Under the Night Sky

I haven't blogged in a month! Boy do I have things to type about! The next three blogs will be about things that I did to cap off the summer. Yes, I know it's fall, but I don't care.. okay I do care and I hate myself for getting so far behind but school has kept me far too busy!

Camping. Have you ever been? This was my first time, so I was quite nervous, especially since it was with all of Sal's friends. However, they were super nice and definitely made me feel comfortable!

We had not even been there for a half hour and the boys already made a cooler for the beer, with the help of the river.

It was quite sad though because they had been brutally affected by Hurricane Irene. We not only found a firefighter's jacket and a child's toy, but we also found more personal items, that the lady at the campsite wished to be returned to her. We were glad we could help out by staying there and providing them with some money to start the renovations of their house and office, which were destroyed. 

Our tent was small but it did it's job.. at least until the rain came.. right into the tent!

Of course we had a great time during the day - cooking, exploring the land, playing cornhole and drinking. But we also had an even better time at night! Sal and his friend even won the Beerpong Tournament.

But I must admit, my favorite part was getting stuck in the tent during the rainstorm with Sal. We took about a million pictures of us being silly. He couldn't even open his eyes in most of them because the flash was too strong for his eyes. 

If you ever get a chance to go camping... GO, especially when a bunch of people go! It's been a yearly tradition for them and I was glad I was invited this year to join in on the fun! I think I'd go again next year!

Nature is absolutely beautiful and when it's truly observed you can see all of its beauty .. in a tree, a leaf, a river, the night sky. Everywhere you look is beauty and I would love it if every individual got to enjoy it, even if it's only for a minute. Because out there in the woods, you feel the magnificence that is the world - and even though the world has so much hurt in it, outside underneath the stars, all of the hurt blows away with the wind.

An Adventurous Sunday

Well many things happened these last couple of days that I need to dedicate to individual posts. First though, I wanted to post about a recent trip my boyfriend and I took, spontaneously. 


Saturday night, June 12th, my boyfriend told me he wanted to go to the Mets game on Sunday. He then proceeded to tell me that the Mets were playing in Baltimore, Maryland, against the Orioles. I was quick to hesitate as to whether we should take the 3 1/2 hour drive down there, especially when the game started at 1, in which we needed to leave by 6:30 A.M in order to get to early enough to grab some lunch beforehand. So needless to say, after much convincing, my boyfriend and I began our day trip. 


The car ride the morning of wasn't too bad, after he got me out of bed. I mean 6:30 A.M is a wee bit too early for me during the summer. I like to try and sleep in on the days I can because lately with school and work I've had no time to sleep in. Anyways... the car ride consisted of me sleeping.. through pretty much all of it. haha whoops. When we go there, we parked and began to walk around Inner Harbor, which is absolutely beautiful and made me want to move there the second I saw it. However, I've heard Baltimore isn't the best city to live in, especially at night. But that's besides the point. 

[best B&N ever! right on the water!]

After exploring the city for a little, we then headed over to Camden Yards for the Mets v. Orioles game.

When we were let into the ballpark at 11:30, we quickly found out that we weren't allowed into the actual ballpark until 12:00. We could only buy from the concessions stands. It was quite annoying when we were trying to catch the batting practice, hence the reason why we came so early. However, we still enjoyed ourselves at the ballpark. The food [burgers and fries] were excellent. 

The only bad thing about our trip was the weather. It was over 90 degrees, and for two people who forgot sunscreen and were wearing black/capri sweats, it was killer. I seriously don't know how we made it. We ended up sunburnt just a tad on our faces and arms. The good thing about my skin is that it quickly turned into a tan, so now I'm a nice bronze color :] 

The Mets eventually took the win! We were so happy, not only did we get to enjoy a new stadium [and mark it off our list], but we also got to see our team win. I don't want to bore you with the billion pictures  we took, but above are just a few that capture parts of the game. 

After the game we enjoyed dinner at Phillips, which is famous for their crab. My boyfriend had steak [of course] and I had a caesar salad with crab cake. It was delicious! I actually tried Mussels. I was so nervous, but I'm glad I did it. See I'm following through with this list we have, trying new foods. 

The way back home took 5 hours because of traffic. What could've been miserable, ended up being extremely fun. 

I think everyone should take road trips like this one. Not only does it bring two individuals closer, but it's a great experience.