Weekend Getaway in Hampton

I was supposed to go to this conference in NJ on Saturday. Got up early, ironed a dress shirt, put make-up on, and went to Penn Station to catch NJ transit. Then, it turned out that NJ Transit wasn't running at all due to some electric problem. They told me that I can take a bus from Port Authority go get to Rutgers...but I figured that I would miss half of the conference by the time I get there and that it doesn't worth a trouble just to attend half of the conference.

So, I ended up joining Travis et al. for a weekend trip to E Hampton. James (travis' friend) was house/pet-sitting for his co-worker who has a weekend house in E Hampton. That's why we went up there. The weather was beautiful throughout the weekend, and I enjoyed a nice weekend there.

Ok, the house was soooo big and nicely decorated...and it was just a weekend house! Isn't this crazy? It was way nicer than most of the houses I've been to before. I hope I can afford a weekend house like that when I finally become a psychologist! Being in Hampton made me really want to live by the water...and own a boat! I always thought I'm a city girl but I also crave for a calm and peaceful lifestyle as well. Maybe I need something just like that--work in the city during the week and retreat to a nice, spacious house by the water on weekends. Mmmmmm...nice!

After hanging out at a beach, we had a huge BBQ in the backyard. We ate SOOOOO much meat and consumed quite a bit of alcohol! Everything was delicious, and I thought that nothing could make me this happy! I wish we could do this every weekend!

This afternoon, before we left Hampton, I hung out in the backyard to do some reading. Even though I was doing work, it was very nice and refreshing. I was very much relaxed and enjoyed the nice weather. This is exactly what I need every weekend. Get away from some craziness and charge up some energy.

I'm so glad that I went to Hampton! Now I want to buy a house there (I wish I could!). hehehe