NYC Day 1

It's officially summer for this SLP!!!!

I couldn't be more excited and now I have time to recap our wonderful trip to New York City with my Dad and Kendall! :-) 

We drove down to Charlotte on Thursday, May 25th after work. We got there just in time to get Luci's things unpacked and get some sleep before our flight the next morning! 

Friday morning we caught a 10:10am flight which put us in NYC right at lunchtime. We caught a bus  -->subway to our hotel to drop off our bags then we were off to eat and explore.

We headed down to East Village to eat at Miss Lily's. I found out about this Jamaican restaurant while watching Chopped. Y'all. It was delicious!! The jerk chicken was amazing and the atmosphere was so fun too.

We had 2:30 reservations at the Tenement Museum so we walked over to the Lower East Side for our tour! 

I didn't take any pictures inside, but it was a really neat tour. We got to see a tenement house just as it was when immigrant families lived there in the early 1900's. My favorite part was hearing the personal stories from families who lived in that exact building. What a different way of living!!

After we left the Tenement Museum, we were ready for a snack at Do. We had to wait in line about 45 minutes, but it was yummy!!

After our treat, we walked over to Washington Square Park and it was such a beautiful night!! We all agreed that it'd be nice to spend a whole evening there just relaxing :-) 

It was around 6:30 by the time we decided to leave WSP and all of our phones were dying Ha ha We decided to head back to our hotel to charge our phones, rest, and refresh before a late dinner!

We ended the night by having dinner at Chevy's and walking through Times Square. Our first day was a great start to our weekend!!

To see the rest of our trip:

NYC Day 2

NYC Day 3

Weekend Wrap-Up

Whew! The past few weeks have been PACKED! I traveled to NC for my cousin's wedding, then Andy traveled to Morgantown for Eric's graduation, then this past weekend Andy had a youth retreat. We've spent 3 weekends apart!! 

I wanted to document my weekend in Raleigh though before we head on our trip to NYC this weekend!! 

On Friday May 5th, I headed to Raleigh and I got to spend the night with Barrett! I loved seeing her place. It is the cutest "studio" apartment ever!

On Saturday, I got to spend time with Laura! We went to the state farmer's market and ate some delicious seafood. The flowers were beautiful! Then we did some shopping :-)

I just love my Raleigh girls!!

That night, I headed over to Youngsville to attend my cousin Melissa's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony (that Phil officiated!) and you could tell she put so much time into all the cute little details!

It was a fun weekend with friends and family!!

Luci Diaries {3 Months}

Luci turns 4 months old next week, so I thought I'd give a little update from her last several weeks :-) 

She rocked her first vet appointment and she got a healthy report! She was 10 lbs and I'm pretty sure she's already grown since then Hah 

Luci had her first trip to Charlotte over Spring Break. She got to meet Chapman and proceeded to worry him to death ;-) 

She continues to be the best little traveler!

Luci took her first trip to the beach with Nana and Papa! The sand didn't seem to phase her and she preferred to be under my chair in the shade.

Luci also had her worst night of sleep EVER (!!) at the beach. She wouldn't sleep in her crate, she barked all night long, and she FINALLY passed out around 6:30am that morning.

After this one horrible night, we gave in to her sleeping with us and of course, she has slept great since.

We've spent a lot of time outside! 

She found a fun spot on the couch, and she loves when we pull up the blinds.

Luci went to the groomer for the first time!! I couldn't believe how funny she looked with her curls blown out. She was SO soft and smelled great though :-)

Before

& after!

Luci has started going to the door and barking when she needs to potty. This is probably the most exciting part of the last few weeks!! She is still having some accidents, but we've made progress! 

She gave me the cutest Mother's Day card ever ;-) 

I think that's about it for Luci's 3rd month.  She is growing fast and we just love our girl so much!!