tomorrow, we are planning to go back to the American Girl Store and possibly the St. Padre Pio shrine. Also, Cathy's friend, Kevin, works for CNBC, so he's going to take us for a tour of 30 Rockefeller Center.