I "paraphrased" this from an article I read in Philadelphia Magazine. The article is entitled "50 Things You Love Down the Shore". We did most of these things this week...and some I have done in my younger days. HaHa. I can't resist posting it...as I am still on a high from our vacation. We had a great week! Those of you not from the area will not understand much of it. But those who are will sigh and remember years of memorable trips to "the shore". I have so many great childhood memories of going to the shore with my family every summer. I hope my children are absorbing it all and will appreciate the time we spend there year after year.
1. Roll down the car windows as you go over the bridges.
2. Get stuck in beach traffic.
3. Wear a beach tag.
4. Read on the beach.
5. Reminisce.
6. Eat donuts.
7. Secure an umbrella in the sand.
8. Bury dad.
9. Put your toes in the water.
10. Build a sand castle.
11. Jump the waves.
12. Walk on the beach.
13. Dock and drive.
14. Do puzzles on a rainy day.
15. Buy a t-shirt.
16. Pee in the ocean.
17. Fly a kite.
18. Sightsee.
19. Nap on the beach.
20. Watch the dolphins.
21. Feed the gulls.
22. See a cover band. (Secret Service...OMG)
23. Play miniature golf.
24. Go to a bar and don't act your age.
25. Play skee ball.
26. Waterslides.
27. Run on the beach.
28. Run on the boardwalk.
29. BYOB
30. Send a message via airplane banner.
31. Go barefoot.
32. Check out a lighthouse.
33. Flirt on the boardwalk (tweens)
34. Go to an arcade.
35. Change behind a beach towel.
36. Buy jersey produce.
37. Step into a photo booth.
38. Play at the beach.
39. Swim in the bay.
40. Watch fireworks on the beach.
41. Eat at the counter.
42. Don't dial an area code.
43. Stay late at the beach.
44. Get a sunburn.
45. Rent a bike.
46. Ride the rides.
47. Go fishing.
48. Bird watch.
49. Watch sunsets over the bay.
50. Stop at Frank S. Farley
And I have added a few of my own...based on our family experiences.
1. Rent a big ass beach cart for the week.
2. Pack a lot of beers in the cooler and don't forget the plastic cups to avoid the fines.
3. Remember, a seagull taking a dump on you AND stealing your sandwich out of your hand is not a bad thing...its a right of passage. (Yup, happened to me this week)
4. Five bottles of spray on sunscreen = gone!
5. Take outdoor showers...we've got it down to an assembly line science.
6. Eat Mack and Manco Pizza.
7. Check out every ice cream shop.
8. Don't let your kids bring live starfish, hermit crabs or sea turtles back from the beach...they will be dead in the morning.
9. Ignore constant comments and "God Bless Yous" regarding how many kids you have.
10. Go back every year, no matter how many times husband says "we are never f****** doing this again." Its like childbirth, you forget the pain and remember the good parts.
Sea turtle...Thea bonded w/ this thing. She was devastated to have to put it back in the ocean. Despite the fact that I am NOT an animal person, I must admit the thing was really cute!
4 comments:
I just love your family photo...everyone looks to great! I'm so glad you had a great time (although I can relate to David's comment's, too). I love the shore, and there is no place like it. You're comment at the end about the # of children is funny. In fact, only last night, someone actually told me that "We were doing God's work"...and "the Pope must love us". Can you believe it? I also can't believe you got pooped on!! Miss everyone....love, us
who's the big fat guy in the middle of the picture? i remember the days of brown sand and syringe filled ocean in NJ. i guess we're spoiled by destin now. you need to come there with us one summer.
glad to hear everyone is well. i bet you're ready for back to school.
Loved it! & I think we all think the way Dave thought... But its the memories that bring you back again. Just like the saying "Same sh** different day" I would have bonded w/ that little sand turtle in a minute.
like the pictures, and what a great list! we can identify with a lot of those things, too, but there are some differences. andy is just being a smarty pants, but i totally appreciate the attachment to that kind of place and those types of memories. now, if i heard that "the boss" was gonna be there, too, i would be there in a second!! haha
love y'all.
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