Words cannot describe how special & memorable our trip was this weekend. Watching my kids, wide-eyed with wonder, experience the city for the first time, making new memories together & having my whole family there to support me & cheer me on for the Lupus Walk brought me to tears so many different times. I’m completely overwhelmed with gratitude & I hope we can make this trip an annual tradition. Here’s a few pictures from our quick visit to NYC:
We spent all of Friday afternoon exploring Central Park as a family – the kids didn’t want to leave
The Aviators Drumline greeted us bright & early on Saturday morning and helped kick off the Lupus Walk
All smiles, waiting for the event to begin at the U.S.S. Intrepid
Meeting a PPF reader & fellow Lupus sufferer – without a doubt, the cutest pregnant woman I’ve ever seen
My daughter snuck away and wrote a sweet note for me on the banner
Proudly marching with the LRI team
Me & my sweet boy – we have a strong bond because he also deals with something every day that he cannot control
I couldn’t resist joining in a little impromptu dance party after the walk
Group shot at the end of the day
I am so humbled & honored to be involved with an organization that gives 92 cents of every dollar donated directly to scientists who are working to find a cure. And I was thrilled to hear that the walk this year raised 1 million dollars for Lupus research! I want to say a heartfelt thank you to the Lupus Research Institute for including me, embracing me & allowing me the opportunity to help give a face and a voice to this disease that affects so many.
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