Aaaaaaand....we're back.

A little sunburnt (surprise surprise...or not), but if that's the worst thing that happened this weekend? Fine by me! Kate and I returned home today from 3 days on Martha's Vineyard, sans kids and significant male partners. Lovely, relaxing and fun doesn't quite seem to cover it. We stayed here which was just a stone's throw from a million places to eat, and the beach! (room 10 was our room..very cute, just the right size).
We spent quite a bit of quality time checking out the island's transit system (well run and low key, as far as I'm concerned), went to a couple of different beaches, saw Cordelia and Andy, and went to the agricultural fair where we saw piggy races! (truly, you haven't lived until you've seen little baby pigs race around a track for an oreo. really.) We went to the cliffs at Gay Head to see the colors and the sunset a bit, and walked a TON. We walked most of Edgartown, and a fair bit of Aquinnah (from Gay Head to the Chilmark police station, where we finally found a bus stop.) The great part about all the walking was the cool stuff we got to see that we would have totally missed by just taking the bus. We poked around an old cemetery, and walked past a Cattle Pound. We saw GORGEOUS houses and over all had a grand time. I'll hopefully have pictures up as soon as my camera pulls it's head out of it's digital ass.
For now though, check out Kate's blog. I'm sure she'll have much better pictures with her recap than I will!

Globe Trottin'

Ok. Maybe not *globe* trotting...more like upper Atlantic Coast trotting...but hey, I'll take it. Saturday begins the end of the summer weekend trips for me, with a day trip to Boston with Kate, Mary and the kids. Should prove to be a good time, and nice to get out of the house. The Boy comes home from CA that night, which will be wonderful. The following Friday Kate and I depart for the "no boys no kids just beach" Martha's Vineyard trip. Then a potential trip to the Highland Games again this year, probably some hiking in the Presidentials with the boy (I'd like to make an afternoon at Franconia Falls an annual thing...it's lovely there), and then October brings Rhinebeck (NY Sheep and Wool). So while I've had a reasonably low key summer, things are just about to ramp up...and not a moment too soon!