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The Shore
A couple weeks ago I went down to New Jersey to visit my sister–we had a reason to celebrate! She and her boyfriend Brian got engaged!! He popped the question a few weeks ago, and I had already been planning to visit, so it was extra special to be down there and chat about wedding things! One night when I was there, they took me to a brewery called Kane, located in Ocean, NJ. Their tasting room was really crowded and the beer was good! The following day we went to Long Beach Island for some sun and sand! What a pretty beach. It was crowded though. I spent some…
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Asbury Park Half Marathon
Yesterday was an awesome day! I got to run a half marathon right on the ocean, in Asbury Park, New Jersey! My sister lives 30 minutes from the Jersey Shore so we both decided to run the Runapalozza, a 5K and half marathon in Asbury Park. It was chilly and rainy when we got there, about an hour before the race started. We hung out inside to stay warm. With about five minutes to go until it started, the sun came out, so I dashed back to the car to grab my sunglasses. I’m SO glad I went back for them, because the sun was out for the entire race!…
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Belated Scenes from the Weekend
This post is a little late, but better late than never! Last weekend my friend Brendan and I drove down to South Jersey where my sister now lives to visit! We left friday night after work (and after work + class for me), so we didn’t get down there until 9:30pm. Thankfully there was no traffic on the way down! Saturday we had a fun day planned. We went to Laurita Winery in New Egypt, New Jersey for a tasting and to check it out. It was beautiful! Who thinks that new jersey has wineries? Well, it does, and has lots of farm land, too. I never knew! My favorite…
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Weekend in a Nutshell
Well, this weekend just flew by. I spent a majority of my weekend in New Jersey visiting my sister who just moved there at the end of May! Friday I drove down to South Jersey and I got there in time to hit up the shore. We only spent about an hour there since she lives only 15 minutes from Seaside. We walked the boardwalk because it was too cold and windy to enjoy the beach. Still pretty, though! We also had a drink at the Spicy Cantina. I had my first Blendini from Rita’s, an oreo custard mixed with mint chocolate chip Italian ice. Pretty tasty. Friday night was…
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Weekend in NJ
One of my birthday presents from my sister this year was a ticket to see The Killers (one of my favorite bands!) in New Jersey this past weekend. Sunday morning, I drove down to NJ where my sister’s boyfriend Brian lives, since we were staying with him. It was my first time driving so far out of state, and honestly it wasn’t that bad! I was a tad nervous at first but the drive was smooth, minus some minor traffic on the NJ turnpike. 3.5 hours later I was in South Jersey. After I got there, Brian drove us to Philly (only about 20 minutes from his house–they live on…