The Big Apple

 Anthony and I went to NYC for spring break. It was so much fun. I had never been, so I absolutely loved it. We did all the touristy things and some local things. We were lucky enough to score an apartment rental for the break. We were on Columbia campus renting a law students apartment. It was tiny and I can say that I am so glad we don't live in NYC. I just couldn't do it with a kid. So small.

We walked an average of 9 miles a day and took the subway 4-6 times a day. That is a lot of work with a stroller! 

Advice:: DO NOT TAKE THE SUBWAY AT 5:00 WITH A STROLLER.

Amelia would take her morning nap in the stroller and then we would go back to the apartment for her afternoon nap. She had to wear her snowsuit the whole trip and had a stroller shield. It was freezing and rainy, but it was blast

My Great Grandma's house in Danellen, NJ. Where she grew up

The Rimple Family. Anthony helped baptize them. 7 years ago.

In Jersey City

Our tiny apartment. whole apartment captured in 3 pictures.

Hoboken

The Statue of Liberty was closed because of Hurricane Sandy, but it was still fun to see.

9/11 Memorial

The grocery mart around the corner. It was the size of a gas station, but surprisingly had a lot of the essentials.

Times Square.

It wasn't busy at all this day.

Partially because it was raining and freezing.

30 Rock.. Liz Lemon??! No.

At FAO Shwartz. Loved that store.

The MET

Columbus Circle

Empire State Building. 

One of my favorite parts of the trip.

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The Stardust Diner

China town. 

I really liked this Chinatown. It wasn't as dense at San Francisco.

However, don't eat their street meat. Anthony learned the hard way. 

Times Square.. It was warm this time and SO CROWDED

Toys R Us in Times Square

The Disney Store. 

I wanted to buy Amelia everything.

Anthony did not.

A final dessert to say goodbye

We are going to try and go back during the fall. I want to see the leaves in Central Park. 

Oh The Places We Have Gone

We have been quite busy lately.

Anthony was given the opportunity to represent the "first year students" from Cornell with a few other "second years" at the UAB conference. Basically, the top M.H.A. schools go and compete against each other with proposed business plans. They get the problem/company 3 weeks before and work like madmen to create the best proposition. At least that is what I understood. Anthony flew to Alabama and got to enjoy some sunshine and warmth, while Amelia and I were stuck in snowstorm in Ithaca. (They didn't win... hopefully, better luck next year when A is captain.)

Anthony has been looking for internships for the summer. He had an interview in Danville, PA, and Amelia and I were along for the ride. It was only 3 hours away, but Amelia didn't care. She wanted OUT! Anthony had his interviews from 12-5, so Amelia and I had time to kill. We went to Walmart, and got some more squeezable baby food, we went to Panera Bread and had a girls' lunch, we drove around the dinky town and decided we don't care much to live there, and we went to the library and played with their toys. My goal was to keep her awake the whole time so she would sleep on the ride home. From 4-5 was a bit rough.

Anthony had a Healthcare conference in Chicago, so Amelia and I tagged along. I L.O.V.E. Chicago. It's a big city, but it's CLEAN and I think they have some of the prettiest buildings. We made the 12 hour drive there, and Amelia did very well... not even a CRY!! We left at 4:00 in the morning, but it was daylight savings, so our times were completely messed up the whole week since we were changing time zones as well. While Anthony was at his meetings, Amelia and I got to hangout with  the Tomlinson's (Anthony's cousins). We had a blast. The ride home was not so good. We got caught in a horrible snowstorm and it took 16-17 hours to get home. Amelia did good, but we were all pretty restless (read: cranky) by the time we got home.

This all happened in 2 Weeks... We were home from Chicago for 3 days and then headed to The Big Apple for a week!

Next Up:: NEW YORK CITY