{trips, trips, & more trips}

well it has been a busy summer already. as my last post alluded to, i spent a week in ohio, a few days at cedar point amusement park and a few days camping. i went along with shawn and his family and we had such a great time. we rode some of the world's best roller coasters and it was so much fun. the days that we were not at the park we spent at the campground hanging out and enjoying each others company. shawn, being the culinary fan that he is, made some amazing treats for us while we were camping which included yummy pancakes, fabulous pineapple upside-down cake, and unbelievable homemade ice cream! (so lucky he lives at my house!) it was a nice trip, great weather and great company.

after a few days at home, we headed off to ocean city for the 4th and shawn's birthday. we headed down late thursday night with our new friends evan and noelle, who shawn met through his latest photo project, and celebrated the whole weekend. friday morning shawn went out (semi)early and bought fractured prune donuts for breakfast...yum-o! we spent friday at the beach enjoying the sunshine and warm sea air. the friday night we headed over to seacrets where we met keefer and lindsey and enjoyed the fireworks on the bay. then it started storming, which was actually fine since the place was pretty empty. so we enjoyed a few drinks and headed home after the storm. saturday included delicious hot dutch apple crepes at bayside skillet, mini golf, and a few hours at the boardwalk at some of our favorite spots like thrashers for french fries and the kite loft for silly fun shopping. i got a great new pair of glasses to wear to honfest next year. saturday night we enjoyed all-u-can-eat crabs at higgins. after dinner we headed over to the tiki bar at harpoon hanna's for drinks. this is our favorite local place when we are at the beach as it is walking distance from the house and is lots of fun. after we closed the bar we headed back home and spent the whole night up talking and getting to know each other a little better. early in the morning we headed out for donuts and french fries which we enjoyed at the beach just before a big storm rolled in. after a few hours of sleep, we headed to layton's for breakfast and drove back home.

it was a great weekend. we had a lot of fun getting to know our new friends a little better and showing off all of our favorite things to do at the beach. it was a very different fourth of july for me, as it was the first in years that i was not in east hampton for a big party at the carabines and a bonfire on the beach. kinda bittersweet, but it was nice to be in a familiar place with a very good and understanding friend.

so that sums up the last few weeks. this weekend we are off to coney island, new york so that we can see the sideshows, it is rumored that this is the last year for this specialty, and so shawn can meet some new street performers for shutter on the street. so hopefully i will have more good stories and maybe some photos to post next week. and, (bonus!) jackie is coming home this week! can't wait to see her and catch up.