Greetings from NJ round 2 - Happy Fourth!

3rd of July

along the Navesink River we have our fireworks display on July 3rd...while some may think this odd, I think it is genius; it is guaranteed that everyone has the next day off!

following photo credits: SES

There is always plenty of food to go around

The boats gather in the river to watch (we will gather on the dock)

2008 was a GREAT display...better than most in recent memory

After the fireworks show, the real show begins

Beer Pong on the porch with the next day off...what more could you ask for?!

Princeton Gelato Adventure

My aunt had seen an article about the Bent Spoon in Edible Jersey magazine and wanted to try it...so off to Princeton we went!

following photo credits: ETSW

everyone piled into a minivan (6 people)

the article that began it all...

There it is!

mmm...gelato...

the fam enjoying our gelato in the center of Palmer Square

Greetings from Fair Haven, NJ

This morning I arrived in Newark at 5:40am EDT. My friend TB happened to be on my flight so I grabbed some munchkins from Dunkin Donuts (always a novelty to this Seattlite) and sat with him for a bit while I waited for my dad and my brother to arrive - the food court in C terminal beats luggage carousel 5 for waiting locations :).


Between naps today (and thankfully I am still very tired so I will hopefully adjust somewhat to the time) I managed to:

-eat breakfast with the family
-change my bank account to "green" (woo hoo higher interest rate!)
-have lunch in Asbury Park with my uncle, brother and their friends
-eat some Lighthouse Italian Ice
-watch the Secret [they may be presenting some serious concepts, but production-wise this thing is a comedy]
-eat dinner
-watch Planet of the Apes (finally saw the whole thing!)

Tomorrow brings more travel and another early start time as we head to Fredericksburg, VA for my brothers graduation on Saturday