Bah-Humbug!

So this year Doug and I have decided to not decorate for Christmas. And to top it off, we are not buying Christmas presents either...
Bring it on haters!
Since we have moved, we have had a lot going on. We still have not bought everything to finish decorating the house so we still have stuff lying around on the floor waiting on its home. Just the thought of dragging out all the Christmas decorations makes me want to pull my hair out. I mean, how can I decorate for Christmas when I do not have the house decorated and organized for the other 11 months of the year? Since we downsized to a 2 bedroom, we lost some storage space. Our Christmas stuff is literally shoved into the hall closet. We are lucky to hang our jackets in there. I DO NOT want to pull it all out and put it all back up again. Auburn will have to wait until next year to terrorize the tree and presents. :)
We are not buying Christmas presents because we would have to mail all the gifts. So we are doing a gift card to the grandparents and maybe a gift or two to the parents. And maybe a toy for Auburn. :) The only thing Doug wants is a desk for when he starts school and all I want is stuff for the house; so we will call those items, whenever we get around to buying them, our Christmas presents.
So no Christmas parties, no Christmas tree, and no pretty wrapping around the Christmas gifts under the tree. Maybe next year...

Delaware!

Today Doug finally got a weekend day off so we took full advantage of it. We got up early, ate breakfast, and hit the road. We stopped off first at Kohl's cause we had tons of coupons that we need to use. Then we headed for Delaware. The ride was long but it was a nice day. I got to go across the Bay Bridge for the first time. (The bridge that connects the two sides of Maryland with the Chesapeake Bay in the middle.) Once across the bridge you cross into Delaware and end at the Atlantic Ocean. We stopped first at Cracker Barrel to eat lunch. Yes, we drove all the way to Delaware to eat at Cracker Barrel. It was so good! Then we went to the outlets, of course, to do some shopping. I mean, there were so many stores they separated the outlets into three sections on both sides of the road. How can you not stop?

The beach we went to is called Rehoboth Beach. It was very nice. When you come in, you drive through a downtown style area with the ocean straight ahead. There are tons of shops and restaurants along both sides of the street. We were surprised how many people were out shopping and hanging at the beach. It was cool but with the sun it was nice. The beach has a long boardwalk that is perpendicular to the main street you come it on. You can rent bikes and scooters or do it the old fashion way and walk. A lot of the businesses and hotels were closed for the season but quite a few were still open. We did good and resisted the yummy smelling fries and mouth watering ice cream. I can't wait for summer so we can soak up the sun and really see the town for what it is for. Here are a few pictures from the day.

The Bay Bridge


The Chesapeake Bay


Downtown Rehoboth facing the beach


The Atlantic Ocean from Delaware


The boardwalk


The boardwalk was lined with benches to sit on and enjoy the view. They faced both directions so you could enjoy the ocean view or people watch on the boardwalk.


The sand did not totally repulse me. It reminded me of the sand you would find in a sandbox. Much nicer than the sand in South Carolina.