We took a vacation this past week (left on Sunday and came home Thursday) and went to Rehoboth Beach. The weather was crappy, but like Jake said, “Going to the beach is fun even when it is cold.” Truer words have never been spoken. I like the beach, but don’t like swimming in the ocean (or pools for that matter) and Brian doesn’t even like the beach, so I guess the weather is irrelevant when we go there. Jake had a blast playing in the ankle-deep water (that’s about the deepest you could go without having to worry about hypothermia). It was calling for rain all week, but it held off until Wednesday, thankfully.
This was our first time to Rehoboth. We stayed at a place called the Brighton Suites Hotel. It was pretty nice. I really like staying in suites. Having an extra room (and an extra TV) is ideal whenever you have a rugrat running around.
I think we’re all caught up on our sleep (two naps a day definitely helps that cause). I don’t understand how I go to bed early and get up early when I’m on vacation, yet there’s no way I can do that when I have to go to work. Maybe it’s because there isn’t anything to do in the hotel late at night but sleep.
Besides the weather, the other bummer was that Brian lost his keys in the Atlantic Ocean. That really sucks, but I guess things could always be worse–at least I had my set of keys with us.
They have a bunch of shopping outlets down here. I’m not normally a shopper (that is, I don’t physically like going shopping, but I do like to buy stuff on the internet), but I thought it would be fun to check them out. We bought a bunch of school clothes for Jacob and some other odds and ends, so it worked out pretty well.
We also went to a local brewpub and eatery, Dogfish Head twice (it was that good). They not only make beer there (which was pretty darned good according to Brian), but spirits as well. I had some of their vodka and it was so good that I couldn’t finish my second drink because I spilled it all over the table. Highly recommended.
Anyway, that’s our vacation for this year. Now it’s time to start planning for next year…
Hopefully, you can view the pictures here.