<3 New York New York <3

Was fabulosa

So we got up at 4.30am got our taxi to the airport. Me and Tom spent about 30mins people watching and deciding their life stories and why they were at the airport. We even discovered 2 long lost brothers who didn't even know they were at the same airport!!!!they both had creepy moustaches!
Then on our flight we tried to sleep but we were all so excited. I told Immy to tell the flight attendant that it was my birthday to see if we got any free stuff or upgraded to 1st class. So i dozed for a little then over the tannoy was the following:

"Hello passengers, today we have a very special person on board...Alyssa Nicholls in seat 17A....wave your hand alyssa so everyone can see....Yes today is her birthday............say happy birthday...happy birthday Alyssa.......AND....everyone congratulate her as she is getting married in two weeks!!!!Congratulations Alyssa!!!!!"

I kid u not. The strange woman beside Tom turned and congratulated me, as did the passengers infront...whilst Immy snickered behind me...indeed i went slightly red! but i had to accept the congratulations cos it was too embarassing otherwise!So we created the story that i was going to meet my fiance and get married in NY and have my hen party etc.
Good times.

So we got to JFK airport and went to get a taxi...and what a taxi we ended up in...it was a shiny black SUV/escalade type car with rimms....we arrived at our hotel in STYLE!!!!!!....but when i say hotel i mean hostel type place! pah it was perfect for what we needed though...4 bunks, an ensuite, nicely decorated, clean.perfect.


So then we went to times square and 5th ave, and Tom went to go pick up his girlfriend Alex from the airport as she was coming to stay too.

Me and the girls went to Tiffany's to get my 21st birthday present...and wow its pretty :-) Then Tom called us to go meet him and Alex in Times Square so off we went.
We got to times square and started climbing the red stairs when i heard Tom call my name. I turned round to see Tom and Nicola stood behind a statue/monument!!!! for a split second i just saw Tom, then i realised it was Nic i ran down the stairs and nearly knocked her over with the biggest hug ever. Over the moon is an understatement....i was soooooo suprised and pleased she had come all this way, i couldn't let go of her all day, i just couldn't believe she was there i was so so happy it totally made my birthday. i couldn't ask for anything else!So we went back to the hotel/hostel and got ready for our night out in the ibiza new york club pacha in my birthday dress and present :)
So the next day, my actual birthday...it absolutely POURED down, we went and bought our top of the rock tickets for tues morning, and then went down 5th ave to buy boots as my toes had gone numb in the rain! we had new york bagels too yumm! i couldn't find any nice shoes at reasonable price...and i had some leftover birthday money...so if im gonna end up spending money...i might aswell get designer ugg boots. chocolate brown with buckle's :-D my feet were warm yay! and i got them from bloomingdales in the big brown bag :-D
so we went to the toy shop with the big piano, and grand central station which was pretty and got our first tube. awesome.

When we got back to the hotel we got ready and proceeded to chinatown for a chinese which was nice and then went to a comedy club - Ha! in times square which was well funny!!!!!good times.

The next day we went into manhatten and on the way the BEST THING EVER happened to me. This japanese woman stopped me in the street and requested to take my photo for a japanese magazine, and then interviewed me about what i was wearing...and what my look was, and wear i bought everything. chuffed isn't even the word. I WAS STOPPED COS I LOOKED GOOD IN NEW YORK FOR A MAGAZINE. yeah baby!
So i floated over to central park with Immy Nic and Tom, whilst Rick and the girls went to take the S.Ferry to statue of liberty and ground zero. We went to the zoo...which by the way has NONE of madagascar animals...and i fed some goats :-), then me and Nic rode the carousel and we were going to go ice skating but the ice rink closed at 2.30. So instead myself tom eleanor and nic went up the empire state at night which looked AMAZING. all the night lights :-D
So then we all met back up at the hotel and went to the NYU area for clubs and stuff. AMAZING...i think...not quite sure.
So on our last day we took the lift 69 flights up the rockafella center...not good after the night before with alcohol, and we all felt pretty ill that high up, but the sights were amazing :-DThen we all made our own way to Central Park for Ice Skating. However me and eleanor got lost and ended up about 20 blocks in the wrong direction then struggled gettin the right tube. eventually we got there FINALLY!!! and went ice skating. Now tom had complained that he was crap at ice skating...but he was a proffesional compared to me. SERIOUSLY. i was awful. i would NOT let go of the side. after 3 laps i had a rest...and when i went for my fourth lap, they dragged me to the middle for a nice picture...then left me stranded...so i tried to make my way to the edge and of course bounced off the floor and cut my knee. i felt like a little kid it hurt an bled :-(
but still...i ice skated at central park :-D
(check out my tight grip)

Then we had to go back home...in our flashy ride again!

It was sad to leave but i got some fab pics on the plane of New York...better view than empire state anyway!