Day 247 and the seagulls

One of my dearest and most inspiring NY friends has just moved to Chicago. Woot!! We spent his second day in the city at the beach. Despite it being a bit cooler and windy than we wanted, we still enjoyed sitting in the sunshine and sand for an afternoon, chatting and watching the seagulls go about their business. It was quiet and perfect and just what a Sunday should be sometimes. So much happiness.

Day 190 digs for treasure

Today my friend and I spent the afternoon at the beach in Belmar. It was absolutely perfect. Though, I did skin my leg nicely while fighting some strong waves. No pictures of that. You're welcome. While sunbathing, my friend and I saw this lady with a metal detector. We were pretty amused. She was really intense. After doing a little unsuccessful digging she disappeared into the horizon. I'm convinced she found a 1978 Cutlass Supreme and drove it home. If you get that reference, I will love you forever.

Day 176 in Asbury Park

This morning my friend Emily met me at Asbury Park. We relaxed on the beach for hours. It was amazing. The weather was beautiful and the water felt great. Plus we had the good fortune of missing the rain! Although, I now have the most splotchy sunburn I think I've ever had. Yikes. After lounging in the sun we drove over to Avon to buy baked goods from The Macaroon Shop. Yes, we literally went out of our way for their treats - and it was worth it. On our way back we stopped to check out a "Strawberry Festival" that turned out to be some weird church revival type thing. It felt like an alternate universe. But we made it out alive and back to Asbury Park to have dinner at the restaurant to the immediate left of the flag. I thought this rainbow flag was appropriate, given the recent ruling in New York! So, now I'm home, sunburnt, tired and ready for another beach day!

Day 175 gets ready for the beach

Tomorrow morning I'm waking up bright and early to go to the beach! Asbury Park and maybe Belmar, to be exact. I couldn't be more excited, impending rain be damned. Packing-wise I got as far as my bathing suit, a change of clothes, and beach reading before I realized that I really just need a good night's sleep. Hopefully my day trip will also mean fun photo ops for Day 176!

Day 107 doesn't want to leave

You can see why I didn't want this weekend to end! This is the view from the deck of the beautiful beach house where we stayed. Now I'm back in PA, unfortunately getting ready to start the week. Blerg. Why can't my friends get married at the beach every weekend?

Day 105 is a beach

It's officially wedding weekend! Most of us arrived late last night and now we're all just relaxing and getting ready for the events. After helping with some of the setup we came back to our beach house (which is beautiful by the way). But first Meredith, Adam and I took a very quick stop at the beach. Only quick because it was freezing and super windy. Stay tuned for more wedding weekend excitement!