This is right down the road from where we were for a week...The town of Aquinnah on Martha's Vineyard...It's also known as Gay Head, but we'll go with Aquinnah...Let me start by saying, I'm not a beach person...I don't swim, I never liked the whole hanging out in the sun getting skin cancer all day thing...Yes I always go to the worst case scenario...It's just never been my thing, but it is easier to do when you know you'll be drinking all day! It also helps to love hanging with the people you'll be there with, which I do...
This trip was important to my wife...She needed it...We couldn't really afford to spent the money we did with the baby on the way, but she needed to get away...She needed to relax, which she did...She needed to spend time with her sister, niece, nephew, and brother-in-law...Her parents were there too... Her family is great, and I love spending time with them, and it's always hard to leave...Once a year is not enough, and we are really trying to figure out a way to get there full time...Winning the Mega Millions would be the easiest way...Buying tickets today!
So I had no Internet for 10 days...My system was in shock...Although it was kinda nice, until I realized I had no control of my fantasy teams, I couldn't checkout my favorite sites, I couldn't blog, NO PORN!!! What was I gonna do? I got a notebook and kept a journal...Surprisingly as I read through at, I wasn't going nuts about not being able to tweet, check facebook, or YouGabSports...There are ups and downs in it...Like I said, I'm not a beach person...So I had a couple days where I was stir-crazy, but at the end of the week, I was bummed about leaving...
I'll be posting this in a few different segments...Here's the first...
TRAVEL DAY
We left on Thursday night, and stopped at a hotel in Rochester, NY. The next morning we got up and got on the road...6 hours left...Then it started raining...Every trip we have ever taken to Massachusetts, it's rained...I hate driving in the rain...Night time is worse, but it still sucks...It was 6 hours of hard, sideways, rain...Then of course the kids spent 4 of those hours asking if we were almost there yet? I never thought I'd say this, but for my birthday, I want a Minivan...Get those kids as far back as I can! Two hours in, the driver's side wiper broke...Got a new one at a rest stop...$18 dollars...Just the first screwing of the trip!
Now a public service announcement for the people driving through New York state and Massachusetts...If you are in the left lane, the fast lane, the passing lane...YOU SHOULDN'T BE STEPPING ON YOUR BRAKE PEDAL...DRIVE ASS-HATS!!!
45 minutes left, and we hit a traffic jam...Rain is pouring down...Traffic starts to pick up and this gash in front of me slams on her brakes...I get on mine, but I'm gonna at least tap her...I swerve slightly to the right where there is a gap in traffic, and then back into my lane...The car behind me got on his hard and went left...We both avoided a pile-up and people give us dirty looks and yell at us...I wanted to grab the woman in front of us and throw her in front a of a semi!
We get to my Brother-in-law and sister-in-law's house...We ordered Chinese food, which according to my wife is a tradition...The little Beeze was throwing around his favorite line from "Jaws"...Yes, he's see it, thanks to his mother...He's into Sharks big time right now...About a month ago he woke me up by saying Chief Brody's line right before he kills the shark..."Smile you son of a bitch." He was sharing this with his cousins, and they made sure he shared it with everyone...He was getting plenty of laughs with that, but he took to the next level at dinner...
He counted in Spanish for my brother-in-law, so then my B-I-N said something to him in Spanish...The Little Beeze looked at him, paused long enough to have the whole rooms attention, and said, "KISS MY ASS!" We were all laughing our asses off...It's hard to correct him when he shows that kinda perfect timing...My B-I-L was in a shocked, yet joyous place...The kid just knows how to make you laugh, and he kept us all laughing, except my near saintly, mother-in-law, who got up from the table and left the room...I think she laughed, but she didn't want to show it...
THE NEXT DAY (Saturday)
This day was all about packing up for the Vineyard, loading up on booze and groceries, and spending money...The little Beeze and I showed the rest of the family the "drinking out of cups" video...
...and much of that became a theme for the week...Besides, "Kiss my ass" and "Smile you son of a bitch"...
DAY 1
Sunday we head down to the Cape to catch our Ferry...It was a 8:15 AM boat...Now I tend to have some stomach issues early in the morning, so of course on our way down I had to pull into a MacDonald's and blow some mud...Kids again were asking how long? God help me...We get there about 10 minutes before our boat left...40 minutes on the boat, the stomach calmed down and the kids enjoyed the ride...We got on the Island, and had to kill a couple hours...We don't get the house until noon...Killing time means killing money...The Little Beeze got a fishing game in some store...Then he wanted a copy of the book...Wait for it..."Jaws"...Kid is obsessed...Then we hit a candy/ice cream store...Pure Heaven for kids...Okay, us adults didn't mind much either!
We got to the house, unpacked, loaded up a couple coolers, and hit the beach...Yes, this place comes with a private beach...The kids were loving it...They both had so much fun in the ocean, and so much fun with their cousins...They didn't want to come out of the water...The Little Beeze has never been on a boogie board, but he looked like a pro...He was riding the hell out of that thing!
It was great seeing the kids so happy and having so much fun!
The evening closed with a traditional card game her family plays...Little Beeze asked by his cousin if he ripped a fart...He replied by pointing and saying, "Next time my fart gets stuck, you can rip it out!" Everyone laughed, and just then the glow of the sunset shined right on my mother-in-laws face, reminding us of what sinners we are...
After that it was off to bed...There's plenty more to come...
Later, Beeze
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