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Views from Ocean City

Published on June 29, 2011 By Emily. Updated on June 29, 2011

As you may recall, Brian and I spent the better part of last week in Ocean City, New Jersey.  Brian’s uncle and aunt were kind enough to open their vacation home to us and we spent 2 days there by ourselves and 2 days with his uncle, aunt and college age cousins.  It was a wonderful, wonderful time.

The house we stayed in was amazing.  Someday I’d like to own a vacation home-somewhere that feels like home, but isn’t full of all of my junk.  The property was prime: surrounded on 3 sides by marshland and beautiful views.  There was no internet.  If I’d known this beforehand, I might have freaked out a bit about being disconnected.  While I’m sure that there were places in Ocean City where we could have logged on, we didn’t look for any.  And it was so freeing.  We spent time with each other instead of screens (although there was cable television, which we do not have at home, and that was nice!).  And you know what?  I didn’t really miss anything online in all those days of offline enjoyment.

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Despite promises of thunderstorms that “may be intense at times” from the Weather Channel every single day, the weather was hot and sunny. Normally I can’t stand heat but if you’re going to be at the beach, hot is the only way to have it. We enjoyed the beach on multiple occasions, wandered the boardwalk daily,  ate junk food regularly and drank in the scenery.

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We opted to get out of town on Thursday morning and headed south to Cape May, upon recommendations from both of our parents.  Usually the over planning types, the lack of internet meant that we couldn’t plan.  Brian typed “Cape May” into the GPS and we were off!  Upon arrival, we received excellent advice about things to do from an elderly gentleman at the visitors center.  We walked all over town, looking at cool Victorian homes and the Cape May lighthouse.  The town had a more upscale vibe than Ocean City and it was fun to do something different.
 
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And we rode bikes.  I don’t know if we looked bored or if Brian’s aunt wanted us out of the house, but on Friday evening she suggested we go for a bike ride.  I’d been avoiding the bikes our entire trip; I hadn’t been on one for close to 15 years and wasn’t sure I’d be able to stay upright.  But, stay upright I did.  We had a lovely ride around the neighborhood, watched the birds and caught a gorgeous sunset.  It was the perfect way to spend our final evening in Ocean City.

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Pictured:
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This year's word is "enrich" and I'm really excited about it.

I've written more about this year's theme on the blog. Click in the link in my profile or follow the link below to read the post.
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1. A pasta salad reel that took longer to create than the recipe took to make.
2. A reel from North Carolina where I could have watched birds all day.
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9. The #AshuwillticookRailTrail
New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year' New on the blog: My 2022 reflections on last year's theme word - resume. 

I was able to get back to many activities that were meaningful to me this year and I'm calling this theme a success. Follow the link below or click the link in my profile to read more.
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New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022. For New on the blog: My Favorite Recipes of 2022.

For the fourth year, I've recapped the best new (to me) recipes I made this year in the hope that they'll give you some new dishes to try. This year's list is short, but delicious. It includes @budgetbytes My Favorite Recipes of 2022
Published on December 30, 2022 By Emily. Updated on December 30, 2022

It’s hard to believe that 2022 is basically behind us. Though overall this year found me getting back to the person I want to be (post-babies and “post”-pandemic), I did not try nearly as many new recipes this year as I used to. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I’d made note of any new-to-me recipes I wanted to share in this post. This year’s list is short, but delicious. It includes recipes from @budgetbytes, @smittenkitchen and @howsweeteats.
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