Missing Out
Go|This week my school is closed from Wednesday to Friday, essentially giving me a five-day weekend. D and I were planning on going to Newport, Rhode Island from Wednesday to Friday (we have a wedding on Saturday) but due to a combination of the weather dropping almost 20°, D getting a flood of client emergencies, and me waking up on Tuesday morning feeling achy and with a very sore throat, we ended up staying at home. I haven’t left the house since Tuesday afternoon and I feel a little stir crazy. Of course a slight case of cabin fever is definitely worth the fact that I seem to have nipped my illness in the bud and will probably be fully recovered by the morning.
On the other hand, being at home these two days gave me plenty of time to remember when D and I went to Newport a few years ago. We had a super time and knew that we would eventually go back. Some of the highlights of that trip were:
- eating lobster, and not just any lobster but the BEST LOBSTER IN THE WORLD
- going to the old-fashioned candy stores and buying way more fudge than two people should be legally allowed to buy
- going to the arcade and playing Time Crisis and other shooter games
- playing silly games of chance at the arcade to win tickets even though the 573 tickets that we won only got us a candy bar and a plastic necklace
- walking from the hotel, through the town, to the start of the Cliff Walk. Doing the entire Cliff Walk, walking back into town, and barely making it to our hotel. Realizing that we had somehow miscalculated the distances and that we basically walked about eight miles without food or water
- me having to pee really bad at the start of the Cliff Walk and finding that there are no bathrooms anywhere. Looking around, seeing that there is no one around us, pulling down my pants and undies, and going about my business…just as an SUV rounds the corner and parks not far from me
- finishing up my business as quickly as possible, pulling the undies and pants back up, grabbing D’s hand, and running away before anyone actually got out of the car
Oh Newport, how I wish we could’ve shared these last few days together.
May 1st, 2008 at 10:39 pm
This sounds like a great vacation, particularly the Cliff Walk. I will remember to take water with me on the walk and to pee first. These are things they should tell you in the brochures — pee first!
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:59 pm
“..and going about my business…just as an SUV rounds the corner and parks not far from me…”
This is hilarious! i experienced the same scenario only I was in the SUV! I was in Colorado so i doubt it was your bum I was seeing.
May 2nd, 2008 at 2:21 pm
dingo - newport is such a beautiful place where even an outdoorsy type like me and a batcave-dwelling gamer like D can agree on. go right before or after the summer to avoid the tourist rush.
karissimah - i wouldn’t be embarrassed if you did see my bum…lol.
May 6th, 2008 at 7:20 am
Time Crisis!!!
Awesome game!
And Newport is absolutely beautiful. I love the Cliffwalk.