Money Money Monnn-neeey! + Davy Jones

Every year since the fifth grade my childhood best friend Libby and I do what we can to visit one another. Sometimes things don't work out but this year I got to! Sean and I made our way over to her family's boathouse in Atlantic City to spend a day with her.

We arrived there late the first night but I ended up staying up late talking and talking with her. It is always really good to see her. This trip she a new little friend, Captain Davy Jones. Davy is a one eyed orange kitten who just breaks your heart with how adorable he is. She saved him and now he loves her almost as much as he loves his fish toy ;)

Let's not kid ourselves, for a good portion of the time actually spent inside the boathouse I played with the kitten. He was just so soft and cute!

We did lots of sleeping in the one day we were there and then we all got up to go to a local joint for some breakfast. I decided that I needed just about everything on the menu but especially scrapple and eggs! We had eaten scrapple at my Aunt Lucy's farm and I was craving it. The scrapple at this place was pretty tasty, a bit saltier than I would have liked. I have decided that I could become a scrapple connoisseur, and if I were one, grass-fed beef scrapple from Beechtree farm is at the top.

The day's activities were set in motion for us when Sean made mention that he wanted to try his hand at jamb;ing on the Blackjack tables... This was fine with me, my main goal for the day was to hang out with Libby and it really didn't matter what was going on around us while we did.

We headed over to the famous Trump Taj Mahal! Sean had called around and found that this casino had the cheapest minimum bet of 5 dollars. I was not planning on betting when we walked into the casino. 

We walked in and it did not take long to be impressed. There were lots of flashy lights, big chandeliers, and fancy rugs all over the place. I took a bunch of pictures but this is one of three I am proud of. This picture is Sean's first time playing blackjack! There are only two of these pictures because a poop face security guy yelled at me about taking pictures. Everyone's cards are showing anyways, I don't really know what his deal was.

After three or four rounds of watching the game I was hooked. I had figured out how to bet and how to ask for a hit or a pass. So I decided to sit down at the table. I didn't know all of the ways to bet because the gentlemen in the two seats next to me taught me a thing or two. They helped me figure out hat a soft 17 was, what doubling down meant, and when a risk was a risk or not.

For it being our first times I do not think we all did that bad. I was the only one who ended up in the black at the end of the day but no one lost more money than they came in ok to spend. I will have you know thought that I am now a professional blackjack player, I tripled my 20 that I walked in with =]

After the casino we went back to the boathouse to find the menu for sushi. Yum! We called in our order and headed over to pick it up. Libby had said we were going to have sushi and take it to the beach. In my head that meant we would have a blanket and be sitting in the sand. Nope. What she meant is that she has this super awesome pass that let's her drive right on the beach!

We drove her car out quite a ways through the sand and the washed up seaweed. The ocean flew by us as the land view become more marshy. It was such a beautiful day and such a pleasant surprise to be driving on the beach!

We sat in the comfort of her car as we ate sushi on the beach. The marsh bugs/ flies were out with a vengeance so we chose to not eat outside. When we had finished we walked around just for a bit. The sand there is different than in South Florida. Down south the sand is grainy and are relatively big pieces. In Jersey the sand is so fine and smooth, it dusts your feet as you walk through it.

It was truly a wonderful day playing with my childhood best friend. She showed us a good time in her summer city and, Sean and I, really enjoyed it. I would like to take the time to reiterate something about good friends and how when you meet up with them, even years of not seeing one another, you pick up right where you left off... I could not be more thankful for this. Cannot wait until next year to see her again!