Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Summer's Officially Over...

How did THAT happen?

It seems like the older I get, the faster time seems to pass.

Yesterday was Labor Day, which to America of course means not so much the recognition of labor but more the end. of. summer. It doesn't matter that it is still bloody hot out; schools have already gone back in session and stores are carrying pumpkin everything (which is delicious, don't get me wrong).

It being the official end of summer, I had to get in a beach trip. I'm lucky in that my parents own a house outside Ocean City, Maryland, so I try to get in weekend trips whenever I can. I just feel so much more at peace near the water than anywhere else. Any body of water will do, but there's just something special about the ocean.

My cousin got married about a month ago in. Plymouth, MA. Absolutely gorgeous.


Anyway, I and a friend went to Ocean City on Sunday and then to Rehoboth, DE on the way back on Monday.

It was in Rehoboth that I had the ice cream probably worthy of Food Network's "The Best Thing I Ever Ate."

The Ice Cream Store (yeah, that's their name) has flavors with names like "Crack" and "Better Than Sex," unique flavors like lavender and Mountain Dew, and a few that just sound flat-out disgusting, like Garlic. I had tried some of their more normal flavors in the past and had sampled the bacon, which was honestly nothing special (just some bacon pieces in vanilla).

Their "The Fig's Up," however, was truly yummy stuff. Figs, orange blossom, honey and cinnamon, I think it was.

So yeah, beaches and ice cream. I'll miss you, summer. I love fall, too, just not quite ready for it yet.





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