(Fiance's pics of Cape Cod - from last summer)
I'm so relaxed. I haven't had a vacation or break in a really long time where I just truly let go and it was fabulous! My fiance's grandma has a house on Mashnee , which is just right over the bridge. I love this little island because its so quaint and all of the neighbors know each other. We've been going for the past three summers (making the long 18 hour drive haul!) to visit. (FI, obviously, has been going a lot longer!) But as all of the families get older and people don't ave the vacation time to visit, we are very happy to get the house for a week! It's also nice for FI to be able to see his family (who mostly live in the northeast), since he doesn't get to very often. Last year (when we got engaged), we were also there for a wedding, so there were several families there and it was fun - but not so relaxing. All we did was kayak (one morning, too windy most of the time), take a few runs, sit on the beach, read magazines, drink wine and fix food. We went out to get some lobstah (of course!) and some of the best pizza I've ever had. We also made a trip to Mashpee Commons (picked up a VV tee) but thats about it. We made fresh mussels one night and then a shrimp linguine another. One day we literally camped out on the beach, drank beers and sat there (getting burned no less) all day! and it was fabulous. *Note - I'm really really trying not to lay out without some sort of protection (esp. on my face, with a hat) b/c skin cancer runs in the family. I have always put on sunscreen but I'm really trying to uber-conscious. So, I got some great Neutrogena lotion but this spray on stuff - is great but we had obviously had some cocktails or something when we sprayed because we both look like red blotchy fools!**
Anyhoo, the weather (which I know has been hot for New England standards) was actually a reprieve from the hot humidity we are used to down here in SC. It was so nice to not have the AC cranked and fresh ocean air at night. There's much more to say, but I'm tired at this point because we (ok, mainly HE) drove 15 hours yesterday to my parents house. I'm what you would call a "grumpy driver" - I get irritated, impatient and tired of it quickly. I take personal offense to rude actions on the rode. But as a front-seat passenger/navigator - well, I'm great at it! Change the music - no problem, need the AC turned down - boom, done! Don't know where the hell we are - I'll check the map! So, needless to say, I was "drink retriever from cooler/make sure we don't end up in Ohio girl" for 2 days.
*Shopping: We didn't end up doing any outlets because well, I was too enamored with the beach bum lifestyle that I just felt too lazy to go and then Fi, good man that is, would have driven me there but his shopping record is something like 6 minutes per store, so I think I'll just hit up some that are nearby one afternoon by myself. We did however, hit up the Christmas Tree Shops, which are wonderland for wedding things. We picked up bags of tea lights for like $1.50 each! and these great little ceramic row boat "bowls" - more like perfect serving dishes for peanuts or mints! We also found cheap photo mats because we are doing a matted picture centerpiece for the rehearsal - great, cheap stuff!**
Congratulations to Sarah at The Seven Spot & MMM, who have and are getting married!
That's it for now, I've got to get back on the road to go home for a dress-fitting and for another party for some engaged friends of mine, But I'll be back soon!
(I just read over this post and realized that I'm all over the !!!!! like a middle school girl. Oh well, I'm in a happy !!! mood!!!)
I'm so relaxed. I haven't had a vacation or break in a really long time where I just truly let go and it was fabulous! My fiance's grandma has a house on Mashnee , which is just right over the bridge. I love this little island because its so quaint and all of the neighbors know each other. We've been going for the past three summers (making the long 18 hour drive haul!) to visit. (FI, obviously, has been going a lot longer!) But as all of the families get older and people don't ave the vacation time to visit, we are very happy to get the house for a week! It's also nice for FI to be able to see his family (who mostly live in the northeast), since he doesn't get to very often. Last year (when we got engaged), we were also there for a wedding, so there were several families there and it was fun - but not so relaxing. All we did was kayak (one morning, too windy most of the time), take a few runs, sit on the beach, read magazines, drink wine and fix food. We went out to get some lobstah (of course!) and some of the best pizza I've ever had. We also made a trip to Mashpee Commons (picked up a VV tee) but thats about it. We made fresh mussels one night and then a shrimp linguine another. One day we literally camped out on the beach, drank beers and sat there (getting burned no less) all day! and it was fabulous. *Note - I'm really really trying not to lay out without some sort of protection (esp. on my face, with a hat) b/c skin cancer runs in the family. I have always put on sunscreen but I'm really trying to uber-conscious. So, I got some great Neutrogena lotion but this spray on stuff - is great but we had obviously had some cocktails or something when we sprayed because we both look like red blotchy fools!**
Anyhoo, the weather (which I know has been hot for New England standards) was actually a reprieve from the hot humidity we are used to down here in SC. It was so nice to not have the AC cranked and fresh ocean air at night. There's much more to say, but I'm tired at this point because we (ok, mainly HE) drove 15 hours yesterday to my parents house. I'm what you would call a "grumpy driver" - I get irritated, impatient and tired of it quickly. I take personal offense to rude actions on the rode. But as a front-seat passenger/navigator - well, I'm great at it! Change the music - no problem, need the AC turned down - boom, done! Don't know where the hell we are - I'll check the map! So, needless to say, I was "drink retriever from cooler/make sure we don't end up in Ohio girl" for 2 days.
*Shopping: We didn't end up doing any outlets because well, I was too enamored with the beach bum lifestyle that I just felt too lazy to go and then Fi, good man that is, would have driven me there but his shopping record is something like 6 minutes per store, so I think I'll just hit up some that are nearby one afternoon by myself. We did however, hit up the Christmas Tree Shops, which are wonderland for wedding things. We picked up bags of tea lights for like $1.50 each! and these great little ceramic row boat "bowls" - more like perfect serving dishes for peanuts or mints! We also found cheap photo mats because we are doing a matted picture centerpiece for the rehearsal - great, cheap stuff!**
Congratulations to Sarah at The Seven Spot & MMM, who have and are getting married!
That's it for now, I've got to get back on the road to go home for a dress-fitting and for another party for some engaged friends of mine, But I'll be back soon!
(I just read over this post and realized that I'm all over the !!!!! like a middle school girl. Oh well, I'm in a happy !!! mood!!!)
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