Scenic overlook of city, in New Jersey

Last weekend, my husband and I fled the city for a day. We had joined zipcar last month when we had to go to an engagement party in Connecticut. At first, I was hesitant to be seen behind the wheel of a vehicle with zipcar stickers all over it. But when the desire starts up to get the hell out of Manhattan, then you don’t care what you’re seen in. Seriously.

We headed out north and crossed the GW bridge headed toward a beautiful state park in Rockland county. We lounged near a lake for awhile then headed for Rye Beach in Westchester county across the state. The water there looked very dirty and I didn’t wander that far in. However, it was nice to lay on a beach and read a magazine. Everywhere we went, we kept running into people that were obviously from the city having a good time. No matter how far you travel from NYC in the tri state area, you’re never that far away. Even New Yorkers like me and my husband, who are intent on getting a fresh of breath air from the city, stop to take a picture of it from the scenic overlook (pictured above).

When we returned to the city that night, I decided to watch a bunch of bad tv about serial killers and such (48 hours). When the news came on, the weatherman kept talking about how “nice” the weather was that day. While I was annoyed at his lack of creative vocabulary, I couldn’t agree more.

It was a NICE day!

This seagull at Rye also thinks its nice out!