Friday, July 4, 2008

vacation

Alright. I gotta make this quick. I only have 24 hours (down to 14 hrs) left now in Michigan.

This past week I was with the fam in Ocean City, NJ. Almost every summer for the past 50+ years my dad and my aunt have gone there for vacation. My grandpa would taken them to visit their aunt & uncle who owned a house across the street from the beach and boardwalk.

So to keep family tradition alive the two families would meet up year...




after year...



after year...




To be honest I'd prefer a little warmer weather (and warmer ocean water, for that matter) but there's something to be said about tradition. When I was a freshman, maybe a sophomore in High School, I don't think I realized what tradition meant. I mean I knew the word and its definition, but to me it all felt like we just did the same thing over and over again. And although I'd welcome some new traditions, there are some that will just always be and for good reason.

Tomorrow (Saturday) I'll be headed out to Binghamton, NY with the Youth Group for Worktrip. So I'm taking today (Friday) to pack up, throw up a new blog post and celebrate the 4th as it was intended - "Pops Go the 4th" on PBS HD with a cheese burger.

So what are you up to this summer? Any plans? Well, whatever ya got planned I hope it's relaxing (to some degree). I hope to post again in a week or so with a (hopefully positive) Worktrip update.

Have a Great 4th!