much to update...

Backstory:
Two years ago while at our annual beach week in Rehoboth, we were crusin the boardwalk lookin for some cuties when we stumbled upon three gentleman--Nick, Austin and John. We struck up a conversation and subsequent beach romances ensued that year. We've all kept in touch and attempted to see each other for two years since, to no avail.

Yesterday's events:
Ayer we made the yearly pilgrimage to the Tanger outlets--a spot any experienced shopper worth their wallet has heard about. The outlets are truly a spectacular creation. JCrew has prices comprable to Gap, Gap comprable to Old Navy....Old Navy, well they're practically giving the stuff away. So naturally we took advantage of the deals and made some wise and some just plain wanted purchases. As long as you can convince yourself that you have some logical excuse to wear whatever you're trying on--or as long as the person working in the dressing room tells you you look fantastic (we know it's their job...) you have valid reason for purchasing said item.

So what did we buy? Male readers can skip a few graphs. Cute dresses were a big theme of the day. Lea got a baby blue A-line dress at JCrew and Julia made off with an empire waisted lavender getup. Other notable purchases: Julia got some sexy strappy sandals at the Nine West outlet and Lea impressively refrained from buying any shoes...a first.

Dinner was at Eden, one of, if not our favorite spot. This was our third year hitting up the restaurant best known for its steaks. Lea and Richard's crab and lobster tower realllly hit the spot with a beautiful presentation to boot. Julia and Richard both got the filet, which was out of this world good. Before leaving, Richard grabbed both of our hands, looked into Lea's eyes and said, "My darling, no matter what happens tonight. We love you. We don't think you'll need copious amounts of money to win a freakin game, but if you do--we're here for you, and by we I mean myself and my wallet."

Well, turns out Richard was right. Lea didn't need copious cash. She redeemed herself by winning the first game and the second. We all made off with a jumbo (four wins= a jumbo) as per usual. We gave our jumbo to Phillip, who claimed his name meant horse in a foreign language (to be researched). In exchange for the horse, Phillip had to gallup over to us to redeem his prize.

Nightlife was pretty awesome (here's where the backstory becomes relevent) we met up with our boys from two years ago, and a funky fun addition--Claud, also known as biddy (?). The boys introduced us to 'sweet tart.' They wouldn't reveal the recipe except to tell us that it was made of "love, happiness, and rainbows." Our guess is soco, vodka, orange crush, and coke. We did the kings thing as well as hey govna, only the greatest game ever invented, and after a little catching up and flip cup, lea and i cuddled and went to bed.