TBT: On The Right Path All Along

At Sunday dinner last week, my mom was telling company some stories from my past and acknowledging something that I've always said since I found out I was pregnant with a little girl: My husband and I are in for it. Everyone laughed at the idea of me purposely in Sandy's waters up until the very last second possible (getting thrown pretty hard for a third time is kinda like God putting their hand on your shoulder and saying, "hey, it's time to get out" ) and sitting at that very dining room table, upset that I had leave the city. No one really knew what was coming or what kind of devastation it would cause.. Truthfully? I laughed at the warnings myself, stocked dog food and bought a bottle of wine, completely unprepared for two weeks of no electricity, heat or hot water. But sitting in on the council meeting last night just reminded me of how far Asbury Park has come and yet how far it needs to go. I'm pretty excited about the future for many reasons and things we have in the works.. But sometimes it's just good to feel and know that you're on the right path and have been all along.

Originally posted 7/2014

TBT: Once You've Felt It, You'll Always Keep Chasing It

TBT: Once You've Felt It, You'll Always Keep Chasing It

 It had been a very, very long time since I had been completely alone on the boardwalk. No cars, no foot traffic, no laughter, no jam bands, no peddlers, no bikes, no dogs, no skateboards, no drunks, no bullshit wannabe tour guides trying to show off their 1970s and 80s slightly exaggerated memories, no hustlers, no wine connoisseurs... 

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TBT: Whispers & Laughter, Chatter & Clatter

TBT:  Whispers & Laughter, Chatter & Clatter

I know somewhere, somehow, Spring is on its way. With that will bring more traffic, more daytrippers, more weekend warriors. They'll come in drips and drabs and then in swarms and droves once the summer settles in. Their laughter will echo within these walls, the sound of their sandals dragging glittered granular across this weathered floor. ......

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