For our last morning in NYC, the boys wanted to go to Central Park.

As the boys climbed the rocks, Rosita and I sat on a park bench and chatted (and took pictures, of course). Here’s her lovely photo of a horse-drawn carriage:

It was time to leave New York and head back to our lives in different states.

When Rosita’s family moved away four years ago, I gave her a seal that said this:

When we met up this time, she gave me this pendant she had made using the seal:

Rosita’s pendant

It was hard to say goodbye to our friends, and of course, we could never forget them.

Friends then, now, and always.

Happy Birthday, boys…We love you.

*Read Rosita’s take on our weekend in NYC here.