DAY 13 & 14 of 365: TRIP TO THE INN

Sorry that I didn’t post the other day. I went up to the Jedediah Hawkins Inn with a group of friends for a buddy’s birthday and I left my Mac at home. It was so nice to get away for the weekend and spend it with friends. Every once and awhile, you just need to be cut off from the outside world and enjoy your surroundings. And that’s just what I did. If you want more information about the Inn that we stayed at go to www.jedediahhawkinsinn.com
The Inn was in Long Island surrounded by area vineyards. We left early Saturday morning and arrived in the early afternoon. After a quick bite to eat we all checked into our rooms. That in itself is an interesting story. Seeing as I was busy and I kind of forgot to book my room, my buddy Marcus and I were forced to share a room since the Inn was booked up. Now, each one of the rooms has a name. There is the Cider room, the Cocoa room, the Sage room, and then the room that Marcus and I were staying in; The Rose room. Needless to say, our buddies busted our chops the entire weekend. Making it worse was that there was one queen size bed; the room was entirely pink as were the sheets and comforter. I will never hear the end of that.
Once we were all checked in, we were picked up at the Inn by an Escalade limo and driven around to local Vineyards to do wine tastings. We toured 3 vineyards while we were there. Thank god for spit buckets. Though I did feel bad using them. The views at the vineyards were amazing. I am actually excited to go back and enjoy their decks and patios in the spring.
When we returned to the Inn we relaxed for a bit before heading to dinner. The chef at the Inn happens to be the White House chef from the Clinton term. Amazing food is the only way to describe it! I watched as my friends enjoyed an appetizer called the “Fever Dog”. I watched in horror. Let’s just say it is a heart attack waiting to happen. But from the smiles on my friends’ faces, I could tell it was worth the heart attack. Great conversation and a few too many drinks (not me), some amazing memories and stories were made! Lets just say one of us fell down 2 stairs; after proclaiming he was the one here best capable of going down them.
We retired to the Speak Easy downstairs for the evening before calling it a night. I was exhausted and after a bit passed out. We were awoken in the middle of the night by a loud thump, to which Marcus calmly said, “It was an earthquake.” Well, we both agreed that that’s what it was and went back to bed. We later conquered with the rest of the gang that it must have been a pile of snow that slid off and hit the roof of our room.
The next morning we all met for a gourmet breakfast before packing up and heading home. There is something to be said about getting away for a weekend. It just relaxes you. We work so hard during the week, sometimes even weekends, that when you can get away and enjoy time with friends, you just need to do it. I was good and stayed healthy for the most part. I did toast my buddy for his birthday with a glass of red wine. But, now it is back to my routine of working out and working towards my goal. Till tomorrow.