another fabulous weekend has come to an end. because i really only have a day and a half off on the weekends i like to take full advantage of my time off and do something fun. i was the same way all year planning little trips and fun things to do on weekends because i like to have something to look forward to at the end of the week and i like adventures. and this weekend was a blast.
friday afternoon it was raining and yucky when we finished up for the week. so hallie, mike, amy and i headed to the bar for some happy hour treats. where we had some fabulous conversation and the conversation went downhill pretty fast especially with the games we played and i had 4 arnold palmers... (sweet tea vodka with citron... absolutely delish!) and then we all headed home for a bit for dinner and for me to chug some water, before going back out for a few more drinks. and yes, we did go to the same place both times. (don't judge) where amy and i were hit on by a guy who was so horribly boring that we pretty much ran out of the bar, stopped and got some fabulous pizza and then JUST made it home before it stormed.
saturday amy and i had discussed going hiking. but when we finally started moving and it was almost 90 with 90% humidity at 9.30 am, she looked at me and went newport mansions? so we quickly got ready and went to newport for the day to look at the seaside cottages of the guilded age. so the late 1880s-1900s newport, rhode island was a huge seaside town for the rich & famous and they all built these redic summer cottages (mansions) and today a handful of them are open to the public to tour. so we went to the breakers - the vanderbuilt's summer home, which was impressive and just soooo much gold! and then we went and got snacks and picnicked on the front lawn rosecliff and then toured rosecliff and they had a great exhibit on clothing of the guilded age. rosecliff was gorgeous! i loved it, it was not as glitzy and their ballroom was gorgeous, but our guide. OMG. motionouss voice, no expression, sounded as if he memorized, didn't ask for questions, horrrrible! we didn't get much of a chance to explore the grounds as it stormed as we left, but it was so much fun! i can't wait to go back and look at more!
amy and i outside the breakers
front of rosecliff
and then amy and i went to abbott's for dinner. it is a lobster place right on the water and everything is fresh. so i've never had lobster and well i wanted to try it. (and me saying that is a big step) so we went. and it was a fun experience, but i'm not the biggest fan of lobster. the flavor was ok, but the texture got me. so i'm going to keep trying. but it was still a ton of fun and some gorgeous scenery!
playing with lobsters
so now it is back to work, this is week #6. crazy how fast it is going. and my birthday is friday, and rascal flatts is saturday! and i still have no idea what i'm doing after august 18th. but there might be a few fun things coming up if i don't have a job. so we'll see. if i'm not teaching this year i want to do what i did last summer in dc and travel. amy is talking about peru in january and i'd love to go. and i miss traveling, and my passport wants more stamps. so who knows...
how was your weekend?
4 comments:
Sounds like you had a busy weekend. I've got to try that Arnold Palmer - sounds yum! Lobster is good...soaked in butter- haha! Have fun at Rascal...they always put on the best show!
i'm glad you finally went to abbotts and got your lobster! :)
i would of course love to come to see Rascal with you, but i need to actually spend some quality time SERIOUSLY cleaning my apartment now that I have moved most of my stuff from my parents house. it's taking over :( i'm sure you'll be having much more fun!
Oh my gosh those lobster pictures are adorable! I love that stuff. Also, I haven't been to the Breakers in YEARS! I loved that place. So gorgeous.
that sounds like a great weekend. THose mansions look amazing. I would love to see them in person!!
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