I spent the past weekend at a bachelorette party in the Catskills. Six of us were reunited at a fabulous inn and we enjoyed our very colorful "I Dream of Genie" inspired suite, good wine, the scenery, the Spa, and the solitude, while we frequently wondered "What do people who live around here do?"
Rather then go into a long description of the events of the weekend I thought I'd give you my list of lessons learned:
1. When programming a GPS be sure to pick your destination wisely. 'Woodstock' equals not 'woodstock town'.
2. Again, in regards to the GPS: make sure you have "Avoid U-turns" turned OFF, or you may be sent miles and miles out of the way around in a loop. Also, make sure you have "Avoid dirt roads" turned ON, especially when driving a convertible.
3. Sometimes, a good old fashioned map is best.
4. A circular tile and plaster bathroom has really amazing acoustics.
5. When the spa advertises that it is four star rated, you should ask when they earned that rating. Apparently, confirming your reservation doesn't guarantee that it will be correct when you get there.
6. Restaurants in the Catskills that have pure mountain spring water coming out of the tap feel a strange need to add a chalky tasting antiseptic to the water. Order bottled.
7. Purple and orange are 'in'.
8. Staying in a region with no cell phone reception can be strangely liberating.
9. SKYPPE is way cool.
10. It is possible to purchase a nice "coach" bag and some really good mustard at a random street fair in some out of the way town in the middle of upstate new york.
11. A Creek is just another name for a stream. So is brook, beck, burn, crick, kill, lick, syke, bayou, rivulet, or run.
12. If Kill is another word for Creek, then "Fishkill Creek" is redundant.
13. One should always check and make sure the wine bottle is not a screw top before trying to open it with a corkscrew. Screw tops are becoming more and more popular, you know.
14. Apparently, bridesmaids dresses are universally challenging to shop for, even when those dresses are sari's.
15. Workplace discrimination against working mothers is universal.
16. It is possible to have a PhD in science and still end up with a job where you work from home.
17. It can be really really fun to drive the Porsche.
18. Woodstock is not as hippie as you imagine it. Well, maybe the locals are, but not all the new yorkers who invade for the weekend.
19. We may feel young, but we are old. The evidence: 3 days away, in bed by 1 am both nights, and not a single hangover suffered.
20. I should go away more often. Greg managed just fine (with some help).
3 comments:
I learned that it is possible to "enjoy the drive".... Top down in a Porsche, perfect day and open road... ahhhhh.... Thanks for the lift Tina!
-Helen :)
Good for you! One of my favorite parts of driving to the Finger Lakes, and using a map to do so, is all the great names. My two favorites are Shinhopple and...Fishkill. Crack me up each and every time. Maps can be fun like that.
I am glad you went away and had fun!
Ness
I loved the top twenty list-it was a great recap of the trip. I don't think the lack of hangovers means that we are old, just wise or that we have all have up-regulated our alcohol dehydrogenase.
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