I want to wake up in the city that doesn't sleep... New York, New York

alrighty, 

so.. I was in New York this past week.

and I just gotta sayy.. 

AMAZING!

I want to move there. 

except I think I would get lost on all the subways...

and they were very dirtyy.. 

and stinky.. 

let me tell ya... 

New York has some VERY funky smells. ;]

we were on the redeye flight to New York on Friday night..

and me being me... 

I can't sleep in cars... 

or on airplanes.. 

or anything else... 

so I didn't sleep the whole way there. 

we arrive in New York at about five thityy in the AM...

get to our hotel 

[[Millenium Broadway Hotel right in Times Square]]

at about six in the AM...

our check in wasn't until four... 

so we decided to go out. 

The first thing we did was 

Central Park. 

and if you don't know how big Central Park is...

well.. It's HUGE.

I think about 7 miles long... and 2 miles wide... 

yeahh. BIG!

Anywayy.. we went to Strawberry Fields.

and if you don't know what that is...

well dare to listen to The Beatles...

anywhoo..

We were walking through Strawberry Fields and we came across this...

this is here so we remember John Lennon.

and his song Imagine.

[[I think...]]

BUT!!!

It's a great song. :]]

I was half asleep on this dayy so everything is a blurr...

but if I wasn't half asleep... 

then I would have heard all of the tour guides telling their groups 

the story about it as they passed by it... 

while my family and I sat there and people watched for about... 

an hour or more... 

we were so dead that first dayyy.

this is where John Lennon lived...

and he was also shot in this building...

but yes... a blurr of a dayy...

so the next day was 

Sundayy. 

we went to a Yankees game. :] 

Yankees vs. Indians

and yes, 

I LOVE THE YANKEES!! :]]

and yes, they won. :]]

this is a picture in Times Square...

On Monday 

we went to

David Letterman.

we were really hoping Ryan Reynolds would be on our episode recording...

because look at him... 

I mean, He's a FREAKING BABE!

and I love him with all of my heart.

but, nope... 

he was on Tuesday nights episode... 

sadly... 

we got this boring admiral guy...

Mike Mullen...

but heyy, it was free... 

next, we went to go see the 

temple! :]]

it was so interesting... 

it's a church... 

the distribution center...

and a temple... 

all in one... :]] 

I'm pretty sure there was something else that was there...

I just can't remember...

but it was cool. :]]

then we went to Ladder 10. 

The Fire Department that helped with 9-11.

and we saw the new World Trade Center being built...

This may not look very tall.. 

but at this point.. 

it is very tall... 

and they still have to put another one of those on top.. 

they are going to be HUGE!

now the Statue of Liberty.

unfortunately, 

we didn't get to go up it because 

all the times we could have gone they were sold out... 

so this is the closest we got... :[[

 It was so pretty...

This is New Jersey... :]]

That night we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge.

Again.... 

SO PRETTY!

my camera doesn't work so great... 

but hopefully you can just imagine how pretty! 

:]]

This is my sister Lyndsey, me, and my mother. :]] 

We walked down to this AMAZING pizza place afterwords called...

Grimaldi's Pizzeria.

This was probably the best pizza I have ever had. 

AMAZING. :]]

There is always a line out the door to get in. 

Thats how good it is. :]]

On Tuesday 

we went and entered the lottery to try and win Wicked tickets..

yeah, no luck. :[[ 

so that night we went to another Yankees game! :]]

Yankees vs. Rangers

it was great fun. :]

well because 

1. I love baseball...

2. I love baseball players...

and 

3. I LOVE THE YANKEES! :]]

need I say more?

I think not. :]]

and yes, 

in case you were wondering... 

they won! :]]

Wednesday...

our last day. :[[ 

very sad. 

we went to enter the lottery for Wicked Tickets again.

and this time... My fathers name got called! :]]

we won 2 tickets to 

WICKED! :]]

 The day before we had bought 2 tickets 

just in case we didn't win the lottery. 

so now we have 4 tickets...

there are 6 of us...

oh no... who's going to go??

well me of course... 

since this was my trip to begin with...

and I'm the one who wanted to see it the most in the first place...

and Kenny, because he bought his ticket... :]]

so now how do we decide who else gets the last 2 tickets?

well...

my parents are so kind and told my brother Steven, and my sister Lyndsey that they can go. :]]

so I am freaking out because I'm so excited! 

I've wanted to see this for so long! :]]

and welll... 

is was the BEST musical EVER!

like I don't even have any words for it....

PHENOMENAL! 

I loved it with all my heart! :]]

and I am going to see it again when it comes to Salt Lake next summer. :]

After Wicked get over, we have to rush to get to the airport. 

sadly, the awesome trip to New York has ended... :[[

I WILL GO BACK! 

I'm determined. 

back in boring ol' Utah... 

[[smells a whole lot better... but super boring...]]

cheers to the freakin weekend.

Jessie Lyn.