James and I spent one day of the long Labor Day weekend - the "unofficial" end to summer - at the beach.
Last summer I introduced him to the Royal Treat in Rehoboth Beach, Del., an ice cream parlor my parents first took me to in 1988. Other than getting new tables a few years ago, nothing has changed there. Nothing. Which is one of the reasons I love it so, so much - besides the amazing milkshakes they make with good ol' Hershey's ice cream.
Before leaving the beach last weekend, we enjoyed milkshakes (James had vanilla, I had chocolate), a tradition I have been enjoying for more than 20 years.
Hershey's ice cream and a trip to the first beach I ever went to was the perfect way to end summer 2012.