Lobstah and F- Bombs!

Hi Kiddies!

Long time no chat. I hope you are all looking forward to a fun filled labor day weekend. This post may be slightly lengthy as I haven't posted since before my treck to Maine last Friday!

We finally arrived in Maine at 10pm on Friday night after the car ride from you know what... !  We literally hit EVERY possible traffic jam in the state of CT and MA. I have many dear friends in the state of CT, but I would like to keep them safe and knock the state off the map as EVERY single time I drive through it, I hit some sort of traffic back-up that seems to have no cause. 

Thankfully, my dear friend Valentine made a kick ass play list consisting of everything from Papa was a Rollin' Stone to  Nelly's Country Grammer. It kept us occupied and MOSTLY postitive until we arrived at our "destination" (hahah- Val).

 

My first cup of coff in Maine :) My parent's have the BEST mugs at their beach house (where we stayed) ,and I felt like this one was a perfect choice to kick of a weekend of rest and R&R.

Breakfast courtesy of LL. She was the house breakfast chef for the weekend :)

Beach Art.

Our first day in Maine was a beach day, and the perfect beach day at that. There was no humidity, a nice breeze, and clear blue sky. I get SO antsy just sitting on the beach. I need something to occupy my mind or body. Once I had made it through the two mags I brought, I decided it was time to refine my skimboarding skills. My Dad and I purchased a skim board a few summers ago, and had an awesome (hysterical!) time trying to master the art. I had an equally interesting time as I made a second attempt at getting it down. I was secretly hoping  some kid on the beach would take pitty on me and come and teach me the secret of the skim. No such luck.

So, I kind of got it! Check out that form! The shirt had to go on as I was wearing a strapless bathing suit top when I started and had a moment of overexposure on one of my (many) falls! OOPS!

Check out some bloopers:

Ouch.

Check out the onlooker's face (and mine!) !

I had a blast; however ,when I woke up the next morning every muscle in my body was sore! I guess it was a workout(or I'm getting old and the old bod can't take the rough falls anymore.) After the beach, we hit up the grocery store to prepare a feast for dinner in the cottage.

 

Cedar plank salmon

Oysters! Le-La shucked them for us :) I deem her the shucking queen.

Check out this oyster. Looks like a whale, right?! He was definitely a "shower not a grower" haha. When we opened up his shell, he was the smallest out of any of the oysters! Lesson learned: don't judge a book by it's cover, or an oyster by it's shell!

Guess which one was "the whale"?!

I apologize for the bad pic quality.  I present to you our feast: corn, steamers, oysters, mango salsa, cedar plank salmon, steak, and VINO!

How cute is this? One of my parent's friends gave this to them, and we were obsessed with it.

Clearly obessesed. What the F?! 

We walked the Marginal Way, which is a scenic cliff walk a little over a mile.

We went to Kennebunk and had lobstah rolls at The Clam Shack which was a Food Wars winner.

Get in my belly.

Happy girl after my lobster roll and clams!

We went on a boat ride (aka cocktail cruise).

My pretty little Greek.

After the boat cruise, we went to dinner at Joshua's, which is one of my favorite restaurants in Wells. We chatted up the waitress and we were able to meet the chef!

Our dinners were great too, but I have to run and can't locate the pics! If you are ever in Wells, do yourself a favor and make a reservation at Joshua's.

As all vacations do, Monday morning our girls getway came to an end. :( booo hooo. We hopped in the car and headed back to NYC. We stopped to see my mama and dad on the way home and feasted on a fab brunch! Thanks, Lynnie!

 

Baked eggs! There were many other delightful indulgences as well, but I didn't take photos :( Woops.

Ok, kids- that's it for my Maine adventures. I could have written so much more about our time, but I would be here all day! Check back later today as I have more to share from the past week. If you don't stop by until next week, I wish you all a happy, healthy, and SAFE Labor Day weekend.

xo

Sarah