New York in May

Yes, after many years of talking about it we finally went on a girls trip to New York. Grandma Beth has been begging for so long so we went along with my mom, aunt, and three other cousins. We left on a Tuesday and came home on that Sunday. It was the trip of a lifetime for me. I haven't been before so I wanted to see it all. Unfortunately you can't see it all in 4 days, but I think we saw a ton. We went to 2 Broadway shows - Wicked and Phantom. Both were so wonderful. I rode in a cab for the first time ever, it was just as scary as I thought. We ate at a ton of little cafe's and pizza places, shopped on Canal Street, walked all over 5th Avenue and I got to buy some gum from a street vendor. I know it's silly, but I always wanted to do that. I think the most memorable sight we saw was Ground Zero. There was a reverence there that I can't describe. The chapel right across the street told the stories that we didn't get to hear. It was amazing and very humbling. Canal Street was quite the experience also - from being lead into secret rooms to chastizing cousins for climbing into the back of a van. I still can't believe they did that, just for a purse. We had the time of our lives, even got to see Josh Groban sing at Bryant Park and Mario Lopez at a book signing. Can't wait to go again!!