Thanks to J being a roving musician, I was able to join him and the band for a trip to Martha’s Vineyard this past weekend. I had never visited the Vineyard before and had a great introduction thanks to beautiful summer weather and a generous host (thanks Scott!). We caught the 2:30 ferry from Woods Hole on Friday afternoon and had time to relax and chat before heading into town for dinner and the band’s gig at Offshore Ale Co. Unfortunately, we had to catch the 7am ferry the next morning but we had another gorgeous ferry ride and hopes of returning (for one thing, J made good friends with Dylan, Scott’s giant Anatolian Shepherd dog!  See below…).

It’s raining again today (and I’m wearing a sweater and wool socks in July!) but the sun did make an appearance over the weekend. I decided to take it easy over the holiday weekend and relaxed at my parent’s house, enjoying great food and spending time with friends and family.
Weekend highlights included:
~ baking strawberry muffins
~ thrift store shopping
~ sewing project (and a sewing lesson)
~ dinner outdoors on the deck
~ leisurely mornings
~ sunbathing
~ late night guacamole & chip fest
~ popovers and freshly picked strawberries for breakfast
~ a motorcycle ride
~ ice cream sundaes
~ yummy pizza
~ a mint mojito {which I am officially declaring the official drink of Summer}

I was really sorry to miss a friend’s wedding but due to my persistent cough and nose blowing I opted for the restful route. And I had a great time just chilling out.

For my birthday J took me to see Away We Go on Tuesday night.  It’s a fun, quirky, and sweet film and we really enjoyed it.  I definitely recommend seeing it if you have the chance.  It was great to see John Krasinski (who plays the character Jim in the TV show The Office) in a film setting with new co-stars.

And my parents drove down last night and took me to a lovely dinner.  The food and drinks were fabulous, as always, and the company superb.  Of course, sunshine would have really made my day but given our stretch of rainy, dreary weather I guess that was too much to ask.  And it’s raining again today…