our new york city adventure. (picture heavyyyy!)

Last week Meredith and I set off an adventure to New York City. One of my oldest and dearest friends lives there now and it had been too long since we had last seen her. She treated us to a perfect three days. We went to the Central Park Zoo, rode the carousel there, ate at Shake Shack, The Doughnut Plant & Grimaldis, saw some You've Got Mail sites, went to the Children's Museum of Manhattan and rode the ferris wheel at Toys R Us in Times Square. Needless to say, we were all pretty exhausted by the end, but it was a very good time. 

Day One:

Day Two:

Day Three:

 some You've Got Mail locations:

Good times! What's your favorite thing to do NYC?

We're headed to Mt Desert Island, home of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, for vacation. This is our first true family vacation (i think that's true...) and we're going with some good friends and their cute 15 month old. I am really looking forward to hiking, swimming, shopping, eating and relaxing. I'm hoping to take in some sunrises and sunsets, quiet evenings with puzzles and wine and lots of fun time with my two favorite people.

Have you ever been to this part of Maine? I never have so I'd love to hear your suggestions!

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Camping

Happy Friday!

We're headed off to camp for the long weekend. Hoping for good weather, shared laughter, cuddles on an air mattress and enough s'mores to explode my belly.  

For pictures of us camping this weekend last year, click here.

Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend.

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reunions

Sick of our Georgia trip yet? Sorry. Almost done :)

Probably the best part of the trip was getting to introduce Meredith to some of the most important people in my life, people that have known me longer than anyone who lives near me in Boston. I wish we had gotten pictures with everyone, but here is a small sampling.

my childhood best friend

another good childhood friend

a new friend and her precious little guy

my "uncle" neil

good family friend

It's funny how at home I felt with various people I haven't actually lived near for nearly ten years. I found myself more at ease with people I never really considered best friends simply because they knew and loved me through many years and those awkward middle school years. There's something special about being around people who have known you from early in your life. It's not until I'm around those relationships that I realize how much I miss that up here. I'm so thankful I got a taste of it this past week.

Home sweet home

One of the highlights of our trip was visiting my childhood home. I almost always go by when I'm in town. Something about seeing the home I lived in from age four to seventeen makes me feel happy and peaceful. It also brings back so many memories. Memories of Christmas mornings, birthday parties and sleepovers. Memories of fishing in our backyard creek, jumping on our trampoline, hunting for Easter eggs in the front yard and playing hide-and-seek in the house.

It was funny because the house is for sale. The sentimentalist inside me wanted to buy it right then and there. As we looked at the listing pictures, we saw the inside of house has changed quite a bit. It is no longer the home I grew up in. I guess it's true what they say. You can't go home again.

An outing to the park

Back here in Boston, the weather feels more like March than May. While we were in Georgia, it felt more like August. On one of the hotter days, we ended up at Piedmont Park in downtown Atlanta. We picked up lunch from a super fun bakery called Alon's and found a shaded picnic area. After lunch, we strolled over to the playground. It only took a few minutes for all of us to be overheating, so we wrapped up at the playground, took some family photos and headed to air conditioned refuge.