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I went to New York earlier this month with my sister Jennifer and two of her friends. It was a birthday celebration trip. We stayed with my brother Dillon in Queens. It was snowing in New York on the trip up there.

waiting in a coffee shop during the layover in Atlanta

Our flight was delayed because of the snow. We sat on the plane for an hour and half waiting to take off.

 
The snow had stopped by the time we got there, but it was so cold!!
 
We immediately hit the town for dinner. That's a view of Manhattan from Queens.

There were a lot of coffee stops through out the trip! It was cold and we did a lot of walking, so we would stop in to warm up.

We went to Time Square that night. I forgot my camera, so all the pictures are with phones :(
 
 
 This was a big screen in Time Square where you can see yourself and it did funny graphics. We are to the left of the empire state building.
 
I guess stealing toilet paper must happen a lot
 The rest of the days were warmer and pretty. Liberty Island and Ellis Island were still closed from hurricane Sandy. We took the Staten Island ferry that took you past the Statue of Liberty.
 
We went shopping in China town, but didn't stay long because it was crazy. The people harrass you to come in their store to buy stuff.
 
So, we walked over to Little Italy where it was nice and calm.

 view from the top of Dillon's building
 After a couple days of walking, our legs were hurting. We got a pedicure with a stone leg massage. It was very nice!
I miss having coffee with Jen - she is the other coffee drinker in my family
 the famous plaza hotel

took a walk through Central Park

 We went to a taping of the show Dillon works on - VH1 Big Morning Buzz. It was neat to see a live show taped and see Dillon in action.
 Andy Dick was one of the guests. He's on the next season of Dancing with the Stars.

I had a good time and it was great to see my family that lives away. I missed my little family at home and was so glad to see them! They came to pick me up at the airport. When the kids saw me they ran up and hugged me!! It was the sweetest moment :)

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