Beach, Birthday and Governors Island

Each summer we make a list of things we want to do around New York. This summer we had a list of things we had already done but wanted to revisit and a few things that were new. We were actually able to do everything on our list (thank you Saturdays!) and even hit up a few things that I wanted to do, but didn't make the list cut. We went to Rockaway Beach with a few friends. I had actually just finished running 14 miles and I hurried and came home and Spencer made an ice bath for me and then made me breakfast. I hurried and got ready and then we all drove to the beach. It is pretty easy to get to and has a really good arepa place by the beach. We also had a coconut smoothie which makes me crave one so bad just thinking about it!
We also rode our bikes one Saturday around Governors Island. I love this place so much!! It doesn't have tourists and you have to take a ferry to get to the island so not a ton of people go. It is only a 10 minute ferry ride from Brooklyn so it's not hard at all to get to! We take our bikes when we go since there are no cars allowed on the island. When we went this time, we biked around the island and stopped at the slide area where there are about 5 different slides of different heights and the kids ZOOM down them so fast! Then there is a hammock grove which is fun to relax on hammocks. We had some lunch and played in a recently developed junkyard playground. Then we went over to this garden/compost area which is HUGE and pet some goats and chickens and learned how they use compost and gardens on the island, which was pretty fascinating to learn about. People are so resourceful!

For my 30th birthday this year Spencer planned a few fun things for us (and me!) He took the entire day off which was super sweet of him! In the morning, Spencer made theres yummy muffins for me and then we rode our bikes to the Brooklyn Bridge Piers where they have this really cool splash pad! The girls loved playing in the splash pad and probably could have the entire afternoon. After a few hours, we rode back home and Spencer had made a few appointments for me to go to solo. I went and got an hour massage and then got a manicure and pedicure done. Afterward, I met back up with Spence and the girls at this yummy Mexican place pretty close to our apartment. We had some good food and then went back to a berry crisp and ice cream at home. It was a perfect day!