I went on a pretty cool road trip this past weekend. Atlantic City to meet an old friend. Driving through Philly on Friday night was a great way to start the trip....who knew a traffic jam could turn into one of the best photo ops of the trip? We were stuck in traffic right at the point of the Sculkyll River where the boat houses are. At night they are outlined in small white lights that just shimmer off the river. So incredibly cool looking! Atlantic City itself was interesting. The ocean front there is rather dissapointing.....smelly and dirty......but it's great for finding sea shells. The water was surprisingly warm still for this time of year. Good thing for me because, once again, I wasn't dressed for ocean going. My daughter (convieniently) had jeans on so she sat on the beach and snapped pictures. Her Godfather carried the grandson into the water and the grandaughter wanted in too so I walked her in thinking she wouldn't want to go far. Big mistake....lol. Once the bottom of the skirt got wet, Jim laughed and told me I might as well go for it. Easy for him to say....he didn't have to walk around in wet underwear for the rest of the afternoon. The boardwalk was neat. The food was good and the carnival games and rides were fun. The shops were interesting....high end luxury stores next to cheap junk stores. I started a new Hard Rock t-shirt collection (even started one for the grandkids). But the most uncharacteristic thing was going back into the casinos that night. I am not that much of a gambler (ok all you guys that know my love life...stop laughing) but I had a conversation with someone once about putting big money (does $60 qualify?) down on the roulette wheel. All or nothing....one shot.....
It feels great to come out a winner!
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