Craig was hired by American Express in 1981, working in New York City. He went to work there that summer. Suzie and Brian followed in September. We lived in Wayne, New Jersey and Craig commuted to Manhattan, typically by rail. We knew we were moving back to Salt Lake the next year. so we planned to see as much of the east coast as we could before the Traveler's Cheque Division moved to Salt Lake, but only when the weather was good. That meant we didn't go much in the winter, though Suzie and Craig caught a Broadway show, 42nd Street, at Christmas time. That was a cold day. Our first big adventure was Jones Beach. We did bigger trips later.

Morristown is close to Wayne, making this an easy trip to make.

We drove north to Mystic for a great day trip, learning about early USA sailing.

We went into Manhattan for the iconic holiday parade. As we were leaving, trying to get out of the parking lot, a woman looked at our license plate and very visibly mouthed UTAH?

Brian, being a Sesame Street affectionado, went with us to experience the amusement park.

We spent a weekend in Washington.

We did a day trip to Gettysburg. Well worth it.

On the way back from Gettysburg, we had enough daylight to stop by Valley Forge.

We spent a long day at the famous Bronx Zoo.

For our last weekend in New Jersey, we went to Liberty Island.

Brian and his birthday present.

Brian with our upstairs neighbor Lisa and their cat, Willie.

The building Craig worked in was 55 Water St.
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