Babylon, oh Babylon!

Here we are in New York. We were among the lucky few who were able to fly from SLC to JFK on Wednesday. Our flight was the only flight the entire day that wasn’t cancelled due to the big Northeastern Seaboard storm the shut down much of Washington, D.C., New York and points in between. Our flight was delayed for an hour, so we actually flew out just before 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, but we weren’t complaining. By the time we reached JFK, one runway was open and roads were being plowed. So things mostly worked out for us.

We arrived at our New York family's home (actually North Babylon, on Long Island) just in time to help finish up with shoveling the driveway. School was delayed for two hours, and the kids headed off to school when we were done.

After some visiting, and phoning to confirm our suspicions that the Statue of Liberty- our big event for the day- was among the many things closed due to the storm, we adjusted our plans and took the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) into the city to take a look at Brooklyn Law School and just get a feel for the transit system. We also took a peek at a little corner of Central Park, stopped in at the iconic Apple Store on Fifth Avenue and headed back to catch the LIRR for the Babylon station.

Hats off and lots of appreciation to Emily, Lily and Jacob. The girls gave up their bedrooms for us and Jacob slept on the floor and let his sisters use the beds in his room. So after over 40 hours on the go, we finally headed to bed for a cozy and welcome night’s sleep