Eccentricities of a Wisconsin gal living in Jersey
* * * Connor: What would you like to do this weekend? Me: Hmm...well, we've talked about going to Asbury Park... Connor: Let's do it! Who goes to the beach in the middle of February, you ask? Well, that'd be us. I'd never been to Asbury Park before and wasn't about to let a little... Continue Reading →
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty, and meet me tonight in Atlantic City. -Bruce Springsteen- Atlantic City, New Jersey: a place I've been to only once and actually never thought I'd find myself back in. Until this weekend, that is. The casino atmosphere has zero appeal and I'm not much of a beach... Continue Reading →
Just. Keep. Walking. You know, Dory was right: When life gets you down, you know what you gotta do? Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming. Well, for Annie and I, it's more like Just keep walking (and in keeping with our preferred method of marketing lingo: #imawalkdis) With our two-year walkaversary (yup, we... Continue Reading →
My 2012 election day went a little something like this: November 6 8:24am — Wake up. Just living the cushy 10 to 6 life, like ya do. 9:42am — Cast my first vote as a New Jersey resident (gosh, that's weird to say). *avoided social media and news outlets as much as possible throughout the... Continue Reading →
I just got an Ellie. That's right: an Ellie. She's the new Hyundai Elantra that came into my life a few days ago when it was officially time to retire Newbie—my faithful Ford Focus that's been traveling with me for the last 11 years since my high school days (whom I affectionately called Newbs for... Continue Reading →
I've been living in New Jersey for —stops to check imaginary watch on left wrist— nearly two years now, and this past Saturday was the first time I set foot on a beach. Fact. Princeton is not terribly far from the coast, but I never really felt the need to go so badly that it... Continue Reading →
Tall Girl in a Small State 