You deserve a break today.

Kind of on the spur of the moment, we decided to join our friends for a night away with the kids. There’s a great resort about 2 hours from here and it promised to be fun. Restful? Probably not. But fun, yes.

The kids had to go swimming as soon as we got there. The men had pool duty and Melissa and I explored the grounds. And the bar. Seriously, only one drink each (for a total of $26 with tip. Yikes!). Melissa had a Manhattan. She’d never had one before…I think that this might develop into a habit. I, on the other hand, hate to mess up my bourbon with cherries and vermouth. I had a one I’d never tried, Basil Hayden. Not bad at all. Here she is after the drink. She sure looks blurry. You don’t think it’s the photographer, do you?

Here’s the men ready for dinner out with their lovely wives. I really need a real camera. (hint – mother’s day is in 142 days…)

The restaurant had nice ambiance. The family you see here was celebrating a birthday. Sweet. Truthfully, the company was great. The rest of the meal was extremely pedestrian. The food was not warm enough. And it wasn’t anything special. But it sure was pricey. Whatever!

On the way off the Eastern Shore, we stopped in St. Michael’s. Here the boys pose – especially for you.

And here, the final photo – two of the boys felt it necessary to show you their butts. (Click to see details…)

No deep thought for 2 days. No place to be on time. No calls to make. Or answer. It was a really nice break.