Greg & Kailee Schroeder: NYC & Charlottsville, VA; A much needed vacation!

Our friends, Kylee and Thomas Hezseltine came into D.C. to visit Greg and I in May. We toured around D.C. We went to the crime and punishment museum and saw the hope diamond in the natural history museum. We then did a little shopping in Chinatown and then made our way over to happy hour with Greg's coworkers. Greg & Thomas went to the Nationals game while Kylee and I went home to get ready for dinner.
The next morning at 7 a.m. we boarded a bus headed for NYC! We were so excited, but so tired since we only got about five hours of sleep. We arrived about 11:30 a.m. and had the whole day ahead of us. We got some lunch and shopped around until we checked into our hotel. Greg got us an awesome hotel in Midtown East, Manhattan. It was close to everything! That night we went to a yummy pizza restaurant and then hung out at Bryant Park. We were so exhausted by the end of the night that Greg & I didn't even care that we had to sleep on a twin bed together!
The next morning was the Gossip Girl Tour!!!! Kylee & I have been wanting to do this forever and it was finally our time to enjoy it! We absolutely loved it! However, many of the sites were under construction and had scaffolding all over buildings. After our tour, we met up with Greg & Thomas and headed down to the 9/11 memorial. It was amazing! This memorial is one of my favorites I have seen. We then made our way back to the hotel to get our bags and board the bus at 7 p.m. It was a short trip, but so worth it.