This was the first vacation that we took for an extended period of time doing the "touristy" stuff. And it was very fun and very memorable. We got to be tourists in New York, Washington DC, and Durham, North Carolina. A vacation that we will truly remember. David thought it would be super special to have this type of Easter Break to commemorate Emily's Miracle Surgery that she had 6 years ago on Easter Week...
In New York, we walked around a lot, ate lots of great food, and even got to see Mary Poppins. In Washington DC we went to see monuments, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, museums, and kept walking and walking. We even went to Annapolis, Maryland and ate at an amazing restaurant where they had the best crab soup and crab cake sandwich. Driving down to Durham, North Carolina was truly the highlight where David got to show Emily his university. We walked around his old engineering building and even took a picture in front of one of his professor's office. It was so awesome to hear David share where he ate, hung out, his dorms, etc...It was truly memorable.
We also stopped by Alexandria, Virginia and took a picture by MPR Associates where he walked prior to business school. Walking around Old Town Alexandria was a great way to walk down memory path where David and I had our first date.
It was truly amazing to share with Emily all of the special places where we could create new memories together as a family.
Enjoy the pictures!
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| Emily's dear friend from preschool Shelby took care of Louie for a week. Thank you to Shelby's mom, Marie!!! |
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| Emily received a Boogie Board for getting all A+ on her report card |
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| Emily draws our trip schedule |
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| Long Beach Airport on April 6 ready to depart on JetBlue |
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| Hyun-Woo ah ji picked us up at JFK & treated us to an amazing dinner at China Grill |
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| After a great dinner, we ended with this scrumptious banana dessert at 11:30PM |
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| Where Hyun Woo parked his car |
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| Waiting for the valet to bring the car up, David posed to be a New Yorker in the garage. (It's just a pose not the actual act!!!!) haha |
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| Greeted by American Girl doll at our hotel during Check-In time |
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| Walking in NYC |
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| This captures our Emily |
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| American Girl store |
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| American Girl NYC |
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| Nintendo Store |
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| FAO |
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| Emily used to be so crazy about Calico Critters |
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| Going up the escalator |
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| My little Harry Potter |
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| Taking a break |
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| Dylan's Candy Store |
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| SUGAR!!! |
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| My spaghetti and meatballs pizza |
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| Build a Bear Store in NYC |
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| Loves her NY bear |
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| Apple Store |
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| Dinner at Four Seasons Restaurant, thanks to Hyun Woo |
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| Emily ordered crab cake |
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| So fancy |
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| Crab cake |
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| David ordered the veal |
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| Chocolate Souffle |
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| Complimentary at the end of the meal |
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| Enjoying the souffle |
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| pile on the whipped cream |
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| Group shot |
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| Jeremy Lin mug. Didn't get it though |
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| NY Minnie |
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| Trying the street dog |
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| Our hotel for 2 days |
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| Rockefeller Center |
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| walking in the evening 9:30pm |
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| Get to see Mary Poppins on Easter Sunday |
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| M&M Store |
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| Sleepy Emily |
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| The cute little bathroom in our hotel room |
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| Katz's deli |
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| Went to Redeemer Church and too late to take a boat to Statue of Liberty |
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| Going to see Mary Poppins |
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| Good bye, NYC and the traffic |
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| Hello NJ Turnpike! |
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| Loving Dunkin Donuts |
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| Arrived at David's mom & dad's house at 1:50AM!!! We saw them the next morning. |
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| Annapolis, Maryland for this delicious crab cake |
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| Cute middie |
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| Annapolis, Maryland |
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| Maryland flag |
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| Group pic in Annapolis |
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| How Emily passes the time in the car going to North Carolina |
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| Arrived in 4 1/2 hours from Maryland |
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| Entering DUKE |
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| Our hotel in Durham, North Carolina |
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| Let's go and check out Duke |
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| Our hotel for 1 night |
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| Hotel Suite |
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| First stop at DUKE |
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| Future DUKIE |
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| David's favorite hang out spot when he was a student. |
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| Finished our dinner with these delicious dessert - peach cobbler and banana pudding |
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| Having fun in the hotel |
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| Good ol' southern breakfast - biscuits & gravy, grits |
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| Duke Chapel |
Duke Chapel
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| New Engineering building |
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| David looks at his old engineering building |
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| Where David became an engineer |
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| Hall where he took his classes |
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| Looks cute in pink |
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| Dorm |
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| Staring is so rude, Mr. Lion!!! |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame |
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| Daddy's little girl |
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| Little Dukie |
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| In the spa at the hotel |
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| Trying to find his mailbox |
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| Family picture |
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| outside the Duke chapel |
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| Throwing Emily's Dukie the Bear |
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| David had this professor and he is still there!!!! |
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| Walk down memory lane |
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| saw the cousins |
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| Family dinner at Honey Pig at Ellicott City, Maryland |
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| Ji-Hyon and Ben at the other table |
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| Oldtown Alexandria. This is where David & I went on our 1st date in 1994 |
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| Why not! |
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| Where David worked at after graduating from Duke in 1991 |
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| Picture at King Street Blues |
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| Group shot |
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| Picture from the car. Not bad huh |
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| We're in DC now! |
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| Group shot by Jefferson Memorial |
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| Emily's favorite part of the museum - granite, quartz, rocks, minerals |
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| David resting |
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| Picture by White House. Couldn't get tickets to tour White House |
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| Georgetown Cupcakes . Finally entered after waiting in line outside |
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| Last dinner before heading back to California |
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| Willow joins for dinner |
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| Good bye, East Coast! (At Dulles Airport) |
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| Souvenirs to remember Spring Break 2012 |
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