Strawberry Festival // Wildwood

I woke up this morning around 11 ish am and had a lazy time getting out of bed! I got up and talked to mom on Facebook chat. Bill had the wicker furniture out back and he told me he was leaving. He also said my neighbor Barbara said I could come by - I am looking forward to seeing her.

It was a nice and sunny day, no rain date needed - but glad they had one just in case!

I had a bowl of cereal and left at 12:30 pm to go print photos at CVS. I walked around CVS while I waited for my photos and then I also picked up a really cute beach ball nail file manicure set and a ginger ale. I left my car in the lot and went across the street to the Strawberry Festival! I went to the Bliss tent to see Nicole and her girls. I took Sage and Hudson over to the Cape May Crab Cake tent to get them sandwiches. Then I went to the Empanada Mamas and picked up my lunch - walnut hummus empanada, strawberry rhubarb empanada and a strawberry cheesecake empanada (the best!). I hung out with Nicole for a while and had a strawberry honey ice cream - soo good. I'm not a strawberry ice cream person because I think it tastes too processed but obviously Nicole's doesn't since it is homemade.

The empanadas came with strawberry dipping sauce.

Then my friend Lori and her daughters Jana and Mara joined me at the festival! Lori went to law school with my dad and she is a great family friend! Love to talk to her on Facebook :) We walked around the festival. I picked up fresh squeezed lemonade. They had strawberry lemonade but I felt like I was going to OD on strawberries.

picture perfect day!

We went back to the house and got ready to head to the beach around 4 pm. It was SO nice on the beach - windy and breezy, almost chilly. We left to go to Zoe's Beach Front Eatery for dinner. I had the fish special which was fantastic - mom reminded me that the people who owned our favorite restaurant Henry's (which our cat Henry is appropriately named for) are the owners of Zoe's. No wonder the fish sandwich was so good - I used to get it all the time at Henry's, so that made me happy.

We walked back to the house and decided to go to the Wildwood boardwalk - which Lori had never been to! It's kind of a crazy boardwalk, lots of teenagers, interesting outfits and crazy shops. Everyone should experience it at least once! Warning - WATCH THE TRAM CAR!! Oh and about 2 hours is about enough there if you're wondering!

I'm totally into mushrooms. They're fashion while yummy!

We parked by the Doo Wop museum and went into a few stores. I was looking for my good jewelry store. I found it - it's called Casino Jewelry. They sell the Beijo Brasil earrings I adore, for $5 less than at Terry Ivory (one of my other fave jewlery stores). So I got a cute pair of mushroom earrings that I had even seen and liked at Terry Ivory! I also found a cute pair of mushroom studs by one of my other favorite brands - Indigo. We had yummy funnel cake on the boardwalk too.

We came back and sat in the kitchen for a while. We said good bye and Lori, Jana and Mara left since they have a little over an hour to drive back. I cleaned up a few things, talked to both grandmas and moms and then I showered and went to bed!

xo,
capemaychick

Kitty Playtime

I woke up at 10:30 am to my alarm clock. Bill was in the kitchen working and I had a bowl of special K and raspberries for breakfast. Then, I left for Animal Outreach. There I met Charlotte, who our friend Harry told me to ask about volunteering. She was so nice! She showed me all of the rooms and asked what I was interested in doing at the center. I think some afternoons I will come by and help scoop/clean the litter boxes and just play with the kitties!

A huge collage of all the kitties!

I got to meet 9 cats in the first room. Jasmine (dilute tortie), Martha (spunky tabby), Cricket (tabby), Marmalade (orange), George (tabby), Katrina, Cuddles, Bess and Checka - whose colors I totally forget! I played with them for quite a while. They have a wonderful room with lots of places to sleep and curl up. They even have a tv with birds on it!

The next room was two little kittens who played with a toy. Then I went to the new comer room and met Nigel (beautiful black boy) and Maggie (dilute tortie) who both played a bit. I discovered Nigel LOVED to drink from the sink spout and that was just adorable. Then I met Patches, who stays in the back room of the facility (she's a calico). Finally, I met the kitties in the front: Kali (dilute calico who is polydactyl), Sylvia (black and white who is polydactyl and Kali's sister), Jennie (calico) and Chrissy (black and white). They got to come out and play and they just loved to sit and stare out the window!

The facility is just gorgeous and I can't wait to stop in and sport my new Animal Outreach adoption t-shirt! I was there for about two hours in the morning/afternoon. I would have stayed all day if I hadn't been hungry! I came home for lunch and ate leftover chicken - there is still some left but I think it's too old now. Then I went to our friend Nicole's house and got to hang out with her and her kids, Sage, Hudson and Aria! It's really cool to be close with people out in Cape May, it gives you a great sense of community. Our friend Tina who owns a photography shop on the mall, introduced us to Nicole a few years ago and Nicole's husband Mike helped us with buying our house! They own Bliss - the best ice cream place in Cape May (and probably ever too).

I had dinner with them too - a yummy turkey sandwich from the Bliss shop! I was there until a little after 10 pm so I eventually headed home, showered and got into bed. Spoke with mom and grandma Zelda. It was a nice day.

Tomorrow is Friday and I have some errands to run including a trip up to Walmart and running into Wildwood! I can't believe how fast the time is going. There wasn't time to be lonely yesterday at all. On Saturday I will have been in Cape May for a week (week one out of six) and on Monday it will be a week since I've been alone.

I'm looking forward to Saturday - I'm going to the Strawberry Festival in the afternoon, and then my friend Lori is coming down with her daughters to hang out and go out to dinner, which will be a nice time!

xo,
capemaychick