I just got back from vacation. The trip of a lifetime, actually. The trip with our girls we had planned for Fall Break 2020 that didn't happen. It was fabulous, We took our girls to New York City and did all the New York things: the World Trade Center, Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, and the Empire State Building. We saw artwork at the Met and MOMA that made our eyes dance with happiness in our heads. (Yes, I said that out loud in front of Van Gogh's Starry Night . Any opportunity to embarrass my teens!) We also saw Wicked on Broadway, and waved at Joda Kotb and Al Roker outside the Today Show window (they even waved back!) Vacations like this are amazing because they take you to places you haven't seen before, they give you a chance to show your kids life outside their little bubble , and they teach you so much about history, art, and architecture in the process. Not to mention the mental break they provide from work and the ...