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BIG APPLE BLISS

My sweet niece is going to New York City with her parents for high school graduation!! Im sufficiently jealous. But on the other-hand she deserves a great trip. Carly is beautiful, inside and out, and I hear she's in the running for a Sterling Scholar Award as well. She's confident and tall and headed to BYU in the fall and I believe the good life is in store for her!!!
Her mom called me the other day to pick my brain about our family trip 2 summers ago, to the Big Apple. It was so good to reminisce about past blessings and adventures. Im now once again basking in the delightful memories of a GREAT trip!!

BROOKLYN BRIDGE! Its a great walk!
CENTRAL PARK (just before they were clearing it out for the filming of ENCHANTED!)
GO AMY ADAMS!






Oh the Hustle and Bustle!!

Love this City!!

Arguably the BEST New York Pizza!
Grialdi's

Even the subways were fun!



side note- what would be the chances of meeting someone you knew on a subway platform that you knew lived in the city, but had no way of contacting? There we were, waiting for a train and this cute young gal that stayed at Fitness Ridge for an extended stay- was waiting for the same train to take her to Jersey!! How many millions of people live in the city??!! And there she was at the same time, same place. What a trip!!


GROUND ZERO
humbling to say the least


More shopping on Broadway!
oh the shopping

More Central Park


Brian had an almost compulsive 'need' to see NYC after the events of 9/11.


Im just so very grateful that we were able to share together the thrill of being there together as a family. We walked and walked the wonderous street of the city together!!


FERRY RIDE

LION KING!!!

What a Grrrrrrrreat show!

Visually stunning. The colors, the music, the CREATIVE costumes, the sets!!!

Wow and Wow again!!
Not Pictured:

China Town -with their buckets of frogs for sale, to take home for dinner.
SoHo
Limo Ride
Wall Street
Food ie -bagels and all else delish!
Empire State Building
So Carly, don't you want your wacky aunt to tag along and keep you and your parents on the straight and narrow?!! I think it would be a good idea. You know how parents are?? wink wink

2 comments:

Chelsea said...

I wish I was going! Sounds like it will be a BLAST! Carly...I'm so sorry I wasn't here when you guys came down. We need to plan to come see you when we come up north again!

Jared + Carly Reid said...

oh it's OK chelsea! one of these days it will work. :) cindy, and whomever else, it would be so fun for you guys to come!! :) i'll talk to my parents. :)