The Best Surprise Ever!

Just a little shout out for my guy. Troy had to go to Baltimore for a couple of days for work, so the sneeking guy planned a whole vacation around it for just the two of us. He surprised me with the details a week before. You might not think it could get any better than that. . . except that he got the baby sitting all planned and typed up an itinerary for our activities each day. He bought all the tickets for everything that we were going to do and had even scheduled some shopping time in. I couldn't believe it, I was seriously jumping up and down screaming. I especially lost it when I saw that he got tickets to Wicked, thats about when I started jumping up and down on the bed like a little kid. We had such a great time, I didn't even mind when he had to go to his conferences. Who doesn't love a little by yourself time to take a nap and read a good book and eat Milk Duds without being bothered. Thanks Troy Boy, that was the best surprise ever!

This is at the Harbor in BaltimoreWe went to this awesome aquarium, it was 5 levels. The top level was a rain forest and the outside walls were all windows, so it looked and felt like you were outside. This was one of the first things we did and we were both like "I wish the kids could see this." Isn't it funny how as soon as your away, you miss them. The sharks of course were the best part!They had some street performers. We watched a juggling comedianTroy was his assistant Once Troy's work stuff was done, we took the train to New York. Here it comes! New York, here we come! I was so excited, I had never been there.We stayed right by Time Square. Look at all the lawn chairs in the middle of the street.Troy had gotten tickets for The Lion King and it was awesome. We had another I wish the kids could see this moment. Enjoying the New York night life. There are people every where no matter what time it is.We went to a Mets game. It was so cool. The stadium was bran new. Troy was really hoping that the Yankees would be in town, but they weren't.You just can't go to a ball game without having a hot dog.We ate dinner at Serendipity's. Here we are with their famous Frozen Hot Chocolate. It was one of the best things I've ever had. This was the night I had been waiting for the entire trip and it did not disappoint. It was so awesome. I did not move a muscle the entire time. I was so giddy and I was singing and practically skipping down the street after. I'm sure Troy was so embarrassed, but he let me have my moment.By the end of the trip, we were pros at riding the subway. It took a while, it is so confusing trying to figure out which one to get on and when to get off and which one connects to the next.We goofed off a lot when no one else was in our train car.Our last stop was the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.The trip was wonderful. The plane ride home was a different story, our plane got delayed because of the weather and by the time we finally boarded, everything was so backed up that we sat on the plane for almost three hours waiting for our turn to take off. We didn't get home until 3:00 in the morning. We were both really glad to be back to our quiet little town and our cute little kids. Thanks again sweetie!