['I am going to New York to visit my best friend in a couple weeks/', 'Great. I hope you have a lot of fun.', "I haven't seen her in almost 5 years. I can't wait!"]
5 years is a long time.You have a lot to catch-up.
I will be going to New York in a couple weeks to visit my best friend. I have not seen her in almost 5 years. I have been saving up for this trip for a long time. I can't wait!