Any Tips? | Thinking About April

It's the 13th of January 2015 and there's less than 5 days until my husband and I leave on our holiday to the US and Canada!! Woot Woot :)  We're planning on going to San Fransisco, a week visiting my brother and his wife, New York City, Washington and Los Angeles. And we are so excited!  Every few hours I google the weather to see if there is any snow fall and every so often I have a look at tourist websites.  I plan to do all the normal touristy things but was wondering whether any of you had any little gems you think are "must see things" in any of the above cities?  Are there any touristy things that are overrated and not worth the time, etc... I'd love to know!

As a little bit of an update (I know it's been AGES) I have finally bought what I like to call a "big girl's camera" and can't wait to show you the photos that I plan to take!  I hope that having this camera means I can expand my blog and make it a better quality space of internet, something pretty to drop by and see :)  I plan to do a proper update post but this will have to do for now as I've got to run!

Let me know what your favourite part of the US or Canada is!

#illridewithyou

About 24 hours ago 15 people were taken hostage in the Martin Place Lindt Cafe in Sydney, Australia.  They were taken hostage by one man that forced them to hold up an Islamic flag against the window, a move that sent chills down everyone's spines.  The flag itself was not an evil one but was deliberately used to draw people's minds to the recent acts of the group this man represented.. the Islamic State.

My husband and I watched the news coverage flat out last night, moving our TV into our bedroom so that we could keep up-to-date on what was happening.  And one thing we saw on the news really impressed us. The way the Muslim community put all of Australia before themselves, the way the majority of Australia supported the Muslim community and the following hashtag...

#illridewithyou

 It made me so proud to call myself Australian.  Because I was so sure there would be bad backlash as soon as I saw that flag held up against the window.  And there was a bit... but no where near as much as there could have been.  The hashtag is all about supporting those who wear religious dress, those who have done nothing wrong but are so often discriminated against.  It's about making them feel safe in a world of uncertainty. And I think it's great!

At 2:00 am last night there were two hostages dead and three injured as well as a police officer who was also injured.  This morning make sure you hug your family extra tight and say you love them.  Because there are two families this morning who are grieving loved ones who don't get that chance anymore.