New York New York!

I know most of you who read this know I went on this trip 2 months ago - but I just can't seem to catch up these days so at least I'm getting it done now right?
Gosh - I love visiting this city! I was lucky enough to spend almost a week in New York City with 5 other girlfriends: Caroline, Missy, Aimee, Liz and her sister Polly. All of us were kid free and living it up! Even though it was just nice to be away from kids and the everyday grind, life in New York is so different than my everyday life, so I guess that is why it's so fun to visit. If I go on vacation I usually prefer to head to a beach and just be lazy for a while, but this was really cool too. I had been there a couple of times before, but a few of the girls hadn't been there before so that made it fun and it was all the better because we had Caroline, a true New Yorker there to guide us around.
Holy cow we packed everything in - my feet were just aching every night from all of the walking that we did - but it was well needed since we seemed to stop at every pastry/cupcake shop there was. We didn't hold back man we definitely had our fill of cheesecakes, canolees, cupcakes, lemon bars, brownies, rice pudding - you name it we had it!
While we were there one of my favorite things was seeing Mary Poppins on Broadway. Honestly, at first I was not super excited to see it since I had seen the movie like a million times, but it was totally awesome and I loved every second of it. It was really cool to see all the 9-11 stuff as well. I loved going into the church that was the only building close to the towers that didn't have any damage to it. It was the central station for the police and firefighters during the cleanup and has since been turned into a big memorial, very moving. Another great highlight was of course the shopping. Who doesn't go to New York without doing a little bartering in China town. That was so fun. We also got the chance to go and see the temple. It was very beautiful and unique because from the outside it just looks like any of the other buildings, but with a steeple and Moroni on the top. You walk into a foyer and you either go to the right to the church building part or you go to your left and enter the temple. Really cool.
The best part was definitely just spending time with the gals. They all still live farely close to each other in Utah and I'm the one who moved out of state and so I miss having those friends around that no matter when the last time you saw them you are still best friends, pick up where you left off, and you can completely be yourself around. Love you guys!
My camera was broken so here are a few pics I managed to have Liz email to me - thanks Liz!