The Boardwalk

August 22, 2012August 21, 2012 CarrieLeave a comment

One of my favorite things to do in the summer is to take a ride to Ocean City and take a stroll on the boardwalk. Because Ocean City is a dry town, it means that you have the chance to have some good old sober fun! Sadie and our good friend Karla had a blast.

We started the night with dinner at Clancy’s, which consisted of our choice of salad in order to save room for the boardwalk faire. Then we decided to hit up some of the rides. Below are some pics of our favorites. I must admit that I rediscovered that I am not a fan of ferris wheels. I will never be riding one again. The only exception I will ever make in my lifetime is for the London eye.

After the rides we grabbed a late night snack. I suggest getting a slice from Manco and Manco’s and then grabbing a cone from George’s. Although you can’t go wrong with salt water taffy from Shriver’s, caramel corn from Johnson’s, cheese fries from Curly’s or custard from Kohr Bros. Now that you’ve got the scoop, it’s time to head down to the Jersey Shore for the last two weeks of summer.

Five Things

August 12, 2012August 10, 2012 Sadie1 Comment

I learned this Summer (and some pics from Fenway):

1. The only thing that cleans glass is glass cleaner. In my attempt to economize on cleaning supplies in my 3-month apartment lease I tried using a couple multi-surface cleaners on my bathroom mirror. There were so many streaks and haziness that I could barely see myself. Windex: is a good idea.2. I can actually live and breathe without having a TV in my apartment. Who knew? But I do love and greatly miss my TV that stayed in Virginia. I will see it again soon! I was extra sad not to have a TV during the Olympics.

3. That being said, I did discover that The WB releases five re-runs of Gilmore Girls every week online, which made a great addition to my weeknight routine. They do them in sequence so we started the summer finishing up the last season, and then started again from the first season. It was so relevant because the Gilmore Girls live in CT and the grandfather works in insurance just like me! Connecticut is the insurance capital of the country!

4. I went to a baseball game at Fenway and learned something new about baseball. Between innings the catcher from the bullpen comes out and warms up the right fielder. Otherwise, the right fielder wouldn’t have a buddy to play catch with. I think it’s kind of cute. I’m not sure if this is specific to Fenway or the teams that were playing but it was the first time I noticed it.