Hamptons getaway and other Long Island adventures.

This past weekend I made the two hour trip on the Long Island Rail Road with Stephen to my friend Johnny's house in Mastic Beach. We had dinner Friday night in Southampton and then explored East Hampton after dinner. And then we went to the beach on Saturday.
This was my first trip to the Hamptons, so everything I knew about the Hamptons came from what I learned through either Royal Pains, Real Housewives of New York or Gossip Girl, and I can say they did not disappoint! I didn't see any celebrities, but someone was snapping pictures of me and my platforms—that was sorta cool.

I'm not really the type of person who feels the need to tan. I rather like my natural skin color—pale with a hint of color. So when I heard that going to the beach was on the agenda I (admittedly) had a panic attack. I've gone tanning maybe once before—I didn't even have a suit! So I had to go out and get a bathing suit which caused an enormous amount of anxiety. Mid August isn't exactly prime bathing suit selling season, but I tried to keep my hopes up, I do live in Soho after all. I went to a few stores, but was having zero luck and then I went into Topshop, just because I knew they were having a huge sale on their summer items, and it turns out bathing suits were half off! I grabbed the first black one piece that I could live with and tried it on. done and done.
So, we go to the beach, set up our little spot and go into the water. I've never been in the Atlantic Ocean before, but Stephen assured me it's warm. It was a tad chilly on Saturday, but nothing I couldn't handle. My beach experience wasn't so bad. I even got a smidge tan.

we had BOSTON COOLERS!!!!