A Little R & R

I know it's been a while since the last time I blogged, but I have done a lot with my time.  The past few weeks have been all about friends and family.  The majority of my posts are about my struggle and frustrations with being a post grad.  However, the last few weeks I was glad I was an unemployed post grad.  I had the time to still go on a weekend getaway with my girlfriends and go on a family vacation.

My entire life I have been dreaming about having great friends like those in shows like Lipstick Jungle and Sex and the City.  I pictured myself sharing my entire life with these girlfriends, growing together, and having a blast.  Well this dream became a reality when I met my best friends at college: Catie, Katie, and A.  The four of us have become close in only two short years, even when there was an ocean between us.  Earlier this summer we decided to take a girlfriend getaway.  Unfortunately A couldn't make it because of an event for her internship.  So Catie, Katie, and I ventured North to Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake in Ontario, Canada for a weekend full of gossip, fun, and relaxation.  We partied on Clifton Hill, took in the falls on the Maid of the Mist, and sipped our way through 3 different wineries.  Overall, it was the best weekend of my summer!  I know that this is just the beginning of the many travel adventures to come!

As soon as I arrived back at home it was time to unpack and repack my suitcase for another vacation...this time with my family.  It was my family of 5, my boyfriend Chad, my grandparents, and my aunts, uncles, and cousins on my mom's side to make a grand total of 15 people.  We took a caravan of 3 cars to our favorite summer vacation spot: Bethany Beach, Delaware.  Bethany Beach is your typical beach town filled with quaint boutiques, custard shops, and boardwalks.  But it is a short drive to Ocean City or Rehobeth Beach if you want a change of scenery.  We rent a house with a pool that is a 5-10 minute walk from the beach.  The best part of this vacation is that it is the best place to just relax.  Everyone gets to do whatever they like and not have to worry about staying on any type of schedule.  However our vacation was cut one day short due to crazy amounts of rain and flooding.  But I was so glad that I was able to go on this vacation with my family.  As everyone is getting older it's only going to be harder and harder to get everyone one together, so I'm glad I was able to be there.  

For once I was thankful to be an unemployed, post graduate.  But now the real search for the rest of life begins...