NYC, NY

This past weekend I was able to go stateside for a few days.  It was awesome to see all my siblings and my parents.  At the same time it made me even more homesick.  It's kind of weird, being over here, I felt like I said goodbye last summer.  So I had momentum, things were going great, we are staying busy, and I try not to think of home too much.  Then, there I am, surrounded by my family.  My baby brothers, and my sister...and WAM, homesickness hits with a force.  It has taken me a bit to get over it, if you ever can get over it completely, however I will never regret the blissful few days I was able to spend with them.  We had a lot of laughs, tears, and special moments.  Memories that will have to see me through until I see them again.

My parents have never been to Manhattan, neither have I for that matter, so we decided to take a train from New Jersey into the city.  It was a pretty fun afternoon.  We just walked around and had lunch with my most awesome cousin in the world and my pretty fabulous uncle.

 My sista rockin her new hat!

 Needless to say, it was pretty cloudy the day we went.  We couldn't even see the top of the Empire State Building.  So we opted not to go to the top to look at clouds.  It was still pretty cool to see.

We didn't make it over to the Statue of Liberty.  We only had a few hours to spend walking around.  So this was the next best thing...he he.

My sister and her boyfriend, Oz, in front of the New York Public Library.  That was a pretty cool building.  I felt like I was back in Europe for a split second, while I was walking around.

 We met my Cuz and Uncle for lunch.  She lives in Manhattan.  She took us to the Shake Shack.  It was pretty crowded, but that was just fine, because we got to plop down in the center of Time Square for a misty picnic.  Way cooler then eating in a crowded hamburger joint!

 Me and my favoritist cousin in the world.  Seriously, we were best cuz's or bud's, all growing up.  We lived for when we would see each other next, and in between we wrote silly girl letters and shared giggly phone calls.  I love this girl.  She is amazing and almost done with her degree from COLUMBIA!!!

You rock Cuz!

My sister and I

It was so much fun to hang with her again, and to drag our poor parents all around NYC.  We all had fun, and stayed mostly dry, and only got lost once!