"Mom, you DID give us that life. We had everything, and the important stuff is still here."
Ok, so tears streaming from that. How amazingly sweet a boy you have there! My son would never say anything like that (but he's only 8!). Those moments are priceless.
I am so jealous of your upcoming trip to NYC. My H and I were there 3 times last year and I LOVE it. I could totally move there. Don't miss Central Park if you can make it happen, and they often have bands playing there (well, maybe not so often in October, but check it out). It's just cool to see all those sights you've seen on TV your whole life. The only downside for me is that now, whenever I watch TV, I think of those amazing trips with H. You will have a blast. See a show if he's up to it, maybe Rock of Ages would work rather than a band? I hear it's awesome.
I loved walking the streets, BTW, not nearly as smelly as I expected. The only issue we had was coming out of the wrong subway station exit and getting totally lost on exactly which corner we were on! You will have fun though.
Me- 40 H- 41 S8, D5, S4 M 19 y T 23 Bomb drop 6/2013 H asked for/filed for D 9/2014 22 yo OW discovered 9/19/14 they're engaged and living together