This past week, I was invited to be an audience member of "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" with a couple of my friends. This was a very last minute thing since the tickets were given through a lottery system. The studio was in Rockefeller Center in New York City. How could I say no to an opportunity like that?

It was a sunny Tuesday morning when my two friends, their mother, and I boarded the northbound train from Hamilton Station into Pennsylvania Station in New York City. We arrived at the city around noon and began walking towards Rockefeller Center.

Since NBC Studios didn’t start letting people in until 3:15 p.m., we looked for a restaurant to eat at to kill time. We stopped by a Ruby Tuesday which overlooked a busy intersection; it was the fanciest one I have ever been to!

We eventually continued our journey to the studio on foot and came across some interesting things. We had to cut through Times Square, where we found the Naked Cowboy, Disney characters, and a funky exhibit taking over the city.

Per block, there were interactive exhibits for pedestrians to explore, enjoy, and photograph. My friends and I took the chairs that resembled thumbtacks for a spin, literally.

There were also exhibits with neat architecture and backdrops for people to take photos with. These exhibits came from the Design Pavilion partnership with Times Square –and they certainly did their job.

We continued our wandering through The Big Apple and even took the time to visit the three-tiered M&M Store. I wondered if the employees ever got tired of the smell of chocolate…

Finally, we reached our destination: Rockefeller Center. This is the iconic building with an outdoor ice skating rink in the center, you know the one you see in practically every Rom-Com that takes on New York.

Did you know that there are actually stores inside of Rockefeller Center? I had no idea what I was getting into when I stepped foot in that building.

Rockefeller Center is fit for royalty. They had a private, fancy restaurant next to the outdoor ice rink, which was a fountain when we were there. They had big-name, expensive stores like Anthropologie, many chocolate shops, and even a sushi place!

We visited the Swarovski store on a whim and it felt like we were in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Because there weren’t any cases, we could try on anything we wanted. We even got to sit on a gemmed-up 1.5 million dollar couch surrounded by bedazzled-string diamonds that cost 3 million. It was unbelievable.

Eventually, the time came when we were allowed to check in to the studio. I never really realized how big NBC Studios was until that day.

We sat in the Peacock Lounge, which showed pictures of all the celebrities and guests Jimmy had on his show. It made the anticipation even worse.

The staff was super sweet and you could tell they definitely loved their job.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t take any photos. Luckily, I remember most of it.

They gave us lettered tickets which determined your section and seating arrangement. Then group by group, they sent you up the elevators and into the lobby where the studio awaited.

Slowly but surely, they filed everyone into the studio and into their seats. It was so surreal seeing the wooden, red-cushioned seats looking out towards the set.

The infamous seat and couch along with Jimmy’s desk were off to the left. The band, which is actually live if you didn’t believe it before, is off to the right. This left the stage in the middle open for guest appearances.

There were three main cameras and two cameras that maneuvered on an extension on both sides of the studio. A tech booth was in the back right corner. The rest, of course, was filled with audience seating.

What I didn’t know about Jimmy Fallon’s show was that there were no fake laughs, just the audience's. So, if they weren’t feeling it, Jimmy wasn’t feeling it.

The studio itself is also super cold. Considering it was extremely humid outside, it was refreshing. But, it got colder than you’d expect.

I’m assuming this was because of how bright the lights were and how hot they can get, especially if you’re under them for a period of time.

Finally, Jimmy came out from behind the lilac curtain and gave his opening spiel. This is where I discovered how useless the obnoxious, glowing LAUGHTER light was. Literally, no one paid attention to it, because they were eating up his words and the live experience before them.

I also didn’t realize how easy it was to have a retake. Disclaimer: I’m that person who doesn’t believe something until I see it. So this was a big deal to me.

Jimmy was introducing the guests for the show and fumbled over the phrase, “who having recently released” when referring to author Dave Itzoff’s new book about Robin Williams. It was refreshing to see a star struggle because it’s something we don’t see too often and it reminds us that they’re not superhuman.

The episode we were audience members for was with Cedrick the Entertainer, Josh Brolin from "Avengers: Infinity War" and starring in "Deadpool 2," as well as a performance by CHVRCHES.

The guests were incredible and the atmosphere was unreal. It was a lot more exciting than I expected to be.

Finally, before CHVRCHES went on, Jimmy thanked the audience for coming and gave room for vulnerability in the passing of Robin Williams. He told us about the times he met him and had him on his show. It was truly special to see that side of him, which many people rarely get to see.

Jimmy did a Q and A where people got to ask about Hashtag The Panda, his favorite game he plays with celebrities on his show, and who inspired him to become a comedian.

It was incredible yet indescribable how intimate the experience was.

The show closed with CHVCHES’ performance, and then it was over, just like that.

We ventured to the NBC store, where they had merchandise for every show on NBC. My friends freaked out and were prepared to buy the whole store.

Surprisingly, I stayed humble and dumbfounded. The experience as a whole had stunned me, and I wanted to relish in the feeling rather than pinning the memory to a picture or to a $30 shirt.

The walk back to the train was rainy and ungodly humid, and I ended up spending $17 for a taxi-patterned umbrella.

But it was just another thing to add to the wonderful day of the adventure to "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon."