Last Day

Friday was our last full day in the city, and we had a bunch still left to do! 

 Friday morning our group decided to part company. My mom, Clary and me decided that we wanted to go to Madame Tussauds wax museum. None of us had ever been and we really wanted to go! After that, we wanted to head to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met). The other group wanted to spend their morning back in China Town doing some more bargaining for goodies! We were all to meet back up at the hotel late in the afternoon because we were going to Brooklyn to have dinner with my great aunt's son and his family who actually live there. We took a car ride over and were able to get very close to Ground Zero. Very neat. 

I took a TON of pics at the wax museum, but only included my favorites! HA!

Best President . . .ever.

This is supposed to be Donald Trump, but it looked nothing like him to me.

Very special tribute to 9/11 firemen

 Mama and J Cash

Biggie!

 Entrance to the MET. . Very busy this day. HUGE facility!

 Loved these gold crosses.

This is Henry VIII suit of armor. Back this Spring I got into watching the Tudors on Netflix. I really wanted to see this once I found out that it was there. So neat.

Rebuilding Ground Zero

 Streets of Brooklyn! Major change of pace from NYC, being only about 30 mins away, to this . . bliss!

We ate at the best pizza place I have ever been to. Which, honestly, isn't saying alot, but it was GOOD. So good, in fact, that its frequent visitors are J*yZ and Bey*nce! 

This was one of the best trips I have ever been on! I can't wait for the girls to get back!! It may be awhile though ;)

Day 2

Day 2 of our trip was shopping day!

Lots of pictures follow!

We were able to hit Times Square, Rockefeller Center (for lunch), and Broadway. That night we went to see a show - Sister Act. It was so good! I wasn't sure that I would at all like a Broadway Show- or have the patience to sit through 2.5 hours of nothing but singing, but I enjoyed it so much! It will definitely be a must for us when we go back. I could not get any photos inside because they do not allow cameras, but I at least got one shot downtown at night. It really is a city that never sleeps!

This is the only picture that really needs explanation. While we were visiting, the Today Show was doing their  summer concert series. The guest for the week we were there was . . Justin Bie*er. This picture was on a Thursday at noon. These teenage girls and their mamas had been sitting/camping out since the previous Monday. I stopped and talked to one girl and her mama and they were so sweet! The mother just kept saying that it was a labor of love . . the things you do for your children! Anyway, we got the biggest kick out of them!

 

ChiTown

This is still part of the travel day (Day 1) of the trip. 

 We landed in NYC around noon and went strait to the hotel to drop our bags off. We couldn't get in because it wasn't quite time to check in, so we left our bags for safe keeping and went off to China Town! It was actually rainy and alittle cold this day! We took the subway, which is another one of my strong dislikes! Luckily this is the only time we had to ride it. We took a car the rest of the time we were there and it is SO WORTH the extra $. 

 Rainy China Town and Hotel Room (super nice by the way! I am a stickler for clean rooms.)

NYC-Leaving and Arriving

Last month my mom, me, grandma, aunt, SIL and great aunt embarked on a trip to NYC. We had the most amazing time! We have all been to the city before, at different times, but this was the first time we all went together and for the sheer purpose of shopping and doing anything touristy.

 I HATE to fly. It involves so much of things that I fear (claustrophobia, heights, potential for lots of motion, no control) that I try to avoid it at all costs. We started talking about this trip over a year ago when I agreed to go - honestly never thinking it would come together and realizing that if it did I would have a whole year to get mentally prepared to fly. Well, the mentally prepared part never happened, but it wasn't that bad. I will tell you one thing . . an hour and a half trip beats the heck out of a 12 hour trip any day of the week. I am already looking forward to going back. 

Here are a few pictures of day one traveling  . . .

This picture cracks me up every time I see it. My grandma takes homemade fudge EVERYWHERE. Literally in her pocket book at all times to give away to whoever she comes across that she feels needs it. This was a guy who worked in our hotel who loved to hear us talk and our southern hospitality thanks to Mama Gayle! I used to get embarrassed, but now it is just funny to me!