So back in 2008, I spent 6 weeks of my summer vacation with John in upstate NY (Saratoga Springs/Ballston Spa, NY) where he was doing his last phase of schooling. It's a quiet and small town, something I wasn't used to. It was nice. There were a lot of lakes and trees! They only had 1 Wal-Mart, 1 Target and 1 mall, and their downtown was a small strip. It was a nice little get away from the big city though. After a few weeks of my stay, and when John finally had a long weekend off, we drove up to New York City! It was my first time and I have always wanted to see the big apple! It was so overwhelming at first cuz there were so many things to do and see! We checked out the main attractions as well as going on a water taxi thing around the Lady Liberty. It was pretty awesome! We went again when my sister came into town.