Tommy and I spent this past week with our daughter Alyssa and her husband (our son in law) Sam. It was a wonderful week. A bit on the quiet side but I think that’s what we needed. We could have made it more loud and exciting but meh that just isn’t us. We stayed in a great condo that was perfect for all of us. We were expecting 2 more guests but things didn’t work out, and that’s ok. Shit happens.
We visited Ocean City Maryland. It was really nice. A great shore town. We stayed on the north end of the boardwalk where I had read was much quieter than the southern end. Im really glad I read that before booking our stay. The other end of the boardwalk was your typical loud, shore town boardwalk with games, shops, bars, etc…. And a ton of people. We walked through the south end for a bit before we decided we had enough and turned around to leave.
The beach was very clean; I love the beach. On Wednesday I think, Tommy, Sam and Alyssa went kayaking. I declined and chose to spend the day at the beach alone. It was glorious. It wasn’t too hot and there was this incredible breeze just enough to cool you off. I went in the water which was surprisingly cool. Like cooler than I expected since it is August and we were a little further south. Anyway the water was cool but great. There’s nothing like having the incoming ocean crash on you. I know how to ride waves (Tommy taught me years ago) but I didn’t want to go that far in, wimp that I am.
My husband is great. On non beach days we went for a ride to check out the local Harley dealership. It was really cool, the people were nice. No we did not buy anything. On the way back we/I stopped at Homegoods; oh and we stopped at a Tractor Supply store. They had literally everything for almost every type of farm animal and cats and dogs. I’m the middle of the store were these 3 oval aluminum tubs. Each were full of 2 types of chicks and turkey chicks, chicks and baby ducks and 2 different types of baby chicks. Omg they were so stinking cute. However those things grow up so after our visit with the baby chicks we were on our way.
Of course we visited thrift shops, consignment shops, gift shops oh and the outlets. All the usual places you would find me if one thought I were lost. Tommy was so funny; he’s also very patient when I hit a good thrift store. It’s rare that he accompanies me to the thrift but we were all going so he was a good sport
It’s back to real life and all that it entails. I’m glad we were able to get away and I’m glad we spent that time with Sam and Alyssa. This week I hit the ground running Monday morning with an appointment and it just goes on from there. Here’s to a quiet rest of the summer for all of us!
Menay O; mom to 4, Christian and thrift shopper on the side... 