Oops! I let the day go by without dreaming up a semi-interesting blog post! I suppose my forgetfulness is a reassuring sign to all those who worry that I must be plagued by boredom. Even though the day was uneventful, I still managed to keep my mind, if not my body, occupied. I even had a few moments of vicarious vacation. My mother-in-law called from the Jersey Shore to check on how I’m doing. She’s there with Jim’s dad, sister and her family, along with a gaggle of other close friends and relatives. She described their activity-filled day to me and I could picture myself strolling the boardwalk with them all…smelling the made-from-scratch french fries (upon which Jim would be pouring copious amounts of vinegar), hearing kids’ voices reach a frenzied crescendo as the amusement park rides spin them with nauseating speed, watching the ocean waves propel enthusiastic body surfers toward the beach…oh I feel like I’m almost there right now! Well, at least I have next year’s annual trip to look forward to, and I’ll be able to add more sights and sounds to the picture…like the feel of wiping Kohr Brother’s ice cream off little sticky smiles, the sound of a double stroller thudding its way along the uneven surface of the boardwalk, and the sight of Jim dipping the girls’ toes into the foamy water’s edge…our experience of the Jersey shore will never be the same!
Em, Our family leaves for the Jersey shore on July 12 and I’m with your husband, “tator’s fries” with large amounts of vinegar…As a matter of fact your husband introduced this to me several years ago. Yes, the Kohr’s Bros. ice cream and Mack n Manco’s pizza is being talked about often at our house. Your girls will be OCNJ lovers as well. Keep up the blog and I am getting excited about the upcoming birth in Ohio. Take care and keep dreaming of the shore the Jones family will have one of each of your daydreams and I’ll say it’s for you….Do you think you and your daughters could receive my calories? Love Beck