There's No Place Like (Almost) Home

This past weekend was fantastic. I played hard, even though I could've (and maybe should've) been working on finals. But no, the work will get done, and I have no regrets for playing instead. Friday I went to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens with the Todds, my second family:Adorable! The weather was absolutely perfection and the blossoms were a-bloomin'!It was so fun. Again, glad I went instead of writing papers. Duh.

The next day I went on a road-trip via a luxury bus with a group of friends for Jendar's birthday. The destination?? The one and only Atlantic City! I knew I'd feel right at home with the casinos and hotels. It was strange, though, to walk out of those casinos and see the ocean. It was like Coney Island meets Las Vegas. We rode the ferris wheel and were the only five people on the entire thing. I don't know if that's awesome or sad. Probably sad.
This is the view from the top!

I ate a fried Snickers bar, bought salt water taffy, and rode in a "rolling cart"!Delicious!It's like a pedicab, but instead of pulling us along on a bike, the guy walked behind us and pushed! It felt a little strange, but was fun! The whole trip was fairly inexpensive and it was cool to see another part of the east coast. I hope to make a couple more little trips like this before I head west.