All-American Picnic

On Saturday, I met up with some girlfriends for the 4th in Cape May. It was a great beach day! We sat on the sand, soaked up the sun & took in the view (muy caliente surfers).

Afterwards we headed over to Congress Hall for their All-American Picnic. I always make it a point to stop at CH everytime I'm in Cape May. The hotel is stunning & it is always a great scene.

I had to run into Tommy's Folly first to get a La Colombe iced coffee pick-me-up (I was drained from all the sun that day). We then purused the picnic for a minute--listening to Fannie Smith & the AC Jazz Band play "old fashion" favorites for the crowd.

Next, we headed into the Brown Room for a quick drink. The BR is by far one of the best cocktail lounges in South Jersey. It's well designed (with appropraite music & lighting) and the bartenders are friendly & knowledgeable. And the drinks--always superb.

We went back outside, grabbed some gourmet barbeque and took a seat on the lawn. We watched the surf while eating corn on the cob & potato salad--the perfect meal for the 4th!

And the lawn was packed with other families & friends out celebrating! Face painting, a photo both, games & sing-a-longs were among the festivities. There was also a Lobster Bake on the veranda, and the Boiler Room was featuring live music after the fireworks later on in the evening.

For more pics of July 4th at Congress Hall, check out the Lady Luck photo album on www.goac.com.