I’m back, baby!

It wasn’t my intention to take a break from blogging while I went on vacation. But stuff happens. I was busy working, busy with family, busy traveling, and busy being sick. Like, really, really, sick. The sick part sucked, but the trip was still good. I’ll be devoting some upcoming Madbetty posts to my adventures at the Jersey Shore, NYC, and Philadelphia. Here’s a preview:

My new little brother, Sonny Boy, is the cutest baby beagle ever. My other beagle brother, Stevie Ray, has turned out to be quite the sweet beagle mentor. I spent lots of time cuddling with both of these darlings.

I also spent some quality cat time with Bailey, Leo, and Lilly.

Mr. Betty and I ate lots of fresh seafood.

We made sure to stop at our favorite neighborhood pizza joint and enjoyed some thin, Jersey slices.

We wandered around Victorian Cape May and spent time at my favorite place in the world, the ocean. I can smell it when I look at the photos. It’s hard living so far away from the beach.

We paid lots of tolls. No big deal for Jersey peeps. Try to get a grip, Austin.

I took tons of restaurant photos, harassing cooks, waiters, and bartenders for this blog. They were good sports for the most part.

We were very cold but had some hot chocolate to warm up.

We shopped at places we miss desperately, namely Wawa and Trader Joe’s.

A whirlwind trip to New York City gave me a taste of crazy city life. I love it so much. The noise, the subways, the dirt…all of it. Highlights included spaghetti carbonara, a trip to Koreatown, dinosaur bones, and a Broadway show.

Philadelphia highlights included a night at the famous Monk’s Cafe and a mind-blowing dinner at Garces Trading Company.

It was a fun trip back home. Don’t worry, we brought back some Fralinger’s Salt Water Taffy for you, Austin.

Good to go home and good to be back.