Being less than 2 hours from New York, we decided we needed to go see the Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, and Times Square. We took the Staten Island ferry over to see Ground Zero and it passes right by the Statue of Liberty. Aubree loves musicals so we tried to get tickets to "Hamilton" or "Wicked" but both were showing sold out on-line. We also tried an area in Times Square but no luck. I asked Jake if maybe we could walk over and check the box office; we were able to get the last 2 tickets to the show. I think he and Aubree were both happy. I always tease that the kids will remember their dad doing fun things with them but we best remind them, I am the one who stays back or secures the tickets (all smiles). While they were at the production, the boys and I spent our time looking in stores. Christopher was excited to custom make M&M's and Will purchased a light saber with his own money, against me trying to discourage it. He did have to borrow some from us but I get to control his checks until the debt is satisfied. I have never seen such a busy place as Times Square and even at 11:00pm, it was so very crowded.
As much as I loved seeing the Statue of Liberty (and we saw Alexander Hamilton's grave which was neat because of the old cemetery), one of my favorite memories occurred in a watch store. Will likes watches, we went in a watch store to browse. The had a "crack the code" where if you guessed the correct 4-digit combination that opened the lock, you won the watch inside valued at $425. Each of the boys tried and then Jake tried, using our anniversary date and the door opened. We heard excitement, so Aubree and I went over. The employees were stating it had not been cracked in 2-3 years and Jake must be lucky, teasing he should buy a lottery ticket or something. Jake responded, "I am lucky, I married her" and looked over at me. He has a way of making me feel loved. I am grateful for him. Overall, we enjoyed sight-seeing in NY.
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