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For whatever reason, walking across the Brooklyn Bridge has been on my bucket list. Maybe it's because of its prominence in the "Sex & the City" movie, maybe it's just because I'd never even seen it before, who knows. But, it was on the list so it had to be done. Luckily I had the perfect opportunity to do just that two weeks ago when I had to head to my NY office for a whole week. I arrived on Sunday and talked some co-workers into doing it - NY natives and they'd never even walked it - so it was a request they were happy to fulfill.
It was a beautiful day in NYC and as always my first view upon leaving Penn Station was the Empire State. Always a fun site, always makes me snap a photo. It wouldn't be the only photo that day. The walk across that Brooklyn Bridge is amazing. The bridge itself is a work of art and everywhere you turn the views of Manhattan are jaw dropping - especially when you turn your head and suddenly see the Statue of Liberty in the distance. That got my attention.
Of course the walk back across proved even more breathtaking with Freedom Tower rising above it all. A beautiful site that always makes me pause.
I heart NYC & I also heart knocking this item off my bucket list!
Seriously, this kid looks like he's ready for a summer job life guarding at the beach...maybe one day! (Also, his adorable picture he drew me...)
Once again we were blessed with an amazing Memorial Day weekend thanks to those who have sacrificed so much. We did our best to make the most of it and to be sure we gave thanks to those who made it possible.
We had friends over and enjoyed watching our kids play while we sipped on wine and cooked up treats like soft shelled crab...
We hit some new pools in our neighborhood...
We spent time with family and devoured oysters and blue crabs (we also witnessed Poppy teaching Adam how to pick a crab...seems he's more interested in the hammering part...go figure)...
We did yard work - and by that I mean we trimmed our trees - like..a lot...
It looks good...
To cap it all off we had two of my bestest friends in the world over for dinner and watched as our kiddos forged friendships that we can only hope will be as strong and last as long...
Oh...there was also pie...
Happy Memorial Day and thank you to those who make this wonderful holiday weekend possible (and those who hold down the fort while they are gone...)
A week of hard work (not to mention the late nights leading up to the event) and the greatest reward (besides the frozen mojitos) was time spent hanging out with my family. It's not often we vacation in a small hotel room (32 foot camper for the win!) and yet that closeness was everything I wanted. We ordered a cot for Adam, but he ended up in our bed, and even though that's a rare thing, it was treasured that weekend. We enjoyed breakfast together, helped each other with our sunscreen application, swam together, dug holes together, and napped together. It was perfect.
To add to the perfection, we were able to meet up with Uncle Shawn, Auntie Heidi, Garrett & Isabella for a day at the beach and pool. The kids had so much fun playing together (as they always do) and the adults enjoyed catching up, swapping stories, and sipping on some beach cocktails (did I mention the frozen mojitos?) Also, the photo op on the inflatable alligator proved to be hilarious.
We had great dinners, enjoyed beautiful sunsets and when all was said and done we were ready to head to the airport, watch some planes, then board a plane back home. Besides, we really missed our Liddy Poppins.
