Maryland is Crabby

So I get a phone call requesting my presence with a good-looking man in a place I want to be with people I haven't seen in a while for food I want to consume. Am I game? You betcha!

Pack the van and off we go! Oh it's been a long time since we've been on a road trip! Yeah for us! 'On the road again......going places we've already been....seeing things I can only hope to see again....'

This was so much fun. We came, we saw, we fraternized, we ate. Hahahahaha! Okay, I have to say that seeing people I haven't seen in a long while was so nice. Sat down and visited with one particular girlfriend for a long while. Had no idea we had so much in common. She's even more of a peach than everyone says she is. Probably the only other person outside of work that knows what a GDS is.

Got to see Mr. Leggy and his pretty ....um...err...panties. Mr. C, with all his wisdom. I'm pretty sure I passed that test, by the way. Tell me he doesn't look like Ray Stevens.....can't you just see him singing that song, "It's Me Again Margret......hehehehe".

Ate lots and lots of crab.....never a bad thing . . . met some new people and had a great time. I learned more about life in Maryland from some interesting people. Sang some songs. Had no idea Mr. Leggy had such a good voice. Met a wonderful, intelligent man that can shell crab claws quicker than anyone I know. (which was great for me because all I had to was graciously consume those 'cocktail claws') Yay for me!

While there, the kids and I went swimming. That was so much fun! The kids and I played 'monkey in the middle'. I had no idea they were that.....quick? Heavy? Agile? No....vicious! They tackled me. Dunked me. Beat me up. (I held my ground.....barely) It was great. They are marvelous and make me proud.

Have to say....as hot as it was here...it was hotter there. Oh My Gosh was it hot!! I think Mr. C was sweating .....well, if you were there, you saw that everyone was sweating in that manner. That drenching, clothes-soaking, give new meaning to sweat socks manner.

From the blue tipped crabs sitting quietly in the baskets in the freezer, to watching them try to crawl out of the steam pot, to them being dumped in front of you in all their tender goodness, right on the table in front of you. Yum. Yum. Yum.

The weekend was great. Friendships were renewed. Tummy's were full. The best part, memories were built.

Yay!