It’s December 6th, 2008 and here we are off to New York with my sister-in-law, Anita and my niece, Stephanie. Anita is a flight attendant and she and Stephanie were headed to New York for a long weekend and invited Becca and I to go along. We boarded an early morning flight
and since we were on buddy passes, we were afraid that all four of us might not make it on the flight, but we did. I was so excited. I’d never been to New York, much less at Christmas time and it was one of the things on my “Bucket List” that I wanted to do. Becca and I had to take our traditional “self portrait” to get the trip started off right.
and since we were on buddy passes, we were afraid that all four of us might not make it on the flight, but we did. I was so excited. I’d never been to New York, much less at Christmas time and it was one of the things on my “Bucket List” that I wanted to do. Becca and I had to take our traditional “self portrait” to get the trip started off right.
The first thing we did after checking in at our hotel (which was about a block from Times Square!) was to find a street vendor and buy hats, scarves and gloves. It was freezing and the wind just cut right through you! We ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp Company and then took a tour of the city. It was lots of fun to see how they decorate everything for Christmas. We went to Grand Central Station, The Brooklyn Bridge and lots of other places.
We rode the subway a lot while we were there (it was mine and Becca’s first time to ride one). We went to see the 
Statue of Liberty, China Town, Little Italy, Ground Zero and lots of other places. We had a ball! While we were in China Town, Anita wanted to take us to look at some of the knock-off purses that they sell there. After she asked a shop vendor about a Prada bag, he called someone on a walkie-talkie and then a lady came and carried us to a little side street and had us get into a parked van with all these purses lining the sides and back of the van. I must admit, I was very uncomfortable with the situation, wondering when someone was going to start the van and kidnap these four stupid women from Georgia. Luckily, Anita had done this before and said it was harmless unless the police raided the van. Well, since I worked for the police in a manner of speaking, I figured it wouldn’t be a very good thing for me to get arrested in New York for buying counterfeit purses. From then on, I stayed on the outside and just acted as a look-out! Hahaha, I felt like I was in a James Bond movie! They did get some nice looking pocketbooks for a really good price though, I must admit!
Statue of Liberty, China Town, Little Italy, Ground Zero and lots of other places. We had a ball! While we were in China Town, Anita wanted to take us to look at some of the knock-off purses that they sell there. After she asked a shop vendor about a Prada bag, he called someone on a walkie-talkie and then a lady came and carried us to a little side street and had us get into a parked van with all these purses lining the sides and back of the van. I must admit, I was very uncomfortable with the situation, wondering when someone was going to start the van and kidnap these four stupid women from Georgia. Luckily, Anita had done this before and said it was harmless unless the police raided the van. Well, since I worked for the police in a manner of speaking, I figured it wouldn’t be a very good thing for me to get arrested in New York for buying counterfeit purses. From then on, I stayed on the outside and just acted as a look-out! Hahaha, I felt like I was in a James Bond movie! They did get some nice looking pocketbooks for a really good price though, I must admit!
Becca picking the nose of “Lady Liberty” (or at least a life sized replica of her face and Becca and I with the Wall Street Bull
Trinity Church was an amazing place to visit and to learn the story of the sycamore tree on the Church grounds that fell without damaging the church, the cemetery or anything else was amazing. God is so awesome in so many ways!
There is no question in my mind though that my MOST FAVORITE thing we did was to go to Rockefeller Center and see all the lights, decorations and of course, the ice rink. It was everything I had dreamed of and then some. It was so beautiful and to be with the ones I love made it just that much more special. Afterwards, we visited the NBC studios, and looked at some of the amazing store windows. What better way to start off the Christmas season than with a trip to the beautiful city of New York! 
If for some reason I don’t get to do all of the things on my bucket list, I will have gotten to do one of the top five on my list. I may have frozen while doing it, but it was one of the highlights of my life! Thank you Anita, Stephanie and Becca for making my trip so memorable and fun! I Love You!
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