Last summer I went to NYC for the first time with Josh and his family and I was lucky enough to join him again last week! I fell in love with the city last year. As a small town girl I though the big city would be too dirty, too fast and the people would be too rude. This year we did run into a handful of rude natives but that didn't ruin my bright-light, big-city experience. We left early Saturday morning and headed toward DC where we spent the day touring the monuments. Our first stop was Arlington Cemetery. It was so beautiful and it was so expansive, covered with heroes who fought for our freedom. We watched the changing of the guards at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and walked across the Potomac to the Lincoln Memorial, White House, Washington Memorial, and the war memorials. More pictures from DC are on my Facebook!
We left DC early the next morning and stopped by an IHOP where we saw a few football players from FSU that we guessed were training or trying out with the Redskins. Super cool. LOVE the NFL. We drove several more hours through NYC and up to the North Fork of Long Island where we would be staying. Greenport. Such a small beautiful, rural town on the sound. Small, rural towns are the last thing I think of when I imagine NY. Surprise! We could walk from the rental house downtown to restaurants, the marina and a froyo shop!! After hitting the beach (which was pretty rocky) and learning to play Skip-Bo (which is now my favorite) we spent all day Tuesday in NYC. Favorite city ever. While we were walking around I couldn't stop daydreaming about working there one day. I don't think I would live there forever, I'm still a small-town, Southern girl at heart, but it would be so exciting to spend a couple years getting lost in the hustle and bustle of big city lights. As I start applying for jobs this year (eeeek!) that's one place I'll definitely keep on the radar! I'm also looking at Charlotte, Atlanta, Chicago, Cary/Raleigh/RTP. Of course I don't want to stray too far from my family but I want something different, new! I'm sure I'll keep you posted on all the places I'm applying as the year progresses. Anywho, while in Long Island we went to another beach, lots of vineyards, a kiddy farm, and the best aquarium EVER that had a butterfly room and a room where birds can land on you! If you want to hear more about our trip I'll be glad to tell you! But that's all for now...better get back to work before the boss catches me!
We left DC early the next morning and stopped by an IHOP where we saw a few football players from FSU that we guessed were training or trying out with the Redskins. Super cool. LOVE the NFL. We drove several more hours through NYC and up to the North Fork of Long Island where we would be staying. Greenport. Such a small beautiful, rural town on the sound. Small, rural towns are the last thing I think of when I imagine NY. Surprise! We could walk from the rental house downtown to restaurants, the marina and a froyo shop!! After hitting the beach (which was pretty rocky) and learning to play Skip-Bo (which is now my favorite) we spent all day Tuesday in NYC. Favorite city ever. While we were walking around I couldn't stop daydreaming about working there one day. I don't think I would live there forever, I'm still a small-town, Southern girl at heart, but it would be so exciting to spend a couple years getting lost in the hustle and bustle of big city lights. As I start applying for jobs this year (eeeek!) that's one place I'll definitely keep on the radar! I'm also looking at Charlotte, Atlanta, Chicago, Cary/Raleigh/RTP. Of course I don't want to stray too far from my family but I want something different, new! I'm sure I'll keep you posted on all the places I'm applying as the year progresses. Anywho, while in Long Island we went to another beach, lots of vineyards, a kiddy farm, and the best aquarium EVER that had a butterfly room and a room where birds can land on you! If you want to hear more about our trip I'll be glad to tell you! But that's all for now...better get back to work before the boss catches me!
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