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Well hello to all of my fellow PP'ers!! Welcome to my newest PTR! This is going to be a very exciting trip and oh so much fun! And, can you believe it won't be to WDW?!?!?! I know. I know. Take a deep breath...............
Still with me? Good I look forward to sharing all of my pre-trip planning with you all and welcome any and all suggestions you may have!! Now, you are probably wondering what this FABULOUS trip is all about and, most importantly, WHERE it is going to be. I don't want to leave ANYBODY in suspense so here we go!
This trip will be the first of it's kind for my little family. The three of us are going to be visiting New York City (3n), East Hampton, NY (3n), and Pennsylvania (3n). That's right...a 9N/10D vacation. That is our longest family trip to date! Now, before I get into more details, let me introduce you to my little trio.
Me (Shellie)-27 (28 at the time of the trip)- Lover of all things Disney. I love to plan and plan some more. And when I'm done planning....I plan something else I am from Lancaster, PA (yes, as in where the Amish live) and have not been back to PA since 2003 when we had to say goodbye to my Grandmother, Meme. It wasn't the best trip back for obvious reasons so I am looking forward to a good reason to be back home. Even though I lived so close to NY, I have NEVER been. So NYC and East Hampton will be all new to me
DH (Mike)-28- He is my high school sweetheart. My one and only We have been together since the beginning of time (actually, since Freshman year of HS). He is my hard working best friend. He was born in East Hampton, NY. He has not been back to NY since 1999. He has family in EH (Aunt, Uncle, cousins, Grandmother) so that is who we will be visiting. Mike plans to show us around where he grew up and create some memories there with his own son.
DS (Aiden)-5 (6 at the time of the trip)-- Believe it or not, Aiden has NEVER left the State of Florida. So this trip will be filled with Firsts for him. First plane ride, first time out of state, first time meeting my family, ect... He is very excited and we can't wait to show him around and off
The reason for this trip is pretty simple: We want to introduce Aiden to where we are from and to visit family.
I have a pretty solid itinerary set up already so my next post will be that....so stay tuned!!!!
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Nice start to your PTR and look forward to more details! Hopefully, it won't be too cold in the northeast during your stays!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
So, I bet you can guess what this post is going to be about.....PLANS! The meat of the vacation. I suppose the best place to start would be the night before.
February 28th- Mike will go to work early that day and Aiden will go to school. He will already be missing a whole week of school due to this trip so I don't want to him to miss any more than he already will. On this day, I will make sure the house is clean, sheets are cleaned, fridge is cleaned out (unless Stevie and Angie stay to watch the animals), set up any bill paying that needs to be done while we are gone, go to my nail appointment and then be home in time to get Aiden from the bus stop. I will take him to taekwondo because it will be his sparring class and then we will go get dinner out with Mike Less dishes for me to have to clean. We'll go home and get our bags because this night we will be staying at the hotel IN the airport. Our flight leaves at 6:00am and we didn't want anyone to have to get up at 3am on our account. We will take our car home OR park it at my FiL's or MiL's house since one of them will be taking us to the airport. YAY for not having to pay to park! We will check in and then go to bed.
March 1st- Our flight on JetBlue leaves at 6:00am so we have to be downstairs and to the terminal by 5 since it is a Saturday. And depending on where the terminal is in location to the hotel, we may have to take the "monorail" over. We will fly into JFK and we have a towncar set up to pick us up from the airport. This is the NYC leg of our trip. We will be staying in Times Square at the DoubleTree by Hilton. So, we will check in and then take a taxi (one of MANY for this portion of the trip) to the Statue of Liberty. Ellis Island isn't expected to be open yet but if it is, we will visit there too. We thought of going up the statue and into the crown but we thought that might be too much walking up stairs for Aiden. So we will stay in her pedestal and Aiden will take part in a Forest Ranger activity to get this merit badge from the island. After our visit with the Lady, we will be taking Aiden to one of his first surprises on the trip. There is a HUGE three story Toys R Us in TS right down the block from our hotel. Inside is a ferris wheel and a child's fantasy world. We will take him on the Ferris Wheel, and he will be given gift cards from family to get something special in the store. After that, we will be heading to the Disney Store in TS (didn't think I would miss out on a Disney opportunity while in NYC, did ya? ) and then finally head back to the hotel. We plan to stop for some real authentic NY pizza for dinner.
March 2nd- Today, we will head to the 9/11 Memorial. I've wanted to see it and I think it's important to go and show respect. From there, we will head to Yankee Stadium for a tour. After that, we will go to Grand Central Station to show Aiden (he has seen in in movies and really wants to see it). From there, we will be heading to Rockefeller Center to see the Lego store, and the 30 Rock building, ect... After that, we will head back to the hotel.
March 3rd- Today we will be heading to Central Park to go to the Central Park Zoo. We will wander around some of the park and then head down to 5th Avenue. Here, my WONDERFUL husband is taking me to Tiffany's to get me a necklace that I saw that I wanted. I know I could get it here, but it seems more special to get it from the flagship store in NY. Mike wants to do some shopping here and then, when it gets dark, we will head to the Empire State Building to go to the observation deck to look out and see the city all lit up. From there, we will head back to the hotel and pack up because the next day, we head to East Hampton.
Your NYC plans sound great. That toy store is amazing and Aiden will probably be so stunned by it all he'll have a hard time choosing something! It definitely will make your necklace all the more special buying it together on Fifth Avenue! Nothing like leaving Tiffany's with a little blue box!
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I look forward to sharing all of my pre-trip planning with you all and welcome any and all suggestions you may have!! Now, you are probably wondering what this FABULOUS trip is all about and, most importantly, WHERE it is going to be. I don't want to leave ANYBODY in suspense so here we go! 
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