Friday I was at the shore by 7, had dinner with MFD and Angie at some eh Italian place I can't remember the name of, and we were in bed by 11, which made it easy to get up at 5:30 the next morning for a lovely sunrise. I played photographer for a girl staging an elaborate hammock photo on the pier before hanging on the porch with the dogs.
I was off to meet J
enn from Going the Distance at
Drip-n-Scoop for iced coffee and donuts. I was glad we could make it work because we were supposed to rendezvous earlier in the summer and then I wasn't down the shore that weekend. We were gabbing nonstop for over an hour.
The rest of the day was spent at the beach with MFD and Angie, Evan & Jenny and the kids, and Jenn & Steve and the kids. It was a good one so we stayed until close to 7:30. We had a bonus run-in with our friend Mike from junior high and high school and his girlfriend.
Sunday morning sunrise
Followed by porch laziness and a weekenders group photo organized professionally by
Evan and cropped poorly by moi.
I was at the beach from noon until 5 on Sunday, then sort of shoved everything in a bag and went home reluctantly. It was the first weekend without renters since June, and it was nice to not worry about what anyone might need. It was a great weekend and I was bummed to leave. I always leave weekends like these thinking I'm so lucky to have such good friends, most of whom I've known for many seasons of my life.
Weekly food prep: Yeah, no. I'm working three days this week and am on my own for dinner Monday and Tuesday and down the shore by Wednesday. Breakfasts are burritos out of the freezer, lunches are turchicken burgers from the freezer or salads, and dinners are salads too. Boom.
Three day week for me, it'll be the weekend again in two shakes of a lamb's tail. I'm already all out of sorts on my dates and need a calendar to ground me, this surely won't help.
This unique dog who thinks he is a human turns 11 today. Happy birthday Gussie. Burgers for dinner for all!
These pictures look like the best weekend ever. Love the kid imitating the pup and being buried in sand - exactly what childhood should be. ;). Looking forward to a short week myself!!
ReplyDeleteSo fun that you got to meet Jenn - blogger dates are the best!! xo, biana -BlovedBoston
ReplyDeleteYay for an awesome weekend down the shore and for finally meeting up! I kept thinking I saw you on the boardwalk and on the beach on Saturday afternoon haha!
ReplyDeleteThree days weeks are the best - enjoy! I've been trying to get In a Dark, Dark Wood from the library for months now and it's been out every time! I need to get on that list I guess!
ReplyDeleteAh yay to meeting up with Jenn!! She's the sweetest! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome that you can host you people at the best place on earth! Close to all and easy to get to. Happy 11 to Gussie. 11 is a lucky number ! Beautiful shore-cast for the weekend. My first week with our beautiful LJBQ ! Thanks to the universe for Poppy enabling me to be a stay at home Mommom. I never take that for granted. Love. Your. Momma.
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ReplyDeleteYou have a wonderful life! Sunrises are incredible - LOVE the one under the pier! And happy birthday to Gus!
ReplyDeleteI try to be in love with every inch of my life, good and bad. And it's mostly good!
DeleteHappy Birthday Gussie!!!! Hope he gets a special treat
ReplyDeleteTHUMBS UP For a short week. I'm jealous!!!
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DeleteI can't believe GusGus is 11! That's not possible.
ReplyDeleteI love that group photo, especially with all the dogs! Your sunrise pictures are also perfect. I'm sitting here lusting for an end-of-summer vacation. Haha.
ReplyDeleteHell yes to three day weeks and happy birthday to Gus!! Hope he has a treat-filled day! :)
Happy birthday, Gus!! Looks like another fantastic beach weekend, and I love that you met up with Jenn - so fun! Have a great week!
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HBD GUS!! :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm jealous of your blate. Someday I will go on one...someday. :D
Looks like a really great weekend. I always love your sunrise photos. I'm jealous of the blate & all of the beach time.
ReplyDeleteaw, 11! Happy birthday little dude! I really am jealous that you get up to see so many sunrises. That's seriously something I wish I could do better but it's so hard for me to get up. The last sunrise I saw was over the GG Bridge which was beautiful but I only was able to do it because I was on European time and our sleep was out of whack. It was so special - wish I saw them more. That's super nice of you to be the photographer for that girl, lol - I bet she was loving that for instagram. That pic of all of you is so cute!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Gus!
ReplyDeleteThanks Hope!
DeleteHappy Birthday Gus!! Those sunrise pictures are amazing. That is so great that you got to meet up with Jenn. How fun.
ReplyDeleteYou always have the best sunrise/sunset pictures! And YAY for meeting up with Jenn, and those donuts and coffee look delish too of course :)
ReplyDeletehappy birthday to gus!! i will have a burger in his honour. hahaha.
ReplyDeleteyou take the best photos of the sun + ocean.
love the group picture, you and MfD and the docs - perfect.
eh italian is the worst. italian is so easy (says the person who can't cook but STILL) that it always bums me out when it's just eh.
Happy Birthday to Gus! Gorgeous sunrise pictures, fun weekend and hooray for meet ups!
ReplyDeleteAs always, love your subrise pictures, I aways feel like I'm there right alongside of you.
ReplyDeleteGive Gussy's boy 11 kisses from me. Here's to another year, you handsome lad. ;-)
Those sunrise pictures are everything! So awesome that you squeezed a blate in this weekend! Happy Birthday, Gus!!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like an awesome weekend! I can't wait to read in a dark dark wood! Also happy birthday Gus!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Gus! YES to a 3-day week. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteI describe restaurants as "eh" all the time. If I don't love it, that's the first thing out of my mouth if someone asks.
yay for blogger meet-ups. sounds like a fun weekend! can't believe summer is almost over :(
ReplyDeleteThose sunrises must be amazing to wake up to and enjoy some coffee. You definitely get some great photos and that's great you and Jenn were able to coordinate schedules to meet up! I'm sure it was a nice time meeting in person and talking about blogger things.
ReplyDeleteYour sunrise and sunset pictures from the shore are always so beautiful! And hooray for blates! It's always so much fun getting to meet people that you've formed relationships with in real life.
ReplyDeleteAww, 11 years for Gus! That's awesome! Sounds like a fabulous weekend of family and friends - life is good!
ReplyDeleteyes! I'm reading in a dark, dark wood too. can't wait for show us your books ;)
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