Vacation Part Two and Three

Day: 323

Goal: Make the vacation feeling last

Similar (although not as intense) to the feeling of coming home from camp, coming home from vacation always makes me feel a little renewed. Soul cleansing… check. R&R… check. Over consumption of carbs and alcohols… double check. The problem always becomes how to make these great feeling last once you come home. I want to jump right into life refreshed and willing when I get home, but instead I always find myself just a little bit behind. Like I left half of me on vacation still. Suitcase… half unpacked. Makeup… nah. Work… not-so-much. Mentally I want to be in the right place, but I think I’m still physically lying on a the beach in South Carolina.

Part two of my vacation was so awesome! I absolutely love the new tradition of traveling to our Myrtle Beach condo with my cousins and just being completely worthless! Best. Feeling. Ever. I didn’t bring my computer… big step for me, although I do have an iPhone, so it’s kind of the same… but I was able to feel somewhat released from work and Facebook. We spent everyday at the beach for hours… just soaking up the beautiful sun. I needed the Vitamin D sooo bad! It felt so good to just get completely roasted and sandy and salty and sweat… and just not care at all. And nothing is more therapeutic than building a sand castle. Slightly more physically involved than I remember it being when I was 8, but still mindless and organic in the best way.

One night we went out to a dueling piano bar… so awesome! We had such a blast, and Sarah and Matt definitely got to celebrate their anniversary in a “special” way. We also went back and visited our friend at Margaritaville… sadly he fell in love with a different girl last summer and is not moving to NY. But who knows, maybe we’ll run into him up there someday. We also did a repeat performance at the Myrtle Beach Pelican game. Classic fun as always! The best part was definitely the sweet suite that we got hooked up with again! So much fun to act like high-rollers! All-in-all it was another fantastic trip with the gang. It really has become a tradition that will last for a long time! Good news is, none of us are expecting any rug-rats anytime soon to ruin the fun!

Part three of my vacation was the perfect ending to a great trip! I got to go up and spend a little time with pops. The trip was super short, but great none-the-less. We took in some Yankees (first time at the new stadium) and just enjoyed each others company!

So while I’m glad to be home (because it always feels good to come home from a trip), I can’t seem to get the vacation feeling to last in the right way. I think I’m a little backwards right now… I need to be in the mind at the beach, body working hard mode… sadly not the case right now.

Just want to end with a big huge shout out to all the amazing family that shared my vacation with me!! Love you all sooo much!

Congratualtions Kasey!

Day: 333

Goal: Give all my love to my bestie!! Congratulations Kasey!

So today my best friend Kasey graduated from college! Hurray!! Such an exciting event for so many reasons. One, Kasey graduated from the same college I went to, Mount Saint Mary’s College in Brentwood. Two, she graduated with the same degree I did (but with a much better GPA). Three, we were in the same research group… Stemp Lab. Four, we got to celebrate with another fellow Mount grad, Leslie (Beaker). Five, Kasey is the first college graduate in her family (better work!). Six, we ate dinner at Rock Sugar in Beverly Hills (probably the best kept secret… sshhh, don’t tell anyone). Seven, Kasey got to celebrate with great friends and family. And Eight, it was just flat out amazing!! I am so proud of my girl… she is so wonderful… as the airport security guy that semi-verbally assaulted her on Sunday, “You have proven that there really are woman out there that are smart and beautiful”. So true, creepy guy, so true!

Just wanted to say that I love you Kasey, you are my soul mate, and I’m so lucky to have such an awesome friend in my life Congratulations on such a deserving achievement!