It's that time of year: Spring Break 2013. While most college students typically go for a relaxing week at the beach, this year my partner in crime, Carlyle, and I decided to take on the city that never sleeps, the big apple, the empire city, New York City.
We covered ground with many of the main attractions New York has to offer, including, but not limited to shopping, broadway, museums, fabulous food, and general exploration.
While this may seem very independent and grown up of us, let me not fail to mention that yes, we did take our beloved mothers along for the ride with us. This was a positive decision for us in many ways, but perhaps the most valuable being the constant flow of free entertainment they provided for us simply with the use of their (many) words.
Knowing that this would likely be the case for the duration of our vacation I thought it would be a good use of my time to keep a running list of the ridiculous, hilarious statements that our ever-so cutting edge mothers proclaimed.
Here are the highlights:
1. "Hold on. Let me go ask this New York person!"- Betsy Williams
-This, being the first quote recorded really set the tone for the trip, as it was said approximately five minutes after landing. Way to make us blend in, Mom.
2. "We are on the cutting edge." -Valeria MacPhail
-Needless to say, this nebulous "edge" was an extremely present thing of the trip. In general our mothers were very intrigued by it, yet when asked to define it, probably could not put their finger on it.
3. "We are just living on the edge!" -Valeria MacPhail
-See #2.
4. "We are going to flash mob soon!" -Betsy Williams
-My guess is that this stems from the "edge" fascination in partnership with large masses of people surrounding her. A flash mob would only be the natural response.
5. "I forgot the leash for Anna." - Betsy Williams
-Again, most likely a result of surrounding large quantities of people.
6. "Let's have a discussion about our immigration policy." -Valeria MacPhail
-This quote was obviously recorded while passing Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.
7. "So are you going to app us?" -Betsy Williams
-This was directed to Valeria in reference to something we discovered and embraced very tightly called, "Uber Car". If you're not familiar with this company, I'm sure Mrs. MacPhail would be more than happy to educate you, as she is very passionate about it and their number one fan.
8. "So I think this is SoHo. Do they call it SoHo?"- Valeria MacPhail
- As we stand on a corner with a deli entitled "SoHo Deli".
All of this said, I would say NYC 2013 mom's edition a success. New York truly is a wonderful city full of life, excitement, culture, and opportunity. Without the help and input of our insightful mothers my experience of the city would truly have not been the same.
