In the Rain and on the B--A Memorable OC Weekend

[dawn_felagund]

Bobby and I went to Ocean City for a long weekend, having taken off work on Friday. (So tomorrow I get to see what the person who covered for me actually did with the work I left for my students, since Ms. Karen was also off yesterday.) The reason for going was multi-faceted. It was the Maryland International Kite Expo, which we were interested in

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[indy1776]

I'm cold just thinking about waiting in the rain. I'm glad you had fun and I hope your ankle's better. (Also glad to hear Alex is doing much better.)

I'd like to see photos of the kites; I don't fly mine near often enough. (I got it at a kite store on Chincoteague.)

[dawn_felagund]

My ankle is totally better now--thanks! :)

The rain was ridiculously cold. And the wind! It would have been much more bearable without the wind.

I hardly ever fly our kite. Whenever we go to the beach, it seems we don't have enough wind, or we have too much wind. I'll try to get the pictures posted tonight! :)

[indy1776]

Wind chill… *shudders* Things that would be tolerable without it become miserable with it.

We have an open field at the nearby middle school, but getting the sweet spot of wind + no school is difficult. I think I've done it once or twice, but that's it.

[dawn_felagund]

Likewise, we have a nice open field at the town's nature center, but motivating ourselves to put the kite together and go after work is another matter! :)

[heartofoshun]

Reminds me of the daily rains in Mexico City in starting in early summer and continuing for a few months. I could write a book that sounds like this entry! We loved them because, yay! Cleaner air.

[dawn_felagund]

I would have appreciated Mexico-in-summer temperatures for sure! It was in the 40s that night. And viciously windy. Ack.

Bobby and I seem to end up spending a lot of time walking in the rain too. Our first time in England, we went out walking in the pouring rain because, yay, we were in England!!1! :D Since we go on foot a lot, we end up caught in rainstorms like this weekend.

[heartofoshun]

I have learned this year that "in the 40s . . . viciously windy" is damned cold! Forties with sunshine and not much wind can feel very warm after a cold winter. But not this spring!

We used to have rain occasionally in Oakland when the rain was warmer than the ambient temperature. I enjoyed walking in the rain then. I was freezing reading your post. Actually, it is quite chilly in my house now--I'm chilled with a wool turtleneck sweater on--the heat is not kicking on and it is just about 60 outside and not a degree warmer in the house.

It sounds like despite the rain and getting caught in it that you did have a good weekend and it is always nice to get away. Something I really miss here. Everywhere else I have ever lived, I took a lot of weekends out-of-town.

[dawn_felagund]

I'm so sick of this cold. It's 53F outside right now, and the rain just started that is predicted to dump 3-5 inches on us over the next two days. We've barely broken 70F this spring (especially here in Manchester). I know I'm preaching to the choir on this one!

One of the perks of both of us working full-time jobs that pay a living wage and other nice things like that is that we've been able to do these little weekend trips a lot more. This winter, we've been heading to OC a lot because the weather has been just enough warmer there to make it very nice to get out of North Carroll for a while.

Perhaps a plus, my dance teacher was telling me that she'd heard we are in for a mild summer too. That would be nice, maybe even worth the present misery.

[rhapsody11]

Definitely one of those times where you think that if there were awards for good spouses, you'd be deserving of one.

Well he also could have grabbed your hand, dragged you on and off the pavement, tapdancing the night away while 'Singing in the rain' ;)

I am so happy to read that Alex is doing so much better. Soon can Lance run around in the garden with his big bro again :D

[dawn_felagund]

dragged you on and off the pavement

At which point, we probably would have gotten run over by one of the many bikers or the B we were waiting for or just a run-of-the-mill reckless Maryland driver! :D I know, I'm so cynical!

Alex did manage to sneak in one good chase with his brother one morning while I was involved in the shed caring for the chickens ... :D

[rhapsody11]

I know, I'm so cynical!

Hehehe, so in that sense, Bobby's comment fits the situation ;c) I can so see him standing there, resigning to the whole 'it is not going to stop raining' and thinking about his surf board :)

Aww Alex, couldn't withstand that chance :D