Day 99

inside the MTV store


I didn't realize the ball stays up all yr long.

wanted to take the subway, but was scared I'd get lost.

I want to see Wicked. Heard its amazing.

Don't watch Letterman, but liked the sign ; )

Building on Ellis Island

Today was Statue of Liberty day. We spent a couple of hrs between Lady Liberty and Ellis Island. We toured the NBC studios, but were not allowed to take any pics. We did get to see Zach Effron who was rehearsing for his hosting Duties on SNL. Walked Time Square, saw the Naked Cowboy and did very little shopping. By this time my feet are aching so bad. After 5 days of mostly walking and at a fast pace to boot, my feet were giving out. I couldn't wait to get back on the bus and get into bed knowing tomorrow was going to be our last day.

Day 98

Where they put the big tree at Christmas.


Its been so cold they still have the ice rink up.

Ground Zero

Yoko still owns 8 Apartments. They are the ones with the Shudders.

The Dakota where John Lennon lived and died.

boys wanted to go into the Arms and Armor part of the museum

Amsterdam Theatre where we say Mary Poppins.

This morning we got up and drove to Central Park, it started to snow. How cool is that. While there we stopped at the Dakota, where John Lennon lived and died. Saw strawberry fields. Dominic is a big Beatles fan. So this was a added bonus for him. From there we went down to St. Pauls Church. This church is right behind/front of where the Twin Towers fell. Amazingly nothing was damaged other than a tree. Another one has now been planted in its spot. Very touching Memorial inside. We then went to Ground Zero. Construction has already started on the new Freedom Tower. We spent a couple of hours in Rockefeller Plaza before going to the Metropolitan Art Museum. From there it was dinner and off to see Mary Poppins. What a great show to see for our first Broadway Play.

Day 97 in New York

View of Madison Square Gardens from above

Closes I got to Matt, Meridith and Al

Off to New York. Stopped to have dinner then we made our way down to the Empire State Building. What a spectacular view.

Day 97

Union Station


Capital Building

Cherry Blossoms decided to hold on until we got here.

FDR Memorial. I was very impressed with this one. (just one of many photos taken here)

Today was our last day in DC. We went to the FDR Memorial and The Capital building before driving to New York. Will post pictures in morning.

Day 96

Korean War Memorial


guide for our walking tour in Alexandria

Christopher forgot his jacket on the bus so he had to borrow this pink rain poncho from one of the girls. :)

Mt. Vernon, home to George Washington Was nice and sunny then started to pour down rain.

Lincoln Memorial

Vietnam Memorial

View from Arlington National Cementary

Tomb of the unknown Soldiers

Happy 20th Birthday Christopher! Today we went to Arlington National Cementary, Vietnam, Korea and the Lincoln Memorials. We also drove to Mt. Vernon, home to George Washington. After dinner we went on a walking ghost tour of Alexandria.

Day 95

Jefferson Memorial


WWII memorial

The White House

In front of the Natural History Museum

Inside the Archives Museum

the old Post office

Today we went to a couple of the Smithsonian Museums: Archives, where they house the Declaration of Independance, The Air and Space museum, and the Natural History Museum. Had dinner at Union Station and then went to see the WWII and Jefferson Memorials.

Day 94

We are left for DC at 2:30. We arrived there at 11:45 est.

We're Back!

We got back late last night and we are pretty tired. We had so much fun. Once I get the camera's unpacked I will post pictures.

Day 93

We are doing last min packing for our trip to DC/NY. I got a new pink suitcase. :) We will be gone for a week. I hope I will be able to keep up while I am gone

Day 92

I took a picture of Robert doing his homework. He is getting his Masters in Nursing. He is going to be a Nurse Practitioner. Its been a long road, and I hope we see the light at the end of the tunnel soon. I am getting pretty tired of the whole school thing.

Day 91

So today someone on the message board posted a picture of the thingy you put into the center of a 45. Some of you are probably saying what is a 45. Well it is like a larger CD that we used to play on a record player. Well I kept my 45's and some of my albums. I gave them to my kids. Dominic got a record player for his birthday. I have been noticing that a lot of artist are putting music back on vinyl. So my POTD brings back lots of memories.