Exhausted. Blood shot eyes. Sore throat. Yep, feeling and experiencing all of these things for the past couple of days. MAYBE it's because I had little to no sleep on my last few days of vacation, but boy did I have fun!! Stop one, St. Augustine. Dubbed the Oldest City in the nation (discovered by Ponce de Leon, you're welcome for that history lesson), I've decided that this is one of the prettiest places. Ever. I realized that the only beaches that I have visited are located in the Gulf, but the Atlantic coast sure does trump those! The sand was pearly white, there were shells everywhere, the shore was completely flat. Mom, Dad, and I took a few strolls in the AM. OH, and the weather was P-E-R-F-E-C-T in both cities.
Which leads me to stop dos, New Jersey/New York City. Of course, upon my arrival in the Big Apple I began to belt out the chorus of Empire State of Mind. You know, "New Yoooork, Concrete Jungle where dreams are..." you get the idea. This was my second time visiting the city and was a much more low-key trip with LOTS, let me repeat, LOTS OF WALKING. I blame Deanna. Kidding, but I am a complete wuss when it comes to walking for large chunks of the day. Luckily, I got to see things that I had not seen before including the Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Central Station, more of Central Park, and my fav... Carlos' Bake Shop where Cake Boss is filmed. Just FYI, I had the most ah-mazing red velvet cake cupcake. EVER! I have a bit of an obsession with anything red velvet, so I was in heaven.
Big thanks to my parents and Deanna for both of the trips. I was so happy to get to see my long lost friend who left me to have a life and everything in Jersey :)
Okay enough talking, here are pictures!
I told you to wear comfortable shoes!! I always warn and no one listens:) we look good girl!
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