The Jersey Shore is Coming Back!

I'm sorry I've been neglecting my blog.  I just haven't been motivated much to write.  I'm going to try to change that!

Starting today!

I just celebrated 3 years since opening my Etsy Shop.  I would have loved to gone back to Brick Beach 1 on my anniversary but it was still closed thanks to that bitch Sandy.

But that all changed today!

I was in the shower, listening to 94.3 The Point when they said Brick Beaches 1 & 3 were open as of today!

I felt the same way I felt last year when the power came back on 8 days after Sandy knocked it out.

Hopeful.  Things CAN go back to the way it was, or maybe even a little better?

There is still a LOT to do down here.  Lots of homes that need to be rebuilt, but it's getting there.

Make sure you come visit the Jersey Shore this summer. Or why wait, I heard part of the Seaside Heights boardwalk is opening this weekend!

Anyway, back to Brick Beaches. I went to BB1 and here are some pictures.

The Entrance

The radio & the township's Facebook page said 

it was open, so I ignored the red flag & no trespassing sign.

I'm such a bad ass LOL 

 I'll explain the circled area a little further down.

I get annoyed when people who haven't stepped foot on the beach spread rumors that the beaches are filthy.

Looking North

Looking South

Ok so I saw a folding chair in the surf. But other then right after Sandy, this is the first real big piece I've seen washed up on the beach. 

And of course I did this <3 p="">

First piece of sea glass

 Then I found a piece of aqua sea glass. 

Seriously, the beaches are BEAUTIFUL!

Except....

For

All the freaking balloon crap!

I found & removed more than 10 pieces of or whole balloons.

TEN.

That yellow circle on the 2nd picture up there.  That was 2 more balloons I noticed on my way off the beach.  

I have NEVER seen so much balloon garbage on the beach like I did today.

Obviously accidents happen, but seriously people, why not just pop the balloon and throw it on the ground. It's littering and balloon release events are just MASS LITTERING events.

Learn more about how balloons are 

NOT biodegradable from

Balloons Blow

Video Proof

That the Jersey Shore IS Open!

This is from Bay Head, NJ this morning April 6, 2013!

I hadn't been to watch the sun rise since before Sandy came to town.  It was time I got back there.  The video is a little shaky, I took it with my phone and it was chilly this morning (37 degrees)

Hope you enjoy it!

The Jersey Shore is OPEN!

Recently I heard that Gov. Christie wants to have an ad campaign that lets everyone know the shore is open.

I NEED TO BE A PART OF THAT!

Tweet him!

Tell him how awesome I am! 

Tell him I'm a cousin of his (ok like 5th and it's through marriage)

https://twitter.com/GovChristie 

Check out the quick video I made this morning in Point Pleasant

Times are A-Changing

For the first time in 8 years our Spring will not be spent at the baseball fields.

I'm not sure how I feel about it.

A good part of me is happy. I love my kids & love watching them play sports, but as with any group, there were crappy cliques and political crap that I could not deal with.

Because TheJerseyShoreDad & I were no good at playing political games, nor knew who the "right people" were to be friends with, our kids suffered.

Mostly our older son.  The year he moved from the Minor League to the Major League, the whole leadership at the fields changed. (can't find the link, but there were shennanigans going on with the old regime) and a new group took over our league.

Anyway, my older son, who was a good player, went from winning games with his pitching skills to riding the  bench  and playing the minimum required 2 innings.  It psychologically destroyed him.  TJSD approached the coach who said that he would play our older son more if he listened to him more. He tried to tell TJSD that our older son just didn't listen to what he told him to do.

Umm, yeah, bullshit.  Our older son is a teachers pet type child. Not the annoying one that is always up the teachers ass.. I mean he is able to converse with adults like an adult.  He's always been that way.  I'm convinced he was born with an old soul.  When we asked our son about not listening to the coach, we could tell that the coach was lying.  My children are no angels, I'd be honest if I thought he was lying... this was not one of those times.

What made it worse was when he (and at least 2 other good players) would show up for every practice, always on time for games, etc, they'd ride the bench while the favorited kids who would rarely show up for practices, played every inning.  I watched an entire season of a kid playing 2nd base who missed basically every single ball that came his way.

But because he was one of the coaches sons, he played.

Now before you think I'm biased... well I am, he's my son.  But understand that had our younger son already decided to not play anymore, I would have approached him about not playing in the majors because he just doesn't have the drive needed to play up there.

After 2 years with this same coach (against my wishes) he moved up to the 13 yo league where the favoritism was even worse.  The coaches own son would blow off practice and yet he played every inning. And by now he was labeled as a kid who rode the bench and there went his deadly accurate fast ball and his desire to play.

Why give your team your all when you get shit back?

But besides all that crap, being a part of baseball was fun too. I did make friends. The kids got to meet other kids outside of the ones they went to school with and it was fun.  Especially the younger years.  I didn't even mind doing our snack stand duty either, we always managed to have fun doing that.

The kids learned sportsmanship, both good and bad.

But it has all ended and I won't be freezing at early spring games & sweating at the end of the season.

Now the older son wants to play hockey and the younger son wants to bowl.

I guess I can take the beach chair out of my car...  (used it at games because the bleachers were uncomfortable).

Take me out to the ball game......

Happy Spring!

Even though it's still COLD, 

knowing that the earth is shedding it's winter coat (slowly)

and flowers are sprouting

makes it all worth it!

Happy Spring!

More Irish!

I made a few more, ok 7, necklaces. 

Get them on my facebook page today

https://www.facebook.com/beachwritings

Luck of the Irish!

On Sunday I was having issues with my back so I basically just stayed home and took it easy.

While sitting there watching bad Sunday afternoon TV I decided to try my hand at making Shamrocks from the jewelry wire and then attached them to green sea glass.

This one sold in 5 minutes of listing it.  So I made 4 more, they sold within a day.  I made two more and they're hanging out in my online store. Click the pictures to go to my store if you want to buy one.  If I'm sold out, just shoot me a message and I'll let you know if I have more.

Then my friend Kathleen said "I like silver, can you make one with silver?"  While I went with copper because I like the way it looks with the green, plus it goes with the whole "Shamrock/Pot of Gold" motif, I made a silver one for her.

And she's coming to pick it up today :)

Love it when Irish eyes are smiling on me!!

Little addition, I made these today.