What an incredible past several days it’s been!
Last Saturday I left Texas to meet up with my dad, step mom,
sister, and 2 stepbrothers for this year’s family vacation. We try to do
something fun together every summer and this year we have two destinations: New
Jersey and NYC
I flew into New Jersey, where we stayed Saturday-Wednesday.
This half of our week long adventure was focused mostly on the kiddos. With my
brothers being 9 and 10, my sister being 5, and being 18 myself, it can be
difficult to find vacation spots where we can all enjoy ourselves. We spent a majority of our time at the New Jersey Six Flags and Hurricane
Harbor parks. I would be lying if I said it was only enjoyable for the younger
ones. I got to feed GIRAFFES (a dream come true!) and nothing makes me happier
than wave pools and lazy rivers. Basically, despite it being a kid-orientated
couple of days, I couldn’t have enjoyed myself anymore. Sometimes it’s great to
just enjoy some Swedish Fish flavored Italian ice and sweat it out at an
amusement park for three days. Although by the end of Day 3 I was absolutely exhausted...
We ended up becoming great pals.
In the middle of our New Jersey portion of the trip we took
a break from the rides and chaos to have a relaxing day at Belmar beach. The
boys got some private surf lessons while I napped in the sand and made my skin a
bright shade of crimson just in time for our trip to Hurricane Harbor the
following day. The beach day was
definitely my favorite part. We
ate 3 Brothers Pizza, enjoyed the sand, and went to the boardwalk to finish off
our day away from Six Flags.
I sadly did not take any pictures at the boardwalk, but it was beautiful!
Wednesday eventually rolled around and, after I ate my body
weight in fried food, we headed to the Big Apple. Before crossing the NJ-NY
border we took a ferry ride to Ellis Island and The Statue of Liberty. My sister, Karina, was so stinkin’ cute. When the kids found out we were going to Ellis Island via
boat ride she exclaimed “Because we are fishing for liberty, right???”
Absolutely precious.
Our hotel in NYC couldn’t have been better. We stayed at the Double
Tree, which was right in the middle of Times Square. I have been to upstate
New York countless times, but this was my first time actually seeing New York
City. Even with the constant flash flood warnings it was breathtaking. I don’t
think you could ever run out of things to do there. For the three days we were
there we were constantly on the go, and it still felt like there was so much
more to see and do. This is definitely a place I will need to return to in the
future. Despite several changes of plans due to the rain, my first experience
in the Big Apple was one for the books.
If you're ever in NYC be sure to check out Ella's Stardust Diner. It's a really unique dining experience you could not get anywhere else. So much fun!
The pictures were limited on this trip because my iPhone can only do so much. I didn't have quite enough room for my camera this time around, but hopefully I will make up for the lack of pictures in my next post!
See ya'll in a week. It's 2am and I have to head to the airport at 5:15, but I couldn't just leave the country without posting first. Mexico, here I come!
Be back soon,
Lex
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