The Follow Up

Finally got the pictures us in the water.  Its so hard to get good pictures when we are in the water because there is over a thousand people all around you running for the water and then you have to run around they're support crew who's trying to get pictures at the same time.


Here's the video from the day (Neicy and I are NOT in this). This will give you an idea of the craziness of the day....

Lewes Polar Bear Plunge Benefiting Special Olympics Delaware.

Anyway.... back to US!

we posed for pictures on the beach.  Still in the warm jammies

Heading in....screaming as the cold water meets your feet

Working our way out.  I was having trouble cause I lost my shoe.

At least it floated up to the top!

Neicy after the plunge!

There were over 3,200 bears who raised over $725,000 for the Special Olympics of Delaware!  Wonderful people working for a wonderful cause!

Just a Day at the Beach - In February....

Once again, BFF Neicy and I spent the day at the beach in February!  And it was SO warm and fun!  Warm, you say, in February??!?!  Really??  And even if it wasn't warm, we'd still be there for the Special Olympics of Delaware!

Yes, Really.  We got to the beach early and set up camp.  It was warm enough to walk on the sand in bare feet.

Check it out!  58 DEGREES!

Getting some sun before swimming

After claiming our spot on the beach and checking the water temperature (brrrr!), we headed back up the boardwalk to check out the sites.  There are lots of normal people there (like me!) and then there are the people who just wanna have fun......

KISS was there... wonder if their make-up ran in the water.

Getting their patriotic on.....

WaWa was a big sponsor of the Plunge

Yogi came out of hibernation for the event

Safety is of the utmost importance to everyone involved.  They held a safety meeting on the boardwalk.

Safety meeting with the coast guard and State Police

Safety divers getting into place, the boats were following close behind.

Once the safety people were in place, it was time for the count down to run into the water.  Let the fun begin!

I don't have any pictures of us IN the water yet.  Still waiting for a friend to email them over.  The water was refreshing! and COLD.  But that's the point, right?  To be a polar bear, you have to have cold.  If it wasn't cold on the beach, you have to have cold in the water.

So, more pictures later in the week.....

High Tea

Neicy and I had High Tea one afternoon to celebrate my Birthday.  I've never had High Tea and it was lovely!

We were able to choose our own pot of tea, a type of scone, and three different tea sandwiches.  It might not sound like a lot of food but it IS!  Especially when you have a whole pot of tea!



Our teas and yummy foods.

The place was decorated so cute!  None of the dishes or tea cups matched, which added to the lovely-ness of the experience.

It was a lovely experience and I can't wait to do it again!

Get Your Crazi-Plunge Results Here

Yesterday was the Big Day. The day I got to follow through on my crazi-plunge!

Yes, I went into the Atlantic Ocean in FEBRUARY!  And it was a blast!



There's about 10 minutes before they allow us to go in.  Time to strip!



On the beach it was 35 degrees with a little breeze blowing.  After I stripped, I hid behind AZ for protection.



Me and Neicy Before the Plunge

The Sand was COLD and icy on the bare toes.  And then they blew the whistle!



Woo ho!  Get me OUTTA HERE!

The water was 38 degrees.  Warmer than the air but still numbing.  If you enlarge the picture above, you will see the safety divers.  I went out and said "hi" to him.  Then a wave came and washed over "The Girls".  brrrrrrr



Legs?  Who needs them!  Wait... are they still there?

AZ was waiting at the waters edge with my towel!  HEAVEN! 



All done! 



Once again, it was a LOAD of fun!  Around 9 pm last night I told AZ I was finally warm again.

There were over 3,500 nuts wonderful people on the beach with me and Neicy yesterday and together we raised over $650,000 for Special Olympics DE.  Imagine the wonderful things they can do for all the special kids in DE!  It warms my heart to imagine it!





Crazi-Plunge aka Polar Bear Plunge

Less than a week until my Crazi-Plunge!  And while the weather today is warmer, the tempatures are supposed to drop for the weekend again.  It might be the coldest weather we've experienced in the 6 years of swimming in the Atlantic Ocean!  And the Ocean temp is just above freezing too!  Its going to be a great time!

Here's the commercial that's running on the local stations:

I didn't see me in the crowds but you never know!

There is still time to donate to my crazi-plunge.  Just go here!

And this time next week, I will post proof of my craziness!

Time to go and find my bathing suit and polar bear jammies!

Let's Talk Cimicidae

Yes, I want to talk about Cimicidae, or more commonly known as BED BUGS. Shiver……


They live in bedding and other places where people sleep. They like to live there because they like to feed on warm blooded animals. Shiver, again………..

Bed Bug

image taken from Wikipedia

I don’t know if you remember reading the news recently on the troubles Bed Bugs have been causing in various hotels everywhere. They have become a bane to the hotel industry everywhere.

When Neicy and I trekked to TN, we had picked out a couple of hotels near the hospital. As we got nearer the City, we started discussing where to stay and Neicy nixed the Super 8, just because they are “like a Motel 6”. Ok. I won’t argue. I just want to get out of the car and into bed with a glass of wine……

So we headed to the Comfort Inn down the street from the Super 8. Walking into the lobby, all you can smell is incense. Pee-u. But they had availability and offered a hospital discount because that’s why we were in town. We grabbed the room key and our luggage.

While we are sitting on our beds checking in with relative and our emails, she notices a bug. It was HUGE. It was walking on the top of the bedspread. We discussed briefly if we thought it was a bed bug, I looked up a picture and we decided, Nah, its ok.

A few minutes later, she found another one. Then another. Oh gross! Its time to go! I don’t think we’ve ever packed so quickly! We ran over to the office and got our money back. We headed down the street to the Super 8.

The Super 8 was lovely. It smelled clean; the front desk person was wonderful and offered a discounted room. When we got to our room, we immediately pulled the blankets back to see if there were any bugs there. They were clean.

Thank God!

This, of course, became another joke for us to share and giggle at, along with Flipping-A-B*tch, VA.  And Neicy won't be thunbing her nose at Super 8 again!


*****  I was not reimbursed by anyone for this post.  But if Super8 wants to reward me and Neicy with a free stay somewhere, bring it on!*****

Flip-A-B*tch, VA and The Ring

Neicy and I are probably the best traveling partners ever.  We each have skills and needs that compliment the other.  When we traveled to Hawaii together, it was The Best vacation I've ever had.  It was relaxing but we were still on the go everyday, enjoying the sights and being in Hawaii.  When Neicy and I travel together, we LOVE to eat yummy, local food places.

When we decide we're going somewhere together, I usually make the travel arrangements, such as plane and hotel stuff.  Neicy will check out the local food scene.    Our recent trip to TN was kind of a last minute decision to go.  One that I will never regret doing and I wouldn't have been anywhere else but by her side!  Love ya, Neicy!

Once we definitely decided to go to TN, I started looking for hotels.  I didn't have to worry about how we were getting there, we had an address and a GPS for that. Neicy started looking for places to eat.  We figured we'd eat at fast food places on the drive but figured we'd have a couple of nights in TN to have good food. 

On the drive down, we stopped in Virginia, just off I-66 for lunch.  It was a local grille place that had yummy sandwiches.  Lunch finished and facilities used, we hit the road again.  The weather cleared up, traffic thinned and it was a lovely drive.  All of a sudden, Neicy gasped.  She realized that she had left her Tiffany ring in the bathroom where we had lunch!  YIKES!

I grabbed my cell phone and got the phone number for the place, called them and they HAD THE RING!  Woo ho!  Neicy immediately Flipped-A-B*tch.

Do you know what that is?  A big ole U-turn.  Usually, when Neicy and I are out and I'm driving, we have to do several of them!  I am a driver that follows my patterns and if we try to deviate from them, we have to Flip-A-B*tch.  Its become a joke between us.

Of course, the one in Virginia was the biggest we'd ever had to do. We were over an hour from the lunch stop.  But it was a Tiffany Ring and they had it.  We were going BACK.

I was VERY amused by this situation.  And once she knew the ring was safe, Neicy was too.  I also have a LOT of free Flip-A-B*tches coming my way!

End of story, we got the ring, got to use the facilities again, got lots of giggles, and got to TN about 3 hours later than planned.