TWTW - the one with the family

I attempted to beat traffic to the shore Friday by leaving at 3. I failed. It still took me two hours to get there from Center City. But I was in time to catch a bay sunset, have dinner with Dad and Carol including peanut butter pie that Carol made, and welcome Stephen, Aubrey, and Lola Jean. MFD's ride down Thursday was much funnier with the dogs. He worked on a gate project for them on Friday too.

Saturday morning sunrise. Peace. A donut-off between Drip N' Scoop and Dot's Pastry Shop. And my brother on a bike for the first time in 10 years.

Beach day on Saturday included lots of sand castles and watching Lola being an animal in the water, an all family snooze, MFD getting pooped on by a seagull, froyo, some reading, and a classic car show.

Sunday night we did family pics, trolled the boards, and ate at the Promenade. I swear to god it was more crowded on Saturday night than it was most nights this summer. And surprise! We came home to Geege now having the same shitting virus Gus had.

Sunday I presided over a very serious, uninterrupted (yeah right, not with this crowd) meeting about our upcoming trip to Ireland, then sat out with the dogs. We took a walk to the playground with Geege willingly in the stroller. Victory! Then Debbie and I did some shopping at our favorite Blue Eden and had a treat on the way home...then another treat with the birthday cake Carol got for her and MFD.

Hold the phone! Weekly food prep actually happened. Breakfast is egg muffins with cheese and a spinach muffin. Lunch is chicken thighs marinated in Italian dressing cut up over salad served with the same. Dinners will be avocado toasts and quesadillas with a side of veggies. It's not elaborate but it's not eating out for the first time in a while. Hurrah.

I did some cleaning at the shore and made it home by 7. I put all the trash out, did two loads of laundry, and zoned out in front of Shades of Blue before falling into a dead sleep at 10. Perfect windows open sleeping weather.

Some days I have the words and some days I don't. Good thing this still stands. 15 years feels the same as one year. I think it always will.

First full week of work in two weeks. At least I have Show Us Your Books tomorrow to help me through. See you there!

Linking up with Biana at B Loved Boston for Weekending