and then we were like yeah, let's not go home. let's go to provincetown.

so five of the girls from the nantucket trip went back to boston that night while three of us drove to the tip of cape cod with the idea of camping for the night. 

we got in kind of late which was a bummer but the grapenut ice cream (almost as good as toscanini's!) and sickest/best greeting card in the world made up for it. 

i just want you to know that the table in the ice cream picture is foreshadowing what is up next. 

we were pretty tired and didn't really feel like leaving provincetown to set up a tent somewhere so we made a game time decision to just sleep in mel's suv for the night. 

..in a motel parking lot hahah

and then like real classy citizens we went to this gas station to get ready for bed and then used their bathroom to get ready the next morning too. thanks tedeschi food shops!

now. to tell you a little about provincetown i will read you a line from the town's wiki page 

"The 2010 US Census revealed Provincetown to have the highest rate of same-sex couples in the country, at 163.1 per 1000 couples" 

i am here to tell you that this statistic is real and i've never seen anything like it. take this "small temptations" antique store for example. below would be nothing but nudey gay drawings and this is only a small sampling of what the store had to offer hahah. it was crazy and maybe i shouldn't have taken a picture of it but i needed you to believe me that it existed. 

what also existed was this signed photo by regis and kathi lee for only 12 dollars!!! i'm still kicking myself for not snagging that treasure.

he was buying a small mermaid figurine for his boyf. cutes. 

pretty cape cod!

(i have a picture of a bunch of burly men peaking into the animal lover's boutique if you are interested in a private showing) 

pride for days 

i'd like to give a shout out for the newly laid asphalt in the main part of town. it was so bouncy and nice it made me feel like we were in disneyland. 

also, PLEASE LET ME LIVE IN THIS HOUSE OR ONE LIKE UNTO IT

 same ocean, same girls, different beach

and then since we never really used the bikes we brought with us we went for a bike ride to the boston public gardens after we got back to the city. everything was in full bloom and other than the moments spent mourning the decision to not bring my nice camera, i was in heaven.  

nantucket!

hi, hello.

a few weekends ago i drove down to hyannis with some lady friends, we boarded a ferry, and then 2+ hours later we were in nantucket! it was a little colder than i would have liked but we needed to go before friend mel moves so we went earlier than we probably would have done otherwise. for the first little bit i was kind of depressed that in still looked wintery in most parts (which you won't really see because i didn't like taking pictures of that) but as soon as we started walking around i quickly forgot about my sadness and became obsessed with all of the shops and homes and whale paraphernalia errrrrywhere. 

 i loved this back road so much

nevermind the dead trees LOOK AT THAT GREEN GRASS

 that little house in the background was a sandwich shop we ate at for lunch and the tiny little shed with a door next to it was the bathroom (cutest outhouse there ever was!) and they even sold nantucket nectars drinks! i looked down as i drank it and blurted out "hey guys, we're here!" (referring to nantucket) which made me feel kind of juice famous. also, i just noticed that little lighthouse on the label. it is the very same one in the first picture of this post! CUTE.

they had the best flower boxes 

(which is something the east coast is really good at in general) 

 coffin park. uncomfortable.

we perused so many fun stores.

 how about those doll chandelier things hanging from the ceiling? classy

 i spy tennis rackets

 i still mourn the fact that i didn't buy a whale plate

 i went to the second floor of a book store to find all of my friends just reading their hearts out. i had no idea half of them were even in the store, apparently one by one they went up the stairs and just never came back down. one even read the entire book "of mice and men" hahah weirdos

the world needs more cobble stone, brick, and flower trees.

 self-time fail/success

 kristin is way good at holding lots of stuff

 these guys and that sign!

 and then it was time to head back because the last ferry leaves at 5:30 in the off season. 

don't be deceived by amber's smile, we were sad.

then the "we realized we had not taken even one photo together the whole day" picture happened right before going home. so glad we snuck it in there! 

and then just like that our nantucket day was over. 

thank you for joining me! on a photo recap of this lovely day. 

april, i'm sad you're over!

..i always really like april.

 note to self : never stick something under your arm at a store that is carrying a bag - you will walk right out of the store and not realize that you have committed theft until you are almost home. 

as part of my birthday present i made j-man come get mani/pedis with me. sadly the place was really busy and they did a terrible job so he probably will never do that again but it was still fun! 

after weeks of taking a break we went back to my favorite thai place and i think i'm getting sick of the phad thai and IT MAKES ME SO SAD. i hate when food that once brought you so much joy just makes you sick. 

and, after months and months and months of not seeing old companion sister starley she happened to be in boston for a work trip! we met up in the north end for lunch and cannoli and it was so fun to catch up with her. 

my grandpa had a 90th birthday surprise party!!! i really hate missing out on things so my dad was sweet to facetime me. sadly i forgot what time the party was and was actually on my way to go sailing so it was kind of a miracle that we even connected for a few minutes!  

i was happy to see him and be a part of his party! (kind of)

then the sailing happened after the facetime failed. thanks captain chip! or whatever your name was

seasonal mount auburn photo with the nat

and a bonus picture with sister jordan! natalie is a good person and takes the sisters out to dinner regularly and then sometimes i join her. sister jordan is a convert and has worked for gladys knight the last five years in vegas! i told her to tell gladys hello for me. 

bonus picture number two and three would be facetiming with this dear ashlie friend of mine. it was one of the happier hours of my recent life. ashlie come to boston already!

i need you to imagine me and about 10 other girls doing yoga on the grass in the picture above. sunset yoga is one of the best things that has ever happened to me and i need to figure out a way for it to happen every day. 

and look! it's my netpal! me and my homegirl sonam have been writing emails back and forth for the last few months through a program my work has with a local middle school. we got to go to their science fair and see their projects and then eat lunch with them. i got my last email from her today which included this - "I'm gonna miss reading and writing emails to your fun, excited, and always interested personality! Everyone was like, "OH MY GOSH, YOUR NETPAL IS AWESOME! SHE'S SO YOUNG AND HIP!" And I'm just like, "Yeah, I know right!" *hair flip* haha, I'm not kidding though!"

yep guys. if you want to feel good about yourself just start emailing a 7th grader.

also, can we talk about how the last few weeks of spring blossoms have been unreal? new england sure knows how to do spring and fall right with all of these trees everywhere. i've taken 4,934 pictures of them so don't worry, you'll get to experience it too.

natalie was nice to gather some gals together for a belated birthday dinner. i'll tell you something, you can really tell who has lived in utah and who hasn't just by someone's enthusiasm for texas roadhouse rolls. some people just don't get it!

and then the next night i went to A CIRCUS IN A TENT. i got there a little late and walked in as the horses were running around and i guess i looked really excited by it all because the usher was like "oh i can tell from your face that you haven't been in here yet, let me help you to your seat" haha.  i loved that it was small and intimate and i'll say it again - in a real tent. old circuses have always fascinated me so it was fun to feel like i was at one for a minute. 

and then that is the end for now because i got overwhelmed with how many photos i have of life and had to stop going through them. but when i bring myself to blog again you can look forward to weekend trips to nantucket/cape cod and brooklyn! and many blossom photos in between.