I've been SUPER busy.
What with work, seeing friends, and looking for a second job, I feel like I haven't had a second to calm down in a while.
That's why the past few days were just what I needed. I headed down to Point Pleasant Beach, NJ to spend Memorial Day with Richie's family.
I got up bright and early on Sunday morning and headed to Penn Station. I bought my NJ Transit ticket and hopped on the train. The trip down was really nice, actually; once we got past the city, it was mostly heading through a bunch of small towns along the shore. After about two hours, I arrived in Point Pleasant. I had always made fun of the town's name before, but I understand now why it's called that. It really is pleasant: a small town right on the ocean, with tons of friendly people (and a LOT of tourists). Driving around the area made me think of the places we stayed when we spent vacations around Myrtle Beach.
I had a really nice time there, and I understand now why Richie loves being there so much. I was ready to stay a few extra days, just sitting in the sun and eating his mom's cooking! It was also nice to spend time with some people that I haven't seen in a while, and to meet a bunch of very nice new people. More than anything, though, I'm so thankful that even though I wasn't able to spend the weekend with my own family, Richie's family took me in and made me feel at home.
I got very tan, and luckily did not run into any guidos (although I was very near Seaside Heights, where Jersey Shore was filmed). All in all, it really was exactly what I needed: I had been itching to get out of the city, and since I couldn't go to my home, heading down to the beach for a couple of days was just perfect.
But alas, now I'm back in NYC, working as usual. This week will consist of continuing the job hunt, as well as hopefully doing the painting in my room over the weekend (since I get paid on Firday- hooray!). I'm still not sure what color I want- I'm thinking maybe green- but I'm really anxious to get it done so that I don't have to live with beige walls anymore. Last week I also discovered an indoor ladder that heads up to the roof, which makes me feel a lot better than the one I've been using, which is attached to the fire escape; no matter how many times I do it, I also get afraid that I'm going to fall when I come over the side of the roof backwards! I think our new apartment is coming together nicely (hopefully soon we'll be getting a couch, so we can get rid of our "crack den sofa", which is really just Emma's old mattress on the floor of our living room) and I'm really happy it all seems to be happening. We're planning a big party in July, celebrating both Emma's and my birthday (since they're only five days apart), and I really hope everything is finished by then so that it can be kind of a housewarming party as well.
Well that's about it for now...I hope everyone had a good Memorial Day!
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