insta-nantucket {still + life}

1. leaving hyannis | 2. (almost) open sea | 3. blue boat | 4. arrive | 5. cheery ticket office | 6. rare brick building | 7. sankaty light | 8. fog-shrouded sea | 9. cisco beach | 10. cold turkey plunge | 11. spectators (wise) | 11. cozy nook | 12. state forest | 14. active young men (and Neel!) | 15. long walk

Oh you guys. There's so much I could say about Nantucket and our near week there with our dear and growing dearer friends (is that possible?). I will. I will. But things kick into high gear when you get home and Christmas is around the corner and Cal keeps saying things like "Nine school days until exams start." Except he says it like this: NINE SCHOOL DAYS UNTIL EXAMS.

You know what I mean. (wink)

So until then, some pictures, few words. Most made it on the 'gram, but some didn't.

sconset

1. dinner redo | 2. how we ate (mostly) 3. amazing skies | 4. Town | 5. Murray's | 6. Nantucket reds | 7. warm drinks | 8. Brotherhood of Thieves | 9. bay scallops (even if I had to beg for them) | 10. Cisco | 11. Cisco | 12. tree lighting | 13. Sconset | 14. at the harbor | 15. Brant Point Light (farewell Nantucket)

We packet so many things in, careening from Town to beach, from restaurant to brewery. And even though we had an extra day, there were still things we couldn't manage. How do you fit it all in? I don't think I'd change a thing. Three more days maybe? Pray for our friends then, right?

I'll be back Thursday with a quickie post, and then edit my photos from Big Daddy this weekend. By then you'll be sick of Nantucket, right? Oh, I've missed you guys. It's good to be back.

thanksgiving road trip, instarecap

1. eastern shore sunrise | 2. frozen delaware marshes | 3. distant NYC | 4. mystic river | 5. mystic drawbridge | 6. mystic seaport | 7. cal on a pier | 8. dinner at the ancient mariner | 9. MA cranberry bogs | 10. hyannis | 11. philadelphia | 12. reading terminal market | 13. three happy people | 14. maryland farmhouse | 15. fisherman's island, chesapake bay bridge tunnel

You guys. We took a little trip for Thanksgiving. Back to our dear friends in Nantucket. It was great of course, and getting there was great too. We were going to fly this year, but Neel pulled jury duty for November, so that brought those plans to a screeching halt. We do love this drive though. I-95 on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, not so much.

But, we came home to three happy dogs and leftover homework and loads of laundry and a smelly fridge and I have a phone call at 9 and a meeting at 11 (what the HELL was I thinking). And still. I can't wait to catch up and read all about your Thanksgivings and hear how you all are. How are you? I've missed you all. Mwah. More soon, like "InstaNantucket" tomorrow.