#27 Beach day at Rehoboth

If I had to choose my absolute favorite way to spend a Saturday, a beach day at Rehoboth would be right up there.  Since I've lived in DC, I've made it an annual tradition to go to Rehoboth at least once each summer.  Thus, it made my 30 before 30 list (or really 30 things I want to do in my 29th year).   Rehoboth beach is located a couple of hours north of DC in Delaware.  Our beach group included my good friend, Shandi, Brian & Katie and some of their friends.  We left around 6:30am, to maximize our beach time.  Per the usual, we stopped at Sonic for breakfast and vanilla cokes on our way there (visit #1).  After a day on the beach, Shandi and I decided to hit up the Tanger Outlets in Rehoboth.  This is another reason that makes this trip so great, a little shopping at J Crew and Banana.  I came away with a couple of "back to school" necessities.  

After a little shopping, Shandi and I went to Outback for dinner.  The unfortunate part of this meal was when Shandi found an open staple in her sweet potato.  Yep, you read that right.  Luckily she didn't swallow it.  Both of our meals were complimentary.  Seriously, how does a staple get into a potato?!  

We headed back to DC that evening with of course, another Sonic run (trip # 2).  More vanilla coke were needed.  After we got our drinks we decided ice cream was needed.  This time, I decided to go through the drive thru, which made this my 3rd transaction at Sonic in 12 hours.  Kind of ridiculous.  We don't have Sonic in DC, and you just can't get a fountain drink like they make em' at Sonic.  

WHAT A FUN DAY!

Shandi & Michele in our beach gear

I made Brian do a photo shoot with me on the beach.  He was not pleased. 

The heavens parted when we went to Sonic for the THIRD time.  

Two very happy girls. 

#28 "I'm Sailing!"

For my 29th birthday a kind boy took me sailing on the Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, MD.  This has been on my wish list of things to do since I've moved to the area!  We decided to make it a day of all things Annapolis...unfortunately we didn't run into James Franco or Tyrese while there.  We did however, get the opportunity to tour the US Naval Academy. 

The funny thing about this day was it was another 100+ degree day, but that didn't stop us from spending the entire afternoon and evening in Annapolis.  After our US Naval Academy tour we stopped for ice cream cones and did a little window shopping.

At 6:30pm we boarded our boat for a two-hour sail around the Chesapeake.  It was great to be out on the water and I even got to steer the boat for a bit!  I kind of felt like Bill Murray on, "What About Bob," when he screams, "I'm Sailing!!  I sail!"  Yes, I in fact can now say that I've sailed.

We finished our day like true Marylanders, hush-puppies, and 10 medium-sized crabs at Cantler's Riverside Inn.  We worked for every piece of crab meat we ate, and managed to devour all 10 crabs.  Thanks Matt for a fun day in Annapolis! 

#29

Attend a Nat's Game

There isn't anything more American than attending a professional baseball game on the 4th of July!  We braved the heat and survived--I think it reached 104 degrees!  I don't follow baseball closely, but love going to a game, singing take me out to the ball game, and eating myself a tasty ballpark dog.  I wanted to be sure to get a game in at least once this season, especially because we have a good team this year!!  Number 29 on my list, check!

#30

I've decided to document my 30 before 30 list.  I turned 29-years-old the end of June and had a fun time putting together 30 things I want to accomplish before my 30th birthday.  And yes, feather hair extensions made the list.  Why not?  I've wanted to try extensions for a while now, and why not make them feathers?  I went to a salon in DC to have it done, and ended up getting three hair extensions: a black, green, and caramel colored extensions.  My students are out of school for the summer so I figured this was something I could get away with.  Although the other day I was doing a summer home visit to one of my students and she commented on my extension.  She thought they were pretty cool.  Glad to have the approval of a 16-year-old teenager--I guess that's probably about right.  I will enjoy my feather for the next few weeks or so!