Showers and showers
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judecorpJen took me away to a cute little B&B in Mystic, CT called "The Mermaid Inn." It was a little peculiar and I think it tried very hard to be fancy schmancy. I mean, there was a bidet in the bathroom but there was also a mermaid mural on the bathroom wall. With boobs. There were boobs on the bathroom wall. And a bidet on the floor. The shower was nice, though.
But because we went away for the weekend, and especially because we went somewhere coastal, it rained and was cold the entire time. (This happened in Ogunquit, ME a couple of years ago, and Provincetown for our last wedding anniversary, and on and on.) On Friday night, we got completely SOAKED trying to go get dinner somewhere, with that awful wind that flips your umbrellas up and drives the rain sideways into your legs anyway. I fell asleep at 9pm. I'm a party animal.
On Saturday it was still pretty crummy, but we walked around downtown anyway for a little bit going into shops. We were going to stay until lunchtime so we could have some Mystic Pizza, but there was not enough excitement in the shops to justify the cruddy weather. We went to the aquarium instead, which was fun but umm... ch-ching! Why are aquariums and zoos so expensive? So that was a good time, we saw a sea lion show and some penguin feeding and tried to touch some manta rays. (They were shy.) After the aquarium we walked through some shops and ate chocolate covered frozen bananas on a stick. (Yum.) And then went back and took a nap. We had dinner at a seafood place with a looooooong wait, and then Jen went to sleep and I watched TV. (Sensing a pattern about how lame we are?)
We had to leave after breakfast Sunday so we could get home, so of course it was beautiful out. It rained on and off through our drive home but was sunny and springy in Easthampton, which was good because we were having a few people over for an intimate baby shower/BBQ. Jen's coworker came over and put up some balloons and we ate a ton of junk food and it looks like a baby clothes store exploded in our house. A pink baby clothes explosion. (I hope they're right!!) It was very sweet and we had about 10-12 people here including my grandmother, which is awesome because it was an excuse to get her to our house. (I hope she thought it was clean enough.) Some of Jen's coworkers came (they are nice), and her godmother whom I had never met, and then just a couple of local folks from work or the area. It was a nice time with too much picnic food.
My grandmother surprised me with her gift for the baby - one of my great-grandmother's rings. It is so tiny and delicate, she must have had the smallest fingers. (That leads me to believe it was my grandfather's mother, because my grandmother's family doesn't always have the dainty gene.) Either way, it meant a lot to us and I know we will keep it safely put away until a special day. It was very sweet, and I am a sucker for that kind of thing. She gave some rings to my father when I was a kid but he misplaced them throughout my life and I only have one of them. Shucks.
So all in all we had a good weekend full of rain showers, showers with italian granite, and baby showers. All that showering really wears a person out, though, and I am dreading going into work because I feel totally knackered.
But because we went away for the weekend, and especially because we went somewhere coastal, it rained and was cold the entire time. (This happened in Ogunquit, ME a couple of years ago, and Provincetown for our last wedding anniversary, and on and on.) On Friday night, we got completely SOAKED trying to go get dinner somewhere, with that awful wind that flips your umbrellas up and drives the rain sideways into your legs anyway. I fell asleep at 9pm. I'm a party animal.
On Saturday it was still pretty crummy, but we walked around downtown anyway for a little bit going into shops. We were going to stay until lunchtime so we could have some Mystic Pizza, but there was not enough excitement in the shops to justify the cruddy weather. We went to the aquarium instead, which was fun but umm... ch-ching! Why are aquariums and zoos so expensive? So that was a good time, we saw a sea lion show and some penguin feeding and tried to touch some manta rays. (They were shy.) After the aquarium we walked through some shops and ate chocolate covered frozen bananas on a stick. (Yum.) And then went back and took a nap. We had dinner at a seafood place with a looooooong wait, and then Jen went to sleep and I watched TV. (Sensing a pattern about how lame we are?)
We had to leave after breakfast Sunday so we could get home, so of course it was beautiful out. It rained on and off through our drive home but was sunny and springy in Easthampton, which was good because we were having a few people over for an intimate baby shower/BBQ. Jen's coworker came over and put up some balloons and we ate a ton of junk food and it looks like a baby clothes store exploded in our house. A pink baby clothes explosion. (I hope they're right!!) It was very sweet and we had about 10-12 people here including my grandmother, which is awesome because it was an excuse to get her to our house. (I hope she thought it was clean enough.) Some of Jen's coworkers came (they are nice), and her godmother whom I had never met, and then just a couple of local folks from work or the area. It was a nice time with too much picnic food.
My grandmother surprised me with her gift for the baby - one of my great-grandmother's rings. It is so tiny and delicate, she must have had the smallest fingers. (That leads me to believe it was my grandfather's mother, because my grandmother's family doesn't always have the dainty gene.) Either way, it meant a lot to us and I know we will keep it safely put away until a special day. It was very sweet, and I am a sucker for that kind of thing. She gave some rings to my father when I was a kid but he misplaced them throughout my life and I only have one of them. Shucks.
So all in all we had a good weekend full of rain showers, showers with italian granite, and baby showers. All that showering really wears a person out, though, and I am dreading going into work because I feel totally knackered.
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Date: 2007-05-21 01:45 pm (UTC)I like the galleries down there.
Mystic is one of the very first places Mark and I went to as a couple (he lived in Groton). It brings back so many memories to read your post.
I'm sorry it was rainy. Next time you lovelies go down there, pop over to Groton and go to Paul's Pasta on the Thames street. Sit on the balcony. Drink wine and have the lobster ravioli with alfredo.
The drive up Thames street to avery point at UCONN and climb down to the sea wall.
I loveeeeeee it there. Lucky ducky.
How's your baby belly? How are you?
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Date: 2007-05-21 07:02 pm (UTC)Olde Mystick was where we had the chocolate covered bananas! It was pretty but seemed mostly just like a shopping plaza to me. Did I miss something?
I'm glad it has such romantic memories for you. I had visions of taking sweet walks by the shore but unfortunately the weather had other plans and instead I had a lot of sweet naps in the B&B.
Belly and I are good! And you?
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Date: 2007-05-22 02:11 pm (UTC)The seaport is the best thing I think , except for window shopping. So much to do and see. Mark and I really really enjoy sailing lore, and the history of the sea and it's ports, so we get off on that. We're pretty mermaid/pirate inspired.
No, you didn't miss anything with the village, it was just the first time we had really spent an extended amount of time together. The first year and a half of our relationship was long distance, so EVERYWHERE was romantic. But I'm part Irish, and I bought him a claddagh ring in that Irish Treasures shop and gave it to him while we were sitting on a bench sharing ice cream. Just a nice place to walk hand in hand.
The aquarium is expensive. TOO expensive.
We're doing ok round here. Same old stuff.
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Date: 2007-05-22 05:19 pm (UTC)I know all about the whole "long distance makes everything romantic." It's so nice when so much of your time together is like a vacation and both parties are SO focused on each other. That's a nice reminder. I forget those days sometimes - they get lost in my day-to-day.
Some day we will check out the Seaport, with the kid!
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Date: 2007-05-21 01:59 pm (UTC)My fave Mystic seafood place;)
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Date: 2007-05-21 07:04 pm (UTC)I would have liked it to have been more sunny, with more romantic beachy walks. But hey, it was our last trip away for a long while, and the last without a baby, so I will have to appreciate it for what it is. :)
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