Crafts and New York City

   So I knew we were going to be going to New York this weekend, so like any girl my mom and I had to plan way ahead what we were going to wear. I had seen a scarf on pinterest that was super cute and decided it would be a fun accessory for our city trip. The directions looked pretty easy so I decided to try it out...let me rephrase that, I had my mom try it out. With our history of crafts, we were a little nervous and didn't know if they would turn out. Luckily the scarves were extremely easy to make and only took about an hour in a half.

City Outfit

    I was so excited to go to New York. Its a city I had never been to and have only seen in pictures 

and on tv. We took the train into the city so we did not have to deal with trying to park the car. We got into Grand Central Station, and I immediately recognized it from so many different movies. It was so fun! We went straight to Times Square to walk around and have lunch. It was so lit up and busy. 

   After lunch we were just walking around Times Square and we ran into someone famous! I was so excited! I whipped my camera out so I could capture the moment.

THE NAKED COWBOY!!!

    We walked around so many other different places, we hit all the tourist spots. We went through Bryant Park, Rockefeller Plaza, NBC studios, Central Park, and the New York Temple. We also got to experience the subway, however we mainly just walked everywhere.

    We had the opportunity to go to Ground Zero and see the 9/11 memorial. I remember being in third grade when the towers came down. I can vividly remember watching the news with my mom before going to school, and being really confused. As I grew up I became more aware of the events of that day and was really interested in it. I have read numerous books and recounts of victims families as well as bystanders. The memorials are beautiful. It was a very touching experience to be able to stand where the towers used to be. The new Freedom Tower is being built right next to the site. The entire site is so well kept and shows great respect to those who lost their lives that fateful day.

Freedom Tower

 "Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage"