Of course it was difficult to leave our little girl but she was well taken care of by Grandma Dana and Grandpa Ron. We enjoyed some much needed alone time and enjoyed the city.
The city where the pedestrians have the right of way no matter what and the stop lights don't matter. We learned to be New Yorkers for 4 days! We did a tour of New York, visiting many places; Times Square, FOX News, Statue of Liberty, Strawberry Fields, Trump Tower---where we got to see Donald Trump Jr and Paul Teutul from Celebrity Apprentice, the 9/11 Memorial, 5th Avenue, Brooklyn Bridge, Soho, Bronx, Empire State building, Rockefeller Center, and much more. The last evening was spent at Ben's awards banquet where he received the Star of Excellence! Way to go hubby; your hard work paid off. This was a trip of a lifetime.
Some have asked what my favorite part of the trip was; it was for sure spending time with my hubby but the 2nd favorite was visiting the 9/11 memorial...was one of the post powerful and utterly amazing sites...you can't help but be brought to tears as you walk by each name/person that was sacraficed on that day. Ben and I especially found it interesting that even "unborn children" were named next to the mother. This is something I will never forget.
Enjoy all the pictures!
AWESOME pictures, Katie! The
ReplyDelete9-ll memorial looks breath-taking! I saw a show on the making of it and that was pretty cool. I'm glad you were able to experience that! And way to go Ben on your achievements!
Tracy
Oh my gorgeous cousin, in your hot date night black dress! Im SO glad you two got to enjoy this trip, and SO thrilled for Ben's recognition, for hard work. SO well deserved, this trip was for both of you. Glad to have you back safe. Love the pics! AND YOU! <3
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the pictures! I especially love the one of the Stanley Cup! :):) I would love to visit the 9/11 memorial - so touching. Glad you had a great trip.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like an awesome trip. Can't wait to hear more about it. Congrats to Ben as well!
ReplyDeleteIt was SO FUN to read about your trip! Just loved seeing all of the pictures! I found myself wanting to comment on them. You both look great! :) I'm so glad you had a wonderful time together, I hope I can go there someday too! Love you, Sis
ReplyDeletep.s. I hope I can see all of your pictures sometime! Sounds like a truly blessed vacation, Way to go Ben! :) What an awesome banker he is! :) Love, sis
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