Fourth of July Weekend

I love my life right now! I had such a busy, exciting and wonderful weekend. Antonio and I saw Eclipse on Sunday afternoon. It was okay. I'm not a Twi-Hard, so I wasn't uber excited. But it was our first movie together and I enjoyed it. Then we hung out in Madison Square Park for a while before going to the West Side Highway and 26th street for the 4th of July fireworks. The offical fireworks were on Sunday, but there were some major fireworks on Friday ;-) I love how easy it's getting when I'm with him. There are still those butterflies, but I'm so comfortable being myself. We had to wait around for 45 minutes before the show started. It was quite interesting. The Jews for Jesus tried to recruit us. I'm not really sure what that was all about. My friend, Erica, said they weren't really Jewish. It's a mystery! The show started after the sun finally set and they were amazing (see pic below). I'd never seen such an elaborate show. They had fireworks that made smiley faces and Saturn. It was so cool. They had six barges launching fireworks and we had a great view of all of them. It was even better because I had my arm around Antonio and we watched them together. OMG, did I just write that? I've become diabetically sweet.

On Monday, we took a much needed break from Manhattan and went to the Jersey Shore. We took NJ Transit to Newark and then drove from his office. We rocked out to the most divalicious CD I could make. Cher, Britney, Madge, and a little Lil Kim for good measure. We got there really quickly - no traffic and enjoyed the beach before his friends got there. Suzanna and her husband, Juan, showed up first. I was uber nervous because I've heard a lot about her and she's really pretty, so my first thought was that she'd be a bitch. But, she was super funny and really down to earth. I could see her being my BFF, but then again I say that about everyone. Then Joey and Hanna arrived. They were great too! The whole gang seemed very relaxed and nice. I mean, I really like Antonio and we're dating so I hope (and assume) that I'll see more of his friends.

It was a great trip - just what we needed. Of course even with adequate sunscreen, I got sunburned. But that was kind of my plan all along. I love how Antonio rubbed sunscreen on me and then made it his secret agenda all day to keep my out of the sun. He's friggin' adorable. This was the most enjoyable 4th of July I've ever had. I love being with someone who wants to be with me and wants to do things with me. It's refreshing. It was a great 3-day weekend. But now the sunburn has begun to fade and it's back to work.