Hello all! So this is my beach blog and it's only going to be about the beach. It's more like an experiment though! My friends know how obsessed I am with Cape May, New Jersey, and I figure what better way of letting them know all about it then posting it in a blog!
I've been going to CM even before I was born! My mom went while she was pregnant with me. And I go ever summer for at least two weeks. It is my annual vacation and I absolutely love it! When I was younger my parents would sometimes take me more than once a year. Now I only get to be in CM for 14 days a year. Bummer! So the rest of my time is devoted to counting the days down, annoying everyone I know by telling them every detail, or just making collages of my pictures from there.
Cape May is great for a lot of reasons. Whether it's the small town atmostphere or the cute little shops you can find all around town. My favorite shop is Whale's Tale, which is in the Washington Street Mall. I can visualize it perfectly right now. What I'd give to be there! They sell shells, jewelry, Cape May books, postcards, all sorts of kids toys including: books, dolls, stuffed animals, gadgets, etc. There is also a Xmas section in the back.
I think what I love/hate most about Cape May is that we can go there and use make a tank of gas last the whole two weeks! Well...not totally true because we actually leave town to go 1-2 towns over to visit relatives or play on a cool boardwalk in Wildwood. But in CM, everything and when I say everything I really mean everything, is walking distance! I love that everything is walking distance because for the 2 weeks I'm there, we do so much excercise and it's not even a drag! I don't like walking in the hot weather though. That is probably the only downer!
For the last 10 years we have rented a house for the two weeks we are there. For about 8 years we were in the same house, unbelieveably! But then the people decided not to rent their house, so we took to renting the house next door! So the last 2 years we have rented another house. As much as I loved the first house we rented...I love the second house much, much more! Mostly because it has air conditioning! Each house has it's own special charm.
Our current house is spectacular. It has beautiful green awnings and classic beach shingling. There are about 10 steps up to the front of the house. Once you get up the steps you have 2 options: go inside or sit on the lovely porch. If you continue into the house and make an immediate left there is a nice wooden staircase going upstairs. Once you get up all the stairs (don't ever wear slippers and goof off while going down the stairs...nearly broke my leg doing that) there are 6 doors. 4 are our bedrooms, 2 are our bathrooms. The first room on the right is my parents. It has a queen(?) bed and a little pull out couch (yuck...like I'd sleep in that). The mostly have a shady room, but they hear all the annoying people out front. The next room is the "guest room" for us because we usually don't use it unless we have guests! It has one twin bed and one full bed. It's a fairly nice room and it only gets a little sun. Next there are the two bathrooms. Since there are four family members we divide into two to use the potty! My brother and I share a bathroom (like we do at home). It's a nice bathroom that has a window above the shower. The next bathroom over is for my parents. It has a funky shower...kinda small though. Next is my bedroom! It has a queen size bed (bigger than my bed at home and I LOVE it!). It has a vanity/desk, and the first day I always fill it. It has 2 nightstands but I only use one for my iHome. there is one big dresser and I usually fill it all the way! The best feature of the dresser is the TV ON TOP OF IT!!! Yes, there have been some 2 am tv watchings...haha. And of course there is a closet that is only big enough for all my purses! JK - the closet is pretty big. Except we put all the yucky sheets/quilts/pillows from the bed in the closet and I use my own sheets. Last is my brother's room. It has a queen bed and a dresser. it's small but he likes it so there aren't any arguments there!
Well, for my 1st post I don't think that was so bad! I guess next time we talk it can be about cats & best restaurants/what to order!
Tchao!
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