New York, New York

Scott and I left the little munchkin at home with the grandparents for a trip out to NYC to visit Kyle and Hannah. We had a great time! The weather was awesome; as Kyle and Hannah said, Spring is the best time in the city. The cherry blossoms were in bloom in Central Park, the city felt clean, and New Yorkers seemed to have a bit of extra pep. Kyle definitely has the hook-ups with his chef status; we enjoyed a couple free dinners, got into this really great speak-easy (BEST mixed drinks I've ever had -- coupled with a great atmosphere), by-passed an entrance line for a bar, and somehow scored free drinks at that same bar. Love rolling with my bro. :)

We took in a Yankees game - great seats and beautiful weather. Scott loves the Yankees, so it was fun to see their new stadium.

We went to a rooftop bar one night that had an amazing view of the Empire State Building. Isn't my hubby such a cutie? :)

Sibs! (Grant & Mel live in NYC, so we got to see them, too!)

Central Park with the Plaza Hotel serving as a backdrop

Brothers enjoying a favorite pastime of cigar smoking, while Hannah and I take one for the team and endure the smoke. :) Minutes after this picture was taken, we saw breaking news on TV about Osama bin Laden being killed. Scott suggested we go down to Ground Zero; we didn't know such a huge crowd was gathering at that very moment.

This was the crowd gathered at Ground Zero to celebrate the death of bin Laden. Since it was 2 AM, the crowd was pretty young & boisterous. New Yorkers were celebrating that night-- definitely a sense of unity in the city.

Another shot of the crowd -- you can see the World Trade Center memorial under construction in the background.

This guy climbed a street sign to wave an American flag high over the crowd. And my favorite sign of the evening is in the bottom right hand corner of this picture. "Obama 1, Osama 0."