TRAVEL: memorial day recap

                           

                                               

Spent the weekend with 2 best friends in Delaware. It was one of those weekends that was just good for the soul. I left Minnesota and it was windy and rainy.. only to arrive to sunshine in Philadelphia! Thursday evening consisted of dinner and talking over each other (pretty typical) with lots to catch up on.

Friday was so very cultural with a trip to the Liberty Bell (couldn't quite crop out the khaki-wearing, tennis-shoe-sporting, back-pack-hauling tourists in the back) and also an afternoon at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which I highly recommend. I got to see some of my favorite artists (Rothko, Pollock, Degas, Cezanne.. and the list goes on).

Saturday was all-day adventure of white water rafting in the Lehigh Valley. The day started and ended with a 2+ hour drive - part of the scenery beautiful yet deserted and creepy... like the kind of road that takes you directly to a haunted house. [Anyway]. Rafting was a blast - the 3 of us ended up with a friendly couple from Lancaster and we strained every arm/shoulder/back muscle that we had. The last 1.5 hours were spent in the pouring rain. I'm not talking heavy rain.. I'm talking pouring rain. But what are vacations for if not to make some memories? And we did - it was hilarious.

Sunday was beach day. We headed to Atlantic City to spend the day on the Jersey Shore. [Insert witty comment here.] There was a light breeze and not a cloud in the sky... but now I'm pretty sure my skin could have used some cloud cover and a few more rounds of SPF 30. Relaxing day ending in dinner and LOTS (read bottles) of aloe vera lotion.

Monday came too soon and before I knew it my flight landed and I was driving down 52 and pulling into the driveway. 2 lovely dinner guests and unpacking rounded out the long weekend. Feeling tired and fulfilled heading into this week. Also, you deserve a prize for reading this far! Hope you also enjoyed the holiday weekend.