Spring Break. College students plan this trip month in advance. It’s what we save up all of our money for and it’s the highlight of many student’s college experience. For me, it’s different. I didn’t want to spend hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars that I didn’t have on something that I know my family ultimately wouldn’t approve of.

In high school, I never had the opportunity to go somewhere during spring break due to my commitment to cheerleading. This year was the first time I could and I chose instead to take a trip with my mom. I love my family more than anything and being apart from not only her, but the rest of them as well, has been a very hard aspect of going away to college. Having the opportunity to make these memories with my mom is something that not everyone gets a chance to do and I am so blessed in that.

My mom and I chose to travel to New York City thinking that it would be spring time and nice outside. It wasn’t. When we arrived, it was maybe 30 degrees and we eventually dealt with Snow Storm Stella. Yeah… that was fun.

Going to New York has been a dream for mine almost my whole life. I went in high school for a field trip but you can hardly experience everything in just three days. This time, we got to do things that we never had the opportunity to before.

From the statue of liberty…

To a show on Broadway.

This vacation was one for the books. And the best part was that I got to go with my best friend. I use that term a lot when it comes to my family and I don’t see anything wrong with it. I am extremely close to my parents and my grandmother and I love it.

We had so much fun doing what we wanted to do. My mom let me plan most if not all of the trip and we made it worth our while. We were non-stop the entire time exploring as much of the city as we could. Seeing things that not only us but our friends and family have dreamed to see and experience was truly amazing. One thing that everyone enjoyed back home was when we live streamed on social media. It was fun to share our memories with the people who cared about us.

All in all, this trip is something I will remember for the rest of my life. I’ll look back at the memories we made and cherish them forever. I have never laughed so much or had nearly as much fun as I did with my mom this past week. If going to the beach with friends is your thing, then this is mine.

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