It's an Island!

NO MAN IS AN ISLAND... but New york city is!!!

I've since done more reading and become more familiar with New York City.  I get confused about the logistics but as I recall it is 13 miles long and 2 miles wide and has more than 8 million people on it!  40% of it's population being foreign born - WOW!

Our Island Tour Ship!

Yet another line to stand in 

New York Skyline

Building of one of the New Freedom Towers

silhouette of Ellis Island

Ellis Island

skyline - of buildings

New York City with 5 busy Burroughs just like Kelly and Richard with their family we are together an island bridged together to our parents, grandparents and to our children their families, stories, loves, losses, chaos, children and all around busy lives.

Statue of Liberty

Bridge to Staten Island

used to be a "Fort" but the city bought it and they are making it into a park - "soon you'll have a place to ride your bicycle"!

this is the "Fort"

Brooklyn Bridge

the bridge furthest is Brooklyn 

How do I describe this wonderful day that we enjoyed?

Long Island

The first Lunatic Hospital located on Roosevelt Island

empire state building in christmas lights

skyline at sunset

ellis island at sunset

ellis Island

statue of liberty

wall street

I was just so amazed with the buildings

  

how do they work and live like that?

Yankee stadium

bridges at sunset

 When I look back and think about 32 years of marriage, about family life about relationships, about Kelly & Richard.  I will remember this day.  This day that was chaos, and joy.  We were one, we were separate, we loved each other & the city, we cried, we laughed, we ate, held hands, enjoyed the company of our Son, we saw beauty, we were in and OUT of our comfort zone!, we felt gratitude, we ran for a taxi as one, we floated on the Hudson as one, we huddled in the freezing cold together, we were sad missing Amric and well Apryl and Ayris the grandkids too, but we expressed joy in knowing that we are together for eternity that we have hope in the Savior together.  Now not to loose you in religion or the thought of Jesus Christ I have to end with this we would not be together still after all these years and been able to enjoy all that we have had to get thru - all the chaos,  if it weren't for our Hope and belief in Redemption and that the third party in our marriage is Jesus Christ.  That has to be taken in consideration.

we are headed there next - the Empire State Building!