Thursday July 4 & Friday July 5

*Before I begin, I digress that this is very late! There was a ton of things to do when I came home.*

7.4.13.

It was nice to sleep in until 11:30 am this morning. I watched Buffy before getting out of bed and having half of a bagel. I came upstairs and watched The Fosters while packing. 

We had sushi and pretzels and portwine cheese for lunch. After lunch we went to Animal Outreach. I thought we would be the only ones there since it was the holiday - but everyone was hanging out! Charlotte, Eileen, Shelley, Ellen. I got to cuddle with every kitty one last time. Especially Martha, Cricket, Kali, Rachel & Michael. I also fed everyone! I will miss volunteering there, the wonderful volunteers and awesome cats.

We left and dad dropped me and mom off at the mall. At A Place On Earth I got cool Cape May bath salt to give myself pedicures, and a watermelon soap. I left my lotion at Bathtime  because they hadn't put enough scent in it. We got lemonades and dad picked us up. We changed, put the cookies I baked on a plate and went to Barbara's party. Everything was set up so cute! We met the neighbors around the corner from us. We had hor d'oeuves, kielbasa  sausages and salads and pies for dessert. We left and Mike and I went over to the Keenans. Then we all (Keenans and Shubins) walked down to the Jefferson Street Beach and boy it was crowded! We sat for a while and then there were fireworks. We walked home and I got talk to Mary.

Tomorrow we will pack up and be out of the house at 5 pm. Where did my six weeks go???

7.5.13.
Last night I took the sheets off my bed and put blankets down, so mom wouldn't have to pull the sheets out from under me and wake me up early. I slept until about 11. I had cereal and started to pack things up. We had Cappy's for lunch and it was the last cheesesteak of the summer!

At some point while packing, Jenn came! We had a quick visit and she helped me pack up my car. Around 3 pm or so, the Keenans were home and Mike and I went over to take porch pictures. Jim, Mary, Steve, Shane, Beth and me and Michael. Teresa took them and also one of just me and Mary. We said goodbye and went back to packing.

With the Keenans!

We said goodbye to Jenn and left the house at a bit before 5. We stopped at the Depot Market to buy Italian subs. I drove my car following the parents until we detoured into the Animal Outreach parking lot. I thought we were going to get Martha! LOL! We stopped because Michael had to be in my car for the ferry ticket reservation, so he hopped in.

We went into the ferry terminal and used the bathroom and poked in the gift shop. We sat outside until we returned to the cars. I drove onto the ferry for the first time! Almost had an RV hit me on the boat. We sat outside until we returned to the cars.

With Mary

We ate inside the crammed seats. It was stuffy inside the ferry so we moved outside. Saw a few dolphins. Read my book, The Almost Truth, by Eileen Cook. I drove in my car, with dad (but me driving) for 40 minutes until we stopped at Royal Farms to pee and buy windex to get the bugs off my windshield. Pumped gas for mom and got back on the road with dad driving this time. We stopped at McDonald's to pee and get milkshakes (yucky).

We drove the rest of the way home and stopped in Safeway for food. We got home about 11 pm and brought a few things in. Great to see Brooke, Vicki and Piper. We will get Henry and Pearl from Teri's tomorrow. I uploaded the Keenan front porch pictures, so cute.

Next time in Cape May will be October (hopefully) and definitely December!

xo,
capemaychick

Jersey Tomatoes Are the Best

I woke up ready to go this morning since it was the last day of my internship. I came in and finalized one of my articles. I organized more photos and left at 12:15 pm when the rain let up to get some video for the website. mom and dad picked me up and we went to Hot Dog Tommy's. I had a slaw dog and we shared a potato tornado and sauerkraut cup and frozen root beer. We ate on the porch.

I went down to the arcade/beach to take videos. After, I went back to the office to turn in the camera. I said goodbye to my coworkers and was invited to intern again next summer!

I came home and sat on the porch. I had a postcard from my friend Mallory - from Guam! And my grandma. I spent a long while making two batches of cookies for the 4th of July party we are going to tomorrow.

Mom and I went to the beach. She stayed for a little bit and then left. I stayed until 8:10 pm reading my book - Jersey Tomatoes Are The Best, which I finished! It was pretty decent. I enjoyed it :)

I had dinner, shower and watched Buffy. I had a piece of brownie for dessert and relaxed on the porch. I cannot BELIEVE that tomorrow is our last day. How has six weeks gone by so fast?

xo,
capemaychick

No Secrets in Small Towns/Cape May

The title of this post was really meant for yesterday :)

I woke up this morning to screaming seagulls, that's new. It might have just been me, but they seem to be very vocal this summer.

I got dressed, groggily ate breakfast and left for work. I was set up to transfer and organize pictures.

I had lunch at Pano - a gyro and spinach salad, yum. I read my book and then went back to work. I kept working on the photos until about 2:30 pm when the server said it was full! I looked at some pictures for another article I'm writing, and then I got to leave at 3:15 pm.

Mom met me on the mall and we shopped for about two hours. I saw a few more things I want to buy before I leave. We had lemonades and sat in the rocking chairs at Congress Hall. We came home and sat on the porch for a bit.

We went to the Farmer's Market and we had beef and spinach artichoke empanadas, yum. We bought cucumbers and spoke to our friends Tina and Don.

We picked up fish tacos, chips and guac and rice/beans from Big Wave Burrito for dinner. We ate on the porch. We cleaned up and then Mary and her mom, cousin and uncle came over. We gave them the tour of our house and chatted with them for a while.

We had dessert and I came up showered, watched Catfish, did some blog updating and off to bed!

Time is going too fast! I used to think two weeks was short for my vacation, now I don't even think 6 weeks is long enough!!

xo,
capemaychick

Busy Day at my Internship

Apparently I was on "I refuse to get up before 9" kick because instead of setting my alarms in the 8 o'clock hour, they were all in the 9 o'clock hour. So mom woke me up at 8:30 am and I had to speed rush like a mad woman. Mom didn't even get coffee before we left, that's how late we were.

I went to go in to the building at 9 am and the door was locked! I called and no one answered. My boss showed up and it turned out someone had been in but had to run out for an errand. So I got right to work on my article. My Parading in the Fourth and July Happenings articles are up! In addition to my Saltwater Cafe article, ArtBox article and the Designer Show House article I wrote this morning. And no, none of them have my byline, but I really did write them.

I took a lunch break and had sesame noodles and strawberry & banana smoothie from Bliss! I saw Nicole, Mike and their kids. I talked to them and then I walked back to work. I wrote up copy for one of the pictures in the August magazine issue as well as editing some articles. I brought in my dark chocolate flourless cookies today and they were a hit!

I called it a day at 4 pm and went to the Acme. I picked up some sushi for lunch and walked home. I watched some Buffy in my room and then spent time on the porch. I saw Mary's mom Teresa, it was nice to see her! I think we realized that I had seen her last summer but hadn't seen her daughter Mary since 2011. We had clam chowder, grilled cheese and salad on the porch.

The last time we were together with the Keenans to take a porch picture - our tradition!

I saw Mary! It was great to see her. She has changed a lot in just two years! I met her boyfriend too. It was good to see her.

I helped Michael take out the trash and recycling. Then Mom, Michael and I played Apples-to-Apples and a dice game on the porch.

Then I went up and watched Teen Wolf, did some blog writing and got ready for bed.

Another internship day tomorrow, maybe a quick hit at the beach and also the Farmer's Market in the evening!

VACATION NEEDS TO STOP GOING SO FAST!

xo,
capemaychick