i’m still thinking about what relatively local trip to take with M. yes, we went to DC a few weeks back but that was for the cherry blossom festival, and while it was nice it was also kind of a bust thanks to mother nature. so i’ve been thinking about taking a warm trip somewhere. M and i have usually summered with a couple, we rent a place and spend a week soaking up sun, drinking, and just relaxing. but they just had a baby. and while i knew we hadn’t made plans for this summer, and while i refused to set up a formal trip with M to some exocit locale, when M got a call from this couple yesterday and told me they were on vacation in FL i was kind miffed. maybe they told M they were going on vacation without us, but if they did, he hadn’t told me. so the first i really heard about us not doing a summer trip with them is that they’re already on it. i’m not a fan of that. i like notice. if something is implied i like to know when things change and it’s not going to happen. i know i’m being ridiculous because i didn’t really expect them to go on vacation with us now that they have a family of their own, and it’s not like we had solid plans that they just disregarded, but i like to be kept in the loop with things that involve me.
so i started looking at little trips for M and i to take. after spending one day at the beach this weekend, i’ve got suntan fever. i need a beach weekend. i know that my finances will not allow for a fancy vacation this year, but maybe a couple small ones will suffice?
i was thinking of doing Ocean City MD. we spent alot of summers there as kids since my family is from maryland. i have great memories of the place but every time i go i’m disappointed at how run down it’s become. while i don’t expect that it’s gotten any better it still has sand and sun. and i’m afraid there isn’t much that compares to thrasher’s french fries or fisher’s caramel corn. i’m starting to salivate just thinking about them. plus going there would give us a chance to swing through the town my relatives all live in and visit my father’s grave. so that’s my first choice.
the second choice is Atlantic City in jersey. we both love gambling and i’ve never been there. though i’ve already pre-judged it and decided it’s dingy and dirty and for the elderly and/or trampy. but we’ll see. i started looking at hotels and found this one, Come Wright Inn Bed & Breakfast. that’s just wrong. so wrong. makes me not want to go to AC at all if they let people get away with this crass mess. also, if we go to jersey i want to hit six flags and rutt’s hutt (i dream of this place, i love hot dogs!)… but each of these is even further from AC than i wanted. which means we’ll need to add more days or have a crazy packed trip… and i want to relax. maybe we’ll just have to settle for six flags NE when i go to CT.
i dunno. i’m just ready for a real vacation. i’d love to go somewhere fancy, but i think i’d like to try a few small trips here and there instead. spread it out a little. it’s probably just the nice weather. because for the past few months i’ve been anti-trip-planning for fear that i’ll stay with M even longer than i should simply because we have a future trip. i don’t put it past myself, i’ll use any excuse i can conjure up to stay with him longer. but i also shouldn’t punish myself just because he’s got issues. so i figure what the hey? let’s just put some plans down. they don’t have to be months down the road, but a few weeks is cool.
so i’m taking recommendations on hotels in AC or OC that are under $250 a night (trying to make these fun cheap trips). anyone got any suggestions?
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