| | Its been a while since I did a weekend update. The blog has been pretty dead lately as I didn't feel like maintaining a daily journal of my life any longer. Call it laziness or whatever but I just didn't feel like it. Plus I have been doing 2 movie related blog updates weekly on www.shamoozal.com so all this writing for a non-writer was a little too much. But since I just got back from vacation, I decided to make an exception and bring back the weekend update. Brace yourself because it will probably be long. Picture link at the bottom.
On Friday I took off from work and hit the road for Ocean City, Maryland (OCMD) around 9AM. I drove and Adam drove. In my car, it was me, Mandy, Scott, and Jenna. In Adam's car, it was Adam, Rachel, Wehner, Sheena, and Christina. We got to our hotel, The Princess Royale on 91st Street, a few hours later. It was raining and we were early for check in so we hit a couple shops. Then the sun came out so we got some drinks and went to the beach. We were smuggling beers since you're not really allowed to have alcohol on the beach. The girls lasted pretty long laying out and junk but us guys felt the water and it was goddamn freezing. We only lasted an hour before hitting the pool instead. We played some basketball and hung out until we could check in. Eventually we were joined by Mondo, Steedle, and OJ.
A couple hours later we checked in and made a much needed beer and snack run. We all got showers and got ready and hit up Mackey's which is a restaurant/bar a little ways down the street. We took the bus. We got there, got some drinks, and instead of eating decided to go back to the hotel for food. We went to the hotel buffet which was 30 friggin bucks per person but I enjoyed the food a lot.... probably because I was drunk and starving. Then we were joined by Mark and AJ for more drinking. Then around 9, a couple of us setup to play the online World Series of Pop Culture contest to win 10 grand. You get 50 questions, 20 seconds to answer each one, and as soon as you get one wrong, you're out. We got to #37 and got eliminated. Pretty damn good but disappointing still. We went back to the room where Ryan finally joined us, so we finally had our whole crew ready to rock. But everyone started passing out so me and Ryan stayed up and had some beers until we were falling asleep too.
Saturday we hit the beach yet again. The water was a little warmer and we had more guys so we played some volleyball and wrestled the brutal waves. We heard some girl broke her neck while body surfing on Thursday so we were getting scared. I never got my ass kicked so bad by the ocean before. Eventually we grabbed some food and drinks poolside. I thought everyone was gonna get ready to go out so I got a shower. Next thing I know everyone is getting in the pool. Since Scott was the only other one showered, we started drinking Captain and Cokes. And I did a couple Jager Bombs back in the room. We just watched TV and waited for everyone to get ready. Next thing we knew it, we were drunk.
Finally everyone got ready and we went to the big indoor/outdoor bar/restaurant/nightclub called Seacrets. I've been there a few times before and its always awesome. I started pounding Happy Hour Yuenglings until the deals were over then got some crazy mixed drinks. We checked out a few bands since theres a couple different stages all over the place. We just kept drinking and drinking and walking around. Eventually the dancing began. I was a goddamn mess and the rest of the night is a blur. It went by so fast and I only remember bits and pieces. I remember dancing to Smooth Criminal and doing all my Michael Jackson moves that I used to do when I was 10 years old. At first I was in a crowd of people but it turned into a circle of people clapping with me in the middle doing moves. And if you know me, this isnt something I normally do.... unless totally shitfaced. I dont know what I was doing but it was probably some terrible dancing.
Anyway we broke up into different groups. Somehow I ended up in the nightclub area with Ryan, Scott, Sheena, Christina, and AJ. We were bumping and grinding for a while but the biggest mistake was when we decided to leave to see what else was going on. I tried my hardest to get back in but everywhere I went security guards were telling me to go somewhere else and then I saw the huge line that we missed before since we were there early. Bummer. I dont know much of what happened after that. I remember being on the bus with Scott and Wehner heading back to the hotel. Wehner was a mess and yelling things to everyone. When the bus driver dropped us off, the rest of the bus cheered that we were leaving. Then we realized he was messing with us and dropped us off 2 blocks from where we told him to and then honked at us as he drove away. That rotten bastard. Anyway, the next thing I knew I woke up the next morning still in my clothes from the night before.
On Sunday we checked out and all went out to eat. Well not all of us since apparently while I was sleeping people got kicked out for going in the pool while it was closed. Mondo, Steedle, and OJ went home because of that. Mark was on the beach all morning waiting for us to get up since he was escorted off the premises. So anyway, after eating breakfast we hit the beach one last time. I didnt go though. I relaxed out on the balcony, smoked a Macanudo, and proceeded to get the spins like a mofo. I will stand by the fact that it was the cigar that messed me up, and not a hangover. I must have inhaled some and I never do that. I got white in the face, cold and sweaty, just like the time I inhaled a Cuban cigar a little bit on New Years. I thought I was gonna yack but I held it back by having a late-morning beer and a soft pretzel. Eventually I joined everyone on the beach for a few minutes. Then me and Mandy hit the road.
Since some people couldnt get off Monday and others just didnt feel like coming with us, we set out alone to meet my parents at their place in Rehoboth to spend the night. Since the water was really rough, we didn't go out on the boat. And the jet ski throttle was messed up so we couldn't use that either. We decided to have a few beers then go out to see I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry. Pretty damn funny movie. Afterwards we went to a seafood place called Jake's. I was having some major stomach problems so I could barely eat. When we got back to the house, I pretty much called it a night early.
Monday morning, me and my Dad went to a Par 3 golf course down the street. It was crowded so we hit the driving range to warm up and see if it would die down. My dad gave me a lot of tips on my swing and I started doing really well. Eventually we realized the crowd wasnt dying so we tried another course. It was a regular Par 72 course a ways down the road. I started off awesome. I wasnt maxing out any holes like the first time I went. Then I started falling apart. My iron game was a disgrace. Then I made a nice comeback, got my first par, and actually beat my Dad on a few holes which is a feat in itself since he rarely ever has a bad shot. I ended up with a 119 and he had a 95. Thats an improvement from my 131 at Beckett back in NJ. After golfing we went to a restaurant near the house and had some Happy Hour beers and food. I was enjoying some 2 dollar Coors Light pints. Delicious.
But after eating, we called it a day, packed up and headed home. Vacation was officially over. While driving the 2 hour trip, I just thought about how I had work the next day and really wanted to call out. But I just had 4 days off so I couldnt bring myself to do it. I caught up on some Internet time while at home and then went to bed.
Now I'm in work.... but I only have 3 and a half days and some nice activities planned this weekend. Friday is my anniversary with Mandy. We will hit 5 years of "dating" and I guess it will be the last one we really count since we'll be married and have a new anniversary this time next year. We're going out to eat and seeing The Simpsons Movie. Saturday marks one year of being a homeowner. Time really flew by. Speaking of that, Saturday is also 2tone's little girl Raeann's 1st birthday party which I am going to stop by for a couple hours. I still can't believe the 2tone Hurricane has a 1 year old daughter. Then I have Drew & April's Bachelor/Bachelorette combined party which is a BBQ then a bus trip to Brownie's in Philly. Should be an awesome time.
And thats my weekend in a nutshell (a big nutshell) plus some plans for this upcoming weekend that I'm sure everyone wanted to know about. Pics from vacation are located at the new Shutterfly website. Peace.
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