NYC Trip

Taylor, Amanda Faye, and I had a blast in chilly New York City last weekend. We really put our navigation skills and Taylor's endurance to the test as we drove into Manhattan and proceeded to walk about 10 miles or more. We accomplished as much in our day trip as possible, taking in the Empire State Building (from 86th floor observatory), the WTC site, Times Square, Statue of Liberty (from across the Hudson River), Trump Tower, FAO Swartz (see Tom Hanks' "Big" piano above), Rockefeller Center, Disney store, Cartier on Fifth Ave., rode the subway, drove through the Lincoln tunnel, and passed by Joe Torre on the sidewalk.

Taylor has a really generous heart and wanted to give money to every homeless person we passed, one of which was singing into the bottom of his crutch. By the end of the day, she was walking boldly through the mass of pedestrians, parting the way like she'd lived there all her life. I'm glad Taylor's seen the city and has experienced the expanse and chaos of it. The buildings weren't as tall as she'd expected, the pizza was only as good as what she gets locally, and the subway scared her so much she didn't think she'd be able to do it. Maybe now she'll be more inclined to attend ACU and live near her parents in the suburbs. If so, the trip to the city was well worth it!