Instead of saying hello from Geneva, we are still in New York City!
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Last night as we were boarding our flight from JFK to Paris, Delta announced that they were looking for volunteers to give up their seats on the oversold flight. Without thinking twice, Bo and I jumped in line to happily trade in our seats on yesterday’s flight for a spot on today’s flight. As Bo spoke with the Delta agent I quickly emailed, called and texted a few of our friends who weren’t able to make it down to Savannah last weekend. Within minutes we went from boarding a flight to Paris to enjoying the New York sunset from a cab window.
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Our friends who just moved to Carroll Gardens were ecstatic to host an impromptu dinner for eight of us. Having the chance to catch up with these friends, two of whom are expecting their first child, was priceless. The evening was exactly what we wanted, casual and relaxed. We ordered pizza and salads, drank beers on the rooftop and enjoyed the cool, breezy evening.
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Thankfully Bo and I packed our workout clothes in our carry on bag as we thought we may have time for a quick workout during one of our layovers. As no trip to New York is complete without a Central Park run, I threw on my running gear and headed uptown at 6:45 to meet Gia and Theodora. We had no specific plan in mind so just headed to the loop for a few speedy miles filled with lots of chatting and a few hills. After my break from training, I was happy to feel strong during the run, able to keep up with the 8:40 pace!
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The rest of the day has included breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien with Theodora, where we planned her Europe trip over iced coffees and the avocado toast, which was full of flavor and very filling!
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After saying goodbye to Theodora I ran a few errands, including a stop at Jack Rabbit Sports to buy my marathon shoes for Berlin. Rounded out with a lunch uptown catching up with Jen and a shower, this day has been pretty perfect. Now Bo and I are lazily relaxing with a book before heading back to JFK for our flight to Europe.
Hope you all are having a wonderful Thursday!
You look great!
Thanks! I’m trying!
They have avocado toast on their menu?! I missed that! Glad you got some time in NYC!
Yup, it’s on their Summer seasonal menu!
What an amazing surprise! I love when you can be flexible with travel and take advantage and have an adventure. Safe travels!!!
This was one of the first chances to be flexible and it was so fun!
Avocado Toast is MY FAVE! I always stop in at Le Pain when I’m in NYC 🙂 So happy the trip back worked out so well, perfect ending to your vacation!
Avocado toast is definitely a new favorite! I made it today at home for Bo and he loved it. The trick is enough acid and tomatoes!
LOVE that you took advantage — you look so happy in the pictures I definitely think you guys made the right choice, if it wasn’t obvious.
Aww thanks Ashley! It was such a fun surprise!
Good choice 🙂 Although it was way harder saying goodbye to you when you got in that cab than it was at the Savannah airport…
Yes, it was far harder to say goodbye in NYC due to the lack of chaos. 🙂