The Big City

For some reason when I was a kid I had this irrational fear that the world would end if I went to NYC. I don't know how this notion got into my head....some story that I heard, some book I read or some movie that I watched....who knows. Well, I made it NYC and as far as I can tell, the world didn't end.

The sweet sixteen party we went to was great fun (I even got the hubby to slow dance) and everyone seemed to have a good time. Where I come from, turning 16 didn't get a huge party (or maybe not even a small one), but this is New York that we're talking about! Lots of good music, lots of good food and lots of good people having fun!

And we actually made it into the city! It was a whirlwind trip, but it was great fun! We took the train into Penn Station and walked to the Empire State Building and ponied up the $18 a person to go to the 86th floor. The view and the perspective from up there are fabulous. From there we walked to Saint Patrick's Cathedral (proof that humans can produce something other than creative ways to kill each other), by Rockerfeller Center and the ice skaters, by Radio City Music Hall & into Times Square before taking the train back to have dinner with the rest of the family.

Now that I'm fairly certain the world won't actually end, I'd love to go back....see a Broadway show, catch a baseball game in historic Yankee Stadium, take a buggy ride through central park, go to FAO Schwartz and play on the giant keyboard and about a thousand other things!