from a super fun vacation. A couple weeks ago, we packed up, sent Daniel on a plane with Abby to Seattle to drop her off with his family, and then we were off on our adventures in the East. We met up (without child) in Washington DC and we did it all my friends: The White House, The Capitol, Mount Vernon, Monuments, Georgetown, Old Town Alexandria, Smithsonian Museums, Arlington National Cemetery, Library of Congress, Eastern Market (the yummiest breakfast ever).
After our non-stop adventure in DC, we jumped on a plane and headed to NYC. And we did a lot. Not all, because in order to do all of NYC, I don't know, you'd probably have to be there for a few years.
But that didn't stop us from trying: Brooklyn Bridge walk at sunset and Grimaldi's Pizza (mmm, the best pizza), the Staten Island Ferry for some picturesque views of the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, Ground Zero, Madison Ave (for the best children's clothing shopping, sigh here),
Times Square, West Side Story on Broadway,
Bryant Park where they were setting up for Fashion Week, Parsons School of Design (fashion design school where Project Runway use to take place), Mood Fabric (the most amazing fabric store ever!!!!, another long sigh here), a taping of David Letterman, the US Open (that's Venus Williams in the background, we also got to see Rafael Nadal play), the Today Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda (she came out to say hi and thanks for the posters!)...
All you New Yorkers out there, don't throw stones, but I missed Central Park and the Met. Good excuse to go back soon though.
To end our trip, we flew to Rochester NY and drove to Palmyra. It was the perfect way to end things. After all the crowds and noise, we were able to attend the temple, walk through the Sacred Grove, see some of the sites where the gospel was restored including the Smith Farm, the Whitmer Farm, The Book of Mormon publishing site, and Hill Cumorah.
Super loud shout out here to my buddies who gave me the best ideas for where we should go in DC and NYC: D, Nicole, Natalie, and Bek. Super duper loud shout out to our parents for making the whole trip possible. I have a extremely generous and amazing parents and in-laws. Thank you, Thank You!
Oh, and while traveling I read Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It DID NOT disappoint. I read it in less that 36 hours. It was fabulous. You have to read it. It was better than the first, and the first was good. Real good. Read, read, read.
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5 comments:
Oh so so jealous. That looks like about five vacations in one!
So glad you guys had a good time. Zac and I need to do something like that one of these days. Maybe in a few years...sigh.
Ah, that really brought back the memories, but I had 2 1/2 years to see all those things. I've been thinking that I need to get some family members to Palmyra, especially Keith who I was dating last time I was there and he was in Marine Basic School, so couldn't go along. I think Joy, Enoch and family and Adam and family need to go too. Oh, and Mercy's children. Palmyra's a special place!
yippee for you! i'm so glad you had fun on the east coast. and you made it to grimaldi's! woooohoooo!!
Sounds like so much fun. You have never had a vacation until you have taken one sans child! I LOVE your bangs btw.
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