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New York….What dreams are made of!

Ever since Carleigh (my 18 year old daughter) was a little girl, we talked about going to New York for her 18th birthday.  18 years flew by and it just so happened that CJ, of J Majors Bridal (my friend & neighbor along with her daughter Erin) , presented a perfect opportunity to make our dream happen….Bridal Fashion Week!!

All of our goals were met:

-started out with attending couture bridal gown fashion show presented by Lazarro
-ate incredible food
-visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral

-shopped til I dropped
-ate more incredible food
-went by Rockefeller Center skating rink

-another bridal fashion show, presented by Claire Pettibone
-shopped some more
-got sandwiched by protestors and feared for our lives in Time Square

-went to Ground Zero
-shopped in China Town, Soho & Greenwich Village
-attended the Knot party

-stood right next to Martha Stewart at the Martha Stewart Party

-went to Ron Ben-Israel’s cake shop
-ate cupcakes

-bought lots of cake supplies at New York Cake & Bake

-ate pizza
-went to the top of the Empire State Building

-went to the m & m store

-got my toenail torn off by a “friendly” samaritan 

Needless to say, it was a whirlwind 4 days and I was exhausted.  I was so glad to get back home & get to work.  However, if I had the chance to do it all over again….I would in a New York minute!