NewYork2006♥

My very first plane ride.. to NYC '06

The girls and I went up to the 86th floor of the Empire State Building!!

Amber, Me, Shana & Amber in Times Square!!!!!!


This trip was SOO awesome!!! It def was a 'growing up' experience for me! I had NEVER in my life done anything so random and completely crazy lol We decided last minute that we wanted to go to New York City and somehow our parents ALL agreed to it..what on earth were they thinking??? lol I STILL tell my mom she was crazy for agreeing to that! haha. I am terrified of heights and it helped me to realize 'I CAN WITH CHRIST' bc I almost didnt go (especially after watching that Ellen episode..bahaha!!) And almost threw up when I sat in that seat for the first time LOL! BUT with my amazing friends and LOTS of prayers (and the good Lords help!) I calmed down and actually ENJOYED the entire flight..Ive longed to fly again since then but havent been able to yet! You get up in the air and you see that amazing view...ahhhh!! LOVE it!!! God's creations leave me in awe! Then when we got to NY the craziness began. Wow. There really are no words to describe our trip...haha!! From the second we got off that plane until oh um..2days after we were back (when we FINALLY got our luggage!! lol) I learned soooooo soooo much on that trip!!!!
*One huge thing is how VERY thankful I am to be from the south. Just sayin'. haha While you might think we are in a 'fast paced' world and that 'kindness is rare'......just go up north. I mean, I dont judge them or dislike them for that, dont take me the wrong way..its just shows how different things are, depending on where you are in the world. (new example: Mona wont drive 6hrs to Berlin bc 'its too far' LOL!! I wouldnt ever have seen the beach if I wasnt willing to drive at least 6hrs! lol) Its just so awesome though how much you appreciate YOUR HOME when you go somewhere completely different.
*'Free refills' is apparently only something WE do in the south..?? lol
*NY cops are cute :) haha
*You arent allowed to talk to people. Not random people on the streets/buses/subway anyway. They may try to rob/kill you. (Especially in the subways. hahaha!)
*Also I learned of the immense amount of homeless people in the city of NY...BROKE MY HEART! I just wanted to help all of them..it was awful. Very very sad.
*I also learned how to get good deals in china town..right Amber??
(chicken, you come back?..thank youuu chicken!!) bahahahaha!!!!
*Dont order 'roots and soup' at the one restaurant that wasnt really that great....haha!
*Despite what everyone else there thinks, it IS ok to order a hamburger at a french restaurant. Especially when you've had the kind of day that I had had and youre as picky as I use to be.. :)
*Serendipity (the exact ONE from the movie) is AMAZING!!! --Order the cheesecake! Oh, and get there three hours earlier than when you plan to eat! (Seriously!)
*Sometimes your friend and your friend's friend dont get along...and may yell/scream at each other in public places..like airports or Grand Central Station. ((hahahaha I loove all you girls sooo much!!! I think all our 'nerves' were aggitated from the get go....Im so ready to do it again!! LOL)
*Dont walk too close to the streets. The 'poo' on the side WILL get splashed up on your face by big trucks, thats not just in the movies.
*Tipping with change is not ok. (hahaha!)

*The toystores in NY rock!!!
*Some people will love you, just because you're a 'Georgia Peach' ♥

*They put REAL food out as displays....and you CANT eat it.
(probably my favorite memory of the trip!!! bahahaha!!!!)

*NY cold and Ga cold are two COMPLETELY different things.
In other words, pack the right clothes!
*Oh, and you can totally walk into an exclusive 'Tiffany's' event and no one will say anything to you.....even if you're the only one in jeans and big puffy jackets. :)

*When you get a 'layover flight' your luggage...will most def go to the final destination point. Not to where you want to get off at. Wow.
*Following that last one...the people in NY and ATL airports are suupppper nice. Just cry and they will love on you, let you off the plane FIRST, and try their very best to help you out ;)
*Also in addition to that..and probably the biggest thing I learned from the trip (and still learn from life in general)...things that you think are HORRIBLE, in time (in a different light) can (probably will be) funny/good things to you and your friends later!!! ;)

**One thing I DIDNT learn however in my short wknd was HOW TO FIGURE OUT THE STINKIN SUBWAY!!!! lol If it werent for the others, I'd just have been in a ball in the gross/nasty corner somewhere hahaha!


GIRLS!!!!! Lets go back!!!!!! ♥