A few months ago, Paul emailed Laura and I about flying to NYC to surprise Lindsay for her 30th birthday. When I first read the email I had little hope that it would actually all work out since so many things had to come together to do so, but thankfully it did and we had an AWESOME long weekend together!
Laura and I took the red eye on Friday night and arrived into JFK early on the 9th, which is Lindsay's birthday. Paul had arranged with our Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary to spend half of the week at their house on the Jersey shore so Uncle Mike picked Laura and I up at the airport and we headed to the shore. Paul was making a birthday breakfast for Linz when we casually walked up the stairs and said, "SURPRISE!!" To say she was surprised is a bit of an understatement!! She definitely didn't see it coming and I think we all had tears in our eyes-so fun!! So excited to be there and to meet our newest nephew, baby Finn!!
After breakfast and hanging out at their beautiful house for a bit we headed to the boardwalk for a few hours to check it out and walk around. The weather on Saturday was a bit cloudy so was a great day just to roam around.
Paul tried to win Linz a birthday present but didn't have much luck!
And Linz tried to win Cole a poop emoji but didn't have much luck there either!
We did have a good time just checking out the sites and walking around though!
And, eating large slices of pizza!!
Sweet baby Finn!!! He is such a great baby-just goes with the flow!
On Saturday night, after a birthday dinner and cake for Linz, we just sat out on the dock and enjoyed the beautiful night with everyone including Mike and Mary.
The next morning was gorgeous!! This is their dock and their view from the house.
After breakfast, Uncle Mike took us girls out on a beautiful boat ride!
Just relaxing!
That afternoon we left the shore and headed to Brooklyn to Lindsay's place. It was a beautiful day so we walked around their neighborhood for a bit and then ate outside. This is their view!! That tall building is the freedom tower!
On Monday we walked down to the bay (the water is only about ten minutes from their place) and then headed back because Tressa (from Geneseo) and her new baby and husband were coming to meet us for lunch. It was so crazy because exactly a year ago, I flew with Julia to NY for Tressa's wedding and stayed with Linz and Paul...now a year later they both have babies who are only 2 weeks apart! It was great to see Tress and we all had a nice time catching up and laughing over an outdoor lunch close to Lindsay's place.
After lunch we headed into the city to do some sightseeing. We started at the memorial for the World Trade Center which was breathtaking.
We then walked over to the NY Stock Exchange
and to see the charging bull in the middle of Wall Street.
Paul was able to get off of work early so we met up with him and decided to walk back to Brooklyn over the Brooklyn Bridge which was super cool!!
This is where Paul proposed to Lindsay!! Love that we made them recreate their proposal with baby Finn in the picture now!!
Meanwhile, back in San Diego, everyone was doing well! Rich said the kids were really great over the three days and Ella got a little weepy at night but other than that were just fine! He kept them busy with trips to Kid Ventures, Pump it Up, Phils BBQ, Target (which surprised and impressed me!) and to Nani and Poppa's house. They were definitely so excited to see me on Tuesday morning which was so heartwarming and such a nice welcome home!
I am so thankful that we had this super fun and special weekend together-something I'll always cherish and am so thankful for my sisters, even more so now as we have gotten older. I'm already looking forward to Linz's 40th celebration in Bali :) (Figure if I put it in writing, it has to happen, right?!?) Love these girls and happy birthday, Linz!
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