Wednesday night MFD and I biked to the north end of Ocean City to see where I used to vacation with my family before eating at Cousins. Huge portions, good food and service.
Thursday was MFD's birthday. The sunrise was rained out, but it cleared up soon after. We had breakfast at Ready's, which was okay. The waitress we had the night before at Cousin's was there, but she wasn't our waitress. She did bring MFD a birthday corn muffin though. Our waitress was sort of rude to the waitress we had the night before and that annoyed me. After breakfast we rode our bikes and sat out with the dogs. They didn't like the stroller for walking but Mae and Geege did best sitting in it.
We spent the afternoon with Lucy the Elephant in Margate. Lucy was built in 1881. I've been coming to the shore since I was born but had never visited. We got in for $1 thanks to Staci sending us a Groupon. The stairs made me sick but the story of how the town saved Lucy made me cry a little, which balanced out the laugh I got seeing the Welcome to Lucy sign right over Lucy's ass.
Friday sunrise.
Friday beach day, first at 19th Street then at Corson's Inlet so MFD could fish. Both times we had to leave the beach because I had to pee and was too cold to use the ocean bathroom. I got halfway through this book and abandoned it.
I went to ShopRite then headed home at 10 for Gamma's funeral on Saturday. Right after the lunch we grabbed the dogs and supplies at Home Depot and headed back to the shore to prepare for Hermine. All the efficiency furniture went up on blocks and we moved upstairs into the house. We went to see the ocean, saw a proposal set up, ate at Angelo's, and finished the emotionally and physically exhausting day with frozen yogurt from Yoassis.
I expected to wake up to tropical storm winds on Sunday but alas I did not. We biked up 10 blocks to 23rd then the entire length of the boards to St. James place. The North End beaches were pretty much all ocean and no beach.
Lunch at Yianni's (really good food) and shopping on Asbury to pump some cash into small businesses who lost a lot of money over this holiday weekend.
Relaxing during the afternoon, in which all the dogs lay with me and MFD gets the big couch to himself, and then a trip down to the beach. I was going to toss these flip flops, but Hermine waves took them out in a rush and brought them back again so I figured I'd keep them. The tops of the two poles are what are usually sticking out of the sand.
Dinner with friends at the Lobster House in Cape May followed by some ice cream and bullshitting at Washington Square Mall. Other Sunday night news: MFD dropped his wedding ring down the shower storm drain (retrieved later, just typical as we are the worst with rings, him dropping his and me barely wearing mine) and Gus wanted to jackass around with squeaker toys at 12:27 a.m.
Monday sunrise, some hausfrauing, putting the efficiency back together, making a list of work to be done in the off-season, taking a trip to the used paperback bookstore, and a solo lunch at Bennie's. I read, lounged, zoned out in front of the TV, and napped while MFD and Jimmy were fishing. We got hoagies from Voltaco's and I was super lazy all night. Perfect day.
Tuesday I woke up on the wrong side of the bed as I knew a return to reality was coming. I did some more cleaning, then we had a late breakfast at Varsity Inn and rode down the boardwalk, buying some home decor along the way. My aunt Dawn and cousin Gabriella were down for an overnight, so we visited with them in between errands and napping and reading.
We got home around 8, and we're back in the swing of it today.
My second three day week in a row. I'm not mad about it.
My second three day week in a row. I'm not mad about it.
