Photo Story Friday - New York!

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek

My mother turned 70 in April, and the thing she really wanted to do is go to New York City. My sister, my mom, and I had gone with the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines 13 years before and we have such wonderful memories of this trip that we wanted to go again. So, we made reservations at the same hotel we stayed at way back when, booked some shows, and away we went!

Here is the view from our 31st story hotel room. The view is of Times Square.
Mom and me the night we arrived. We were so happy to be together!
Our first stop was to go to the top of the Empire State Building! This little pigeon was just sitting there and made me wonder if he had flown all that way or if he had hitched a ride with the elevator? :)
Empire State Building view of the Statue of Liberty. Without the towers, this is just not the same.

Here is a picture of our tour bus in a very shiny building!

St. Patrick's Cathedral. I love to visit old churches. This one is beyond beautiful. I am holding a medal that my 4 year old gave me so I "would not forget him". I took pictures of it all around town.

Mom, my sister, and me!

We saw Billy Elliot on Broadway. Luckily we purchased our tickets before the Tony's so we didn't have to pay an arm and a leg. We joked that we could probably have sold our tickets for about 3 times what we paid. We were very close to 5th avenue! Ha! The show was amazing. Those kids are scary talented.

Mom and my sister

We saw West Side Story too. Our hotel was the PERFECT location.

Way back when I was in college, I was an RA. One of my former RA pals lives in NYC. He met up with my mom, sister, and me for coffee the day we left.

This was an amzing trip, and New York City felt a lot smaller to me this time around. I have been there several times, but this was the first time I really felt comfortable there.

Happy Birthday Mom!!! Thanks for sharing your birthday with me!!!