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"Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others." Virginia Woolf

Thursday afternoon after a long work week, Corb and I headed off to Indian Head Resort in Lincoln, New Hampshire for another long week-end. 

Truth be told, it really wouldn't be our first choice for a vacation destination, as it's more of a family friendly resort, full of parents and kids, which meant that ceiling of  our room sounded like this all night long: thud thud thud, door slides open, slam!, thud thud thud. Not exactly our cup of tea.

"We like more of the Devonfield Inn kind of place," said Corb, as well we were driving to Polly's Pancake Parlor on Friday (PS: Great breakfasts there!) "You know, with fancy rooms and antique shops to visit and nice French restaurants..."

"Oh. You mean a gay vacation," I replied.

Exactly! But we were spending three days there for a special reason: Ashes had asked us there to celebrate her birthday, along with her boyfriend Dan, Josie, and Dan's mother and sister (Dan's father is a crazy Trump lover, so they left him behind.) It was time to meet some of Dan's family. Yes, it's getting that serious.

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