About a year ago, Marcae and I came up with a plan to go to New York. Joey is not a big fan of the city and was completely supportive of our girl's trip. New York has been a bucket list trip for me so I was so excited. We flew to NY on Wednesday Sept. 11. Kind of a scary day to fly there but there were no issues. We splurged a little and stayed right in Time Square at the Marriot Marquis. It was so great to be right in the middle of everything. We got in late on Wednesday and took a lift to our hotel. We finally got to bed around 2am. We did not want to waste any time so we woke up at 7:30am. We went to the beautiful fitness room and worked out. After we went to the special room for members (Marcae's hubby hooked us up) and had a delicious breakfast. After breakfast, we made our way to Central Park. We rented bikes and rode around the park twice- over 12 miles! It was so much fun. We went back to the hotel, got ready and went out site seeing. Our first stop was Stardust Cafe. It was this little restaurant where the waiters and waitresses are working on Broadway. They sang songs while we ate and it was pretty amazing. After lunch, we went to Grand Central station and walked all over the city. We made our way back to the hotel to get ready to go see my first Broadway show as an adult (saw Phantom on for my first date). We chose to see the Notebook and it was amazing! All the music was written by Ingrid Michaelson. I could not believe the talent. May have gotten choked up during some of the songs. It was such a great experience. After the show we went back home to rest up for the next day. On Friday, we work up bright and early to go try a SoulCycle class. It was so hard but so fun. We both were so sweaty! We then went home for breakfast and get ready before making our way to the 911 memorial. WOW! It was so touching and heavy but I could have stayed there all day. We spent a lot of time listening to the stories of those that were lost. They played voicemails of loved ones calling before the plane went done. So heartbreaking and the museum experience made it more real. After the morning at the museum, we went to lunch at this Italian restaurant nearby. Turns out Joey ate at the same place when he went for work. Small world! The food was delicious. After lunch, we walked to battery park and saw the Statue of Liberty. We made a quick stop back at the hotel to change into comfier clothes and then went to the Empire State Building. We went up to the 86th floor and the views were incredible. We were starting to master the subway system and decided to go see the Temple. It was so crazy how it was right in the middle of the city. We walked passed it a few times. After the Temple we walked about 20 blocks back to our hotel. We had so much fun at the musical on Friday night and decided to go to another. We bought tickets to Six. It is a story for King Henry the 8's six wives. It was seriously so good. It was more pop music and all of the singers/actors were so talented. It was all women in the cast and the band. So amazing! We got home from the play around 9:45pm, changed and went to enjoy some people watching in Time Square. We first went and got some true NY pizza! It was so good. Then we went and sat in the bleachers in the middle of the action. I could not believe how many people were there. We people watched for over an hour and just had the best time. We made our way back to rest up for our last day. We let our selves sleep in a little on Saturday and made it just in time for breakfast. After breakfast we took the subway to High Line park. It was so fun to walk around the park and get another amazing view of the city. We then hopped back on the Subway and made our way to Chelsea Market. Chelsea Market is an indoor mall that reminds me of Trolley Square in Utah. We went to this little Mexican restaurant and had the best lunch. After lunch we and checked out of the hotel and they were nice enough to hold our luggage for us. We then went to see the Brooklyn Bridge and walk across the Manhattan Bridge. It was so fun! After we went to a few stores and then to the Eatery to grab some dinner. We went and sat at a table outside with a beautiful view of the park. We chatted for hours and it was perfect. We then made our way back to the hotel to get our luggage, stopping to buy some souvenirs along the way. We then took a lyft to Newark where we were going to stay since we flew out super early on Sunday. Our hotel was 3.8 miles away from Luke. So crazy! We stayed up late chatting and finally went to bed around 2am. Made it difficult to get up at 5:30am to get to the airport but we made it. This trip was so much fun and Marcae is seriously the best travel buddy. I just love her. We are already planning next year's trip. So grateful for her!
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