My dad and I have planned a rather spontaneous trip to NYC for the beginning of next month, and I couldn't be more excited. We used to travel there about once a year, and have been feeling more and more homesick for it as of late. We used to go once a year when I was between the ages of 12 and 19, but we haven't gotten the chance to go in the past few years, so this is going to be a really great adventure. I'm so excited to go somewhere just the two of us.

I can't wait for crisp mornings, walking through Central Park, drinking coffee in the afternoons, the buzz of broadway, taking the ferry to Staten Island,  looking up in awe at the beautiful buildings (even if it makes me look like a tourist), eating piping hot bagels in the morning, walking up fifth avenue, and seeing the beautiful homes on the upper west side. New York has always been my city. That's the beauty of it, it belongs to everyone.

Here's a photo of my dad and I in NY from February of 2005. We went for my 16th birthday!