Rain Out
Unfortunately the weather at the beach isn’t cooperating (along with the WiFi), but we’re having a great time anyway! I hoped to get in a bike ride this morning, however the weather had other ideas…
Boo to pouring down rain 
Plan B – breakfast…
Egg Beaters and cheese on an Ezekiel english muffin along with a handful of grapes…
Then, on to Plan C – walking the boardwalk in the rain!
Possibly the dumbest idea ever. We were pretty soaked and an umbrella, well…..
We decided to pop into a restaurant to dry off and have lunch. It was Moms’ Choice today! We picked a fun, Hawaiian-inspired place called The Hula Grill…
When on a boardwalk with so many tempting treats, we were happy to see quite an offering of healthy choices on the menu!
I sipped on an unsweetened iced tea while deciding…
I opted for one of the daily specials – Island Mahi-Mahi Burger. It was a grilled piece of Mahi fish served with mango salsa on a seeded bun with lettuce, sweet onion and tomato…
and a mixed green salad with their Tropical Vinaigrette…
Best boardwalk eats yet!
So, what else do you do when you can’t go to the beach? Why, spend a million dollars in the boardwalk arcade, of course!
The daughters had a blast playing all the games.
But, they can’t have all the fun 
My friend, C and I threw down in a Dance Dance Revolution dance-off…
It was hilarious and a great workout! And embarrassing for our children who promptly ran away.
Moms Gone Wild 
I found this mirror attached to the photo booth. I love this mirror!!!! It took about 30 lbs. off of me!
I marveled at my teeny tiny hiney…
In the dark of night, I am going back to steal this mirror.
We left the boardwalk before having to take out a second mortgage on the house and drove around the town. We ended up coming across a seafood place that we never tried before, so we ordered dinner for take-out…
Lobster Bake!
and a little indulgence – Fried Crab Balls…
Moms dined al fresco, while daughters dined on pasta al kitchen table. My plate of goodness…
I couldn’t finish it all, but what I did eat was terrific!
Now, it’s feet up and PJs on.
Have a great day, everyone!
What was your favorite arcade game when you were a kid? Mine was the squirt gun balloon race!
Questions? Email me! aloserforlife@gmail.com
18 comments
I was a kid before video games were invented, but I was a real pinball junkie !!!
Marisa Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Oooh, I forgot about pinball! I loved that, too!!
It looks like you’re having fun despite the rain! I loved our trip to fair every year and throwing darts at balloons to win posters!
Marisa Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Posters were so much better than those stinky stuffed animals!
My kids would have killed me. I am cooridationally challenged and it would have been scary for anyone watching. YOU ARE BRAVE! How fun!
Marisa Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Our kids were MORTIFIED! That was all part of the fun! LOL!
Glad you are making the best of your trip even with the rain. When I was little I would beg my dad to do the water-sprayer game and win me a stuffed animal. We did it until I was 11 years old and then my mom got tired of all the stuffed animals. Haha!
Marisa Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
Haha! I’m just like your Mom!
Yummers! Looks like you were having a blast. Especially since one of your daughters had to have taken the picture! Good job. Mmmm. I want your eats!
Marisa Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
We did DDR so long that they kept coming back to make sure we were alive! LOL!
OMG, my daughter and step-son could spend hours in an arcade like that when they were little – and they would have so many tickets and end up getting a pencil eraser!
Hope the weather gets better for you!
Marisa Reply:
August 19th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
I told them beforehand – no stinky stuffed animals and no plastic junk. I’m no fun
omg you are looking super fit and skinny dancing away in those pictures! i am a skee ball fan all the way…always used to play that game on the boardwalk growing up!
Looks like everyone is having fun even if it did rain on your parade!
The food looks wonderful, I love seafood.
can you believe Ive never ever played in arcade game?!
Rain on vacation is the worst!
Looks like you did a great job finding something to do anyways. That fish sandwich looks delicious!
Was and still is Miss PacMan! I love that game:) And that Mahi sandwich looks delish!
that hawaiian place looks so good. we have a similar place here that I got to all the time, I love island eats!