Well, we are back. Technically I am the only one back, we got home late Sunday (or early Monday) then Kellen left for Atlanta on a business trip at 6:30 Monday morning. I was very spoiled to be with him for 5 days, and now I am adjusting to not having him around.
We did so much that it would bore you with all the pictures, so I am trying to figure out how to tell you about our trip: Here goes :)
My mom and aunt arrived Tuesday evening, after Kellen worked a half day, we left Wednesday afternoon. I cried a lot on the 20 min ride to the airport, I have never left anyone but Patrick, and he was only away for 1 night. A few times on the trip I thought to myself that I should have eased into this a little at a time, it was really hard, but so worth it!
We took double decker bus tours of all the tourist spots, but my favorite was the Brooklyn tour- our tour guide was born and raised there, and has driven a cab for 38 years. He told us all the best places to eat and play.
On Sept. 11th, we were able to go to Ground Zero. It was very humbling to see where the towers fell, and all the families of those who lost their life that day seven years ago.
We also were able to tour Yankee Stadium. On that tour we got to sit in the press box, sit in the dugout, and tour Monument Park (a memorial to some of the greatest Yankees players that is in center field). It was so wonderful to look at Kellen's face and see how excited he was to be in this stadium. He has been a Yankees fan all his life, passed down from his dad, so to be there was amazing! Our tour guide was one of the original guides that started tours 30+ years ago. Also on the tour was Jessica Steinbrener (the owner's daughter) It was so fun to be at that historic stadium!
We ate our meals at fun spots- like The Hard Rock, and Hell's Kitchen-(wonderful food, you can find abosolutely ANY type of cuisine there. One tour guide said if you tried to eat in a different resturant for every meal in New York, it would take 52 years!)
My favorite part was going to the Broadway show WICKED! It was amazing- I can't believe they can put on that production 7 times a week! We chose this show since this trip was for our 6 year anniversary, and on our first date we saw the play The Wizard of Oz. Wicked is a prequel to that story so it was fitting- right? :)
It rained all day on Friday so the Yankees game was canceled (after we sat at the stadium for 3 1/2 hours waiting for someone to make a decision). We went back Saturday for the game. I had fun, but for Kellen- it was a dream come true. We had great seats and it was a beautiful night.
We had a wonderful trip. I got my fill of drunk people and I have never seen so many Starbucks in one place. They are really on EVERY corner! (But they always have bathrooms so it is nice to see them sometimes!)
I am so thankful that I have a wonderful husband who takes me along on his adventures. I had so much fun, except for the subway rides! I am glad that I don't live with that many people and I am thankful that I can look out my window and it is clean, I can see grass, flowers, birds, and friendly people! I am SO glad we are home, my kids did wonderful (or so my mom said). I want to thank all the sweet ladies that helped shuttle my kids to their various activities, I am so thankful we live in a great neighborhood with such great people!
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