Dela-Where? I Am Okay With That…

So I know Delaware is technically not in the DC vicinity but as many know who live here it is almost a requirement to go for a weekend over the summer. The most popular places are Bethany Beach, Rehoboth Beach and Dewey Beach which are all located within about 15 minutes of each other on the ocean. And, I can now say that I have been to all three. The boardwalk in Rehoboth is excellent, the bar scene in Dewey is great fun and the serenity of Bethany is fabulous. Last year I there for Labor Day Weekend. It was a great, great weekend, lying on the beach, drinking Dogfish Head beer, hanging out with good friends and even now, I think of that weekend every time I hear All I Do Is Win by DJ Khaleb.

So, this past weekend was my second time out to good ol' D.E. As I now have permission to use this individual’s name in the blog (kind of), this weekend was thrown together by none other than my dear friend, Kate. Her cousins allowed her to have their home for the weekend and Kate invited five of us to join her. Sadly, due to the chilly weather there was no lying on the beach though. We attempted to sit on the beach but there was a fierce wind requiring us to all sit facing the same direction to avoid eating a mouthful of sand. In addition to it not being conducive to having conversations, it got real cold, real fast. At one point I was laying face down, hood over my head trying to hide from the sand/wind. I was doing an excellent job of practicing for my dream role of being one heck of a dead body on SVU. But as proven again this weekend, the beach is not required for a fantastic “beach” getaway.

Yes, the house was pristine (there was flip-flop everything—adorable). Yes, the dead-end street along a small body of water was delightful (minus the creepy life-like kid sculpture). And yes, the little grocery store/ bakery within walking distance of the house had the greatest pastries and coffee (excellent morning/afternoon treat). But, the true asset to this weekend was the women themselves. I drove to Delaware having never met three of the ladies who came to play. One thing I think I like most about DC is with it being a transient city, people are constantly coming and going, therefore, many are open and accepting of brand new people they have never met before. I am not saying that the friendships are better or worse than those I have made elsewhere but they seem to be made within a much shorter timeline as so many others are seeking new friends as well.

This past weekend I hung out with five fabulous women and bonus, I was not secretly wishing one or all of them weren’t there. I simply spent the majority of the weekend laughing. One of my favorite conversations was the discussion over guys making a phone call versus simply sending text messages—hilarious.  Pick up the damn phone and call us, boys! We do not want to be asked out via text or have hour long plus conversations texting back and forth J Everyone had hilarious tales to tell, some stories were a little graphic, Pole Pressure tracing lives on and I think I have five new career coaches. Best suggestion, by far, was for me to share my passion for my ebook-reading device by becoming an Amazon Kindle salesperson.

So overall conclusion, whether it is with this group or another, I highly recommend getting out of the DC area and going to Delaware for a beach weekend. Beyond the location, the best part for me was when I looked around the room this past weekend realizing that I was hanging out with some pretty awesome, single (as in unmarried), successful, intelligent, 30 plus (gasp!) women who were not talking about marriage or babies (not that there is anything wrong with that…love you all out there with that in your world). But where I currently am, I know that I am going to hit the big three oh this year without having either of those in my life and you know what? I am okay with that.

Hi. I'm in Delaware.