Whirlwind

So it's been quite a busy week since Wednesday morning rolled around.

Starting Wednesday-
1.  Headed for the Aquarium Wednesday morning to meet up with my mother and other family members.  Amazing day.  I couldn't really ask for anything better than a day filled with penguins, seals, and sea turtles.  I took way too many pictures of the seals, and got a decent video.
2.  Browsed around Quincy Market a bit, and got a great pair of new sunnies on sale at Nine West.
3.  Headed home and prepared for our 5 hour journey through 6 states.
Thursday-
1.  Woke up early and began our journey through Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and into New Jersey.
2.  Stopped at the High Point State Park in NJ to see the monument.  This is a beautiful park, definitely a great place to go camping.  It was so empty and the weather was beautiful.  Pictures will be uploaded later.
3.  Headed on for Scranton, Pennsylvania, to our hotel.
4.  Had a decent meal, and went for a swim in the pool hotel.  It's been ages since I've been swimming, but I definitely need to get back into the routine.
Friday-
1. Went to see the process of my parents new house in the factory.  They are having it built in a factory safe environment rather than on site.  So far it has been a pretty positive experience.  There have been some things that they had to compromise, but it is going to end up being a wonderful space.  I'm looking forward for the staging process.  I do love to wear a hard hat!
2.  Headed back through the 6 states, stopping every once and a while along the way.  We were so lucky to have such fantastic weather.  The Hudson and Delaware look so different than they did last Winter when we made this same journey to go visit the factory.
Saturday-
1.  Headed to Middletown, Newport to the wildlife park.  Sadly the weather was terribly overcast on the edge of the island.  The fog was really setting in, it was really bizarre and cool to see all these low lying cloud formations over the water and the island.
2.  Went into the Brick Market in Newport, had some lunch, and then browsed my favorite store-J.Crew!  Of course I ended up leaving with a dress, a cardigan, a t-shirt, a headband, and a bracelet. Everything but the headband was on sale, with an extra 30% off, so I did really well.  I never fail to do well, and I especially love this J.Crew in Newport.  Always great service, great sales, and the store is not overwhelmingly large.
3.  Walked around and enjoyed the scenery.  Grabbed the necessary Starbucks coffee.  I'm a huge fan of Newport.  I know it's a bit preppy, a bit touristy, but once you overlook all of that, peel away the layers you see the beauty of the island.  There are some great buildings, architecturally speaking, and I just love being near the water.  I'm a nautical girl at heart.
4.  Headed home, and while running some errands popped into Marshalls and snagged a great deal on a BCBG white maxi skirt and a cute plum Max Studio dress.  It was a great shopping day for me!
Sunday-
1.  My family had a bit of a get together.  Much food was had.  It was a pleasant day though.  It finally rained though today, and still is raining, so no going outside.  We did take a tour of the property where the house is being built, but it was muddy out there.
And Monday will bring-
1.  Lots and lots to do.  And hopefully better posting.  And photos of my new clothes.  Currently some things are being slightly altered and dry cleaned though, but asap.

xx Ladies and Gents

P.S.  I am excited about a short story I am reworking.  It was one I had abandoned for a while, but I thought of a better dual narrator approach, as well as more of a mysterious spin on the female protagonist.  Hopefully I will get it fully fleshed out, and sent out to my favorite publications or maybe contests. Fingers crossed!