Daily Ooos: Wednesday, August 6

[faerywings]

I can't believe that I am sitting down after allll of the sitting I did yesterday. By the time we got back home last night, my butt was sore.
But it was worth it, all of the driving and traffic and having to get across 3 gazillion lanes on the Driscoll Bridge.
Side note: I googled the name of the bridge. I always called it the Raritan River Bridge or the Bridge from Hell. The Bridge Most Likely to Give Me a Heart Attack. But I digress. TIL that it is, according to Wikipedia, the widest bridge in the world:

(PS: Not my photo, it is from Wikipedia and definitely not taken during rush hour, HA!)
Cait was navigating with the GPS, and because of a traffic accident, it suggested I take the Express Lanes of the Parkway. That dumped me back on the GSP in the far left lane and I had to get all the way across to the right. In less than a mile. While everyone is doing 70 mph. Fricking nightmare fuel.
Despite being in the car for 5.5 hours to sit on the beach for 3.5, it really was worth it. Man, I missed the ocean. I also got to see dolphins! There was a group doing their little dive-dance. I could see three fins, might have been more. I wished I had my binoculars.

I thought I was going to have a quiet-ish day today but my ILs are coming here for lunch. Scott and Sam are stopping in at some point around then, too.

have a fab day, lOvelies!

 

[faerywings]

Not looking fwd to the drive. I sure hope that the drivers are better today than they were last week when I was stuck in the middle of the stupidest NJ drivers ever.

As far as stupid drivers, there weren't too many of them, and none stood out to me. OTOH, Caitlyn saw the silliest driver who was eating corn on the cob behind the wheel.
What was the silliest thing you saw from another driver?

Have a great shore day, Chris! I'm jealous, I haven't been able to get there at all this year and this month has too much packed in it so not sure I'll get there at all.
Say hi to the ocean!
@faerywings

I saw this before I left and I said hi for you! I hope that you can get down at some point, maybe after the end of the season?

@vickyday Did you ever move the pics from your camera/phone? That is one of those tasks that drives me crazy and I wait until I have no choice. Then it's overwhelming, YKWIM?

@faerywings Yippeeeee you are taking some time for yourself and what better place than the ocean. Salt air, sand, pounding waves and gulls screeching...best medicine ever. Where are you going? We cruised the shorline of NJ in our boat a few times in the past on our way to the Chesapeake bay, it's a long time off shore!!!

There was one gull that was cracking us up. He had a black head and would open his bill and yell. I looked at Merlin just now and it might have been a laughing gull, which feels very appropriate.
We were at Belmar, a few towns south of Asbury Park. My mom's family had a house there when she was growing up, a few blocks from the beach. Man, I wish they still had it. Could you imagine??

Not much happened here yesterday.

You are so funny. "Not much happened," and then you list a jam-packed day of stuff.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend's passing. I'm glad that you are in the area for the wake.
Lots of good thoughts for making your reservations and travel stops on your way home.
If you haven't yet, save the sunflower seeds to plant next spring

Whoo-whee... It is only 65*F right now (8 AM) so have the house opened up to air out!!! Love the cool air blowing gently through the house. It will be back up into the mid-70's for lows this week and near 100*F. I dug out a long sleeveless dress to wear yesterday (muumuu style). Much cooler than shorts and tee shirt. Too bad I only have 2 of them - 1 knee length and 1 ankle length. They are even more comfortable than my PJs!!

I bet you love the fresh air, hope that it cools down enough at night that you can keep the house open for a while.
One of the best lessons of getting old is that who cares about how you look, it is allll about how comfy you are.

I am sure going to miss DD#1 when she goes back home to Arizona the end of this week.

(((((((((hugs)))))))))))
I know it's not the same, but you will have us and we will cheer you up if you need it.

That's usually the first place I look. Of course there was the time my keys were lost for 2 days and I finally found them underneath a watermelon in the refrigerator. Don't ask me how that even happened.

BWUAHAHAHAHAHHAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is 100% something I would do so please understand I am laughing with you on that.

That's one of the things I miss about NJ. My friend and I used to take a day down to Sandy Hook at the drop of a hat. Back then I was working, so it required getting out early on a Saturday morning.

Yup-- if you didn't get there as soon as it opened, you'd be out of luck. We used to go to Island Beach State Park when in high school, and everyone would end up falling asleep as soon as we got there.

It's a Japanese-Italian fusion. What the heck? But, hey, I'll try anything once.

Ummmm.... let us know what you think when you try it......

Have a blast!!!! Hope traffic wasn't bad and you had a good drive.

Thx! Traffic was bad, but not the worst. I made it back in one piece, no damage to the car, so I'd say it was a good drive.

Not much happened yesterday. Daughter's hubs (while at work) always finds good deals online and so he found new kitchen cabinets. So we spent the day hauling cabinets instead of staying home. We figured the miles by the time we were done, had to make two trips to get the cabinets, 120 miles. What was suppose to be a quick trip to check the bees turned into all afternoon driving back and forth lifting cabinets into and out of the truck. Thankfully it wasn't raining but it was almost too hot to move like that. I had also chosen not to wear compression and man had I know what the day was going to be, I would have put it on. The swelling was not near as bad as in the past but it for sure proved I need compression on busy days.

I hope that you rested and stayed off your feet yesterday if you needed to!
Super happy to hear that the swelling was not as bad as it usually was so that is a bright spot, for sure!

Just read online Chris there was a small earthquake in NJ, shook some of NYC. Hope you are all okay. ♥

There have been a bunch in North Jersey in the last week. I personally haven't felt any of them but it sure is weird having so many of them in the news. Thanks for thinking of me! ♥

Hugs to you all!

 

[vickyday]

I can't believe that I am sitting down after allll of the sitting I did yesterday. By the time we got back home last night, my butt was sore.
But it was worth it, all of the driving and traffic and having to get across 3 gazillion lanes on the Driscoll Bridge.
Side note: I googled the name of the bridge. I always called it the Raritan River Bridge or the Bridge from Hell. The Bridge Most Likely to Give Me a Heart Attack. But I digress. TIL that it is, according to Wikipedia, the widest bridge in the world:

(PS: Not my photo, it is from Wikipedia and definitely not taken during rush hour, HA!)
Cait was navigating with the GPS, and because of a traffic accident, it suggested I take the Express Lanes of the Parkway. That dumped me back on the GSP in the far left lane and I had to get all the way across to the right. In less than a mile. While everyone is doing 70 mph. Fricking nightmare fuel.
Despite being in the car for 5.5 hours to sit on the beach for 3.5, it really was worth it. Man, I missed the ocean. I also got to see dolphins! There was a group doing their little dive-dance. I could see three fins, might have been more. I wished I had my binoculars.

I thought I was going to have a quiet-ish day today but my ILs are coming here for lunch. Scott and Sam are stopping in at some point around then, too.

have a fab day, lOvelies!

Oh, my!

 

[vickyday]

As far as stupid drivers, there weren't too many of them, and none stood out to me. OTOH, Caitlyn saw the silliest driver who was eating corn on the cob behind the wheel.
What was the silliest thing you saw from another driver?


I saw this before I left and I said hi for you! I hope that you can get down at some point, maybe after the end of the season?

@vickyday Did you ever move the pics from your camera/phone? That is one of those tasks that drives me crazy and I wait until I have no choice. Then it's overwhelming, YKWIM?


There was one gull that was cracking us up. He had a black head and would open his bill and yell. I looked at Merlin just now and it might have been a laughing gull, which feels very appropriate.
We were at Belmar, a few towns south of Asbury Park. My mom's family had a house there when she was growing up, a few blocks from the beach. Man, I wish they still had it. Could you imagine??


You are so funny. "Not much happened," and then you list a jam-packed day of stuff.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend's passing. I'm glad that you are in the area for the wake.
Lots of good thoughts for making your reservations and travel stops on your way home.
If you haven't yet, save the sunflower seeds to plant next spring

I bet you love the fresh air, hope that it cools down enough at night that you can keep the house open for a while.
One of the best lessons of getting old is that who cares about how you look, it is allll about how comfy you are.

(((((((((hugs)))))))))))
I know it's not the same, but you will have us and we will cheer you up if you need it.

BWUAHAHAHAHAHHAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is 100% something I would do so please understand I am laughing with you on that.

Yup-- if you didn't get there as soon as it opened, you'd be out of luck. We used to go to Island Beach State Park when in high school, and everyone would end up falling asleep as soon as we got there.


Ummmm.... let us know what you think when you try it......


Thx! Traffic was bad, but not the worst. I made it back in one piece, no damage to the car, so I'd say it was a good drive.

I hope that you rested and stayed off your feet yesterday if you needed to!
Super happy to hear that the swelling was not as bad as it usually was so that is a bright spot, for sure!


There have been a bunch in North Jersey in the last week. I personally haven't felt any of them but it sure is weird having so many of them in the news. Thanks for thinking of me! ♥

Hugs to you all!

Yes, IKEWYM.....and No, I did not!

 

[vickyday]

Good Morning,
Quick in and out. I have some errands to run this morning.
I've been working on my pages for the AJ challenge this month, including the week I am in charge of which is to be posted the 15th when I am in FL.
I ordered a shirt from Kohl's with my $10 cash I had "earned" so I need to pick that up today. Mark has meds ready at CVS and I need to get his mouthwash while I'm there. Tonight is church and we need to be there earlier than usual to open the doors for everyone.
I've been looking through pictures from the year my husband died. My life is much different now that I'm not married to a preacher/pastor! Not in a bad way.....just different. I still go to the same church but my status is different. And that is OK. But, I can relate to the current pastor's wife who never expected to be a pastor's wife, either!
Anyway, I need to get dressed and be on my way.
Have a wonderful day!

 

[Betty Jo]

There have been a bunch in North Jersey in the last week. I personally haven't felt any of them but it sure is weird having so many of them in the news. Thanks for thinking of me! ♥

Chris, I just saw this morning there have been a bunch there. It is weird. Glad y'all aren't feeling them. The one I felt here a few months back scared me silly.

 

[BoatLady]

@faerywings Well I am glad your trip to the beach was a success..were there boats out there? I always love to see the dolphins when we were out there.. I went scuba diving with dolphins in the ocean at Roatan...that was so exciting. Beware of the earthquakes.

@Terri M Our favorite restaurant in the fort Myers area is El Gaucho Inca Estero Peruvian and Argentine cuisine. so delicious and good service. I wanted to try the wine, they say they are excellent but our friend cannot drink so best to not drink in front of him.
I'd like to try the fusion restaurant next time we are down that way.
We anchored out boat behind Sandy Hook several times while traveling and went to Atlantic Highlands docks a few times...that is a very beautiful area, too bad you slept through it.LOL

Yesterday I did a few things to get ready for Reeds birthday party. We took a ride over to see a waterfall we love so I could get some photos but sadly I forgot my tripod in FL so no slow shutter speed shots. We stopped at Mohawk mountain but the smoke from the Canadian wildfires really obscured the views. We went to lunch at a new restaurant in this area Cajun Boil...OMG it was so good..better than the one we had is S.C. that is famous for their boil bags. We had so much leftover we had it for dinner too and there are still a few pieces for today. We went to Walmart Jay needed DEF for the truck and I needed a few things...there went $100-LOL We got an invite to go to daughters friends b-day party sunday..so now I need to shop for a gift. They are the ones I am going to Germany with so it should be fun time to chat about it.
Today I'm doing laundry at the house, they come home today and will have lots of laundry from the cabins. I picked up a dozen and a half eggs at the chicken house today so it will be nice to have fresh eggs.
I found some more chairs to wash for the party but I think tomorrow will be the big prep day.

@BrightEyes Inquiring minds need to know. So what is it that your DD is doing for her son at his house? sounds like a big redo since she has been going there so much.

 

[Terri M]

Cool and cloudy today -- I'm loving it -- so I dragged David out with me to weed whack a piece of trail that's been needing it for a while. It only took us an hour, but, sheesh, do you come home dirty. Plus then the obligatory tick check. But it feels good to get that out of the way. We have a big work day coming up Saturday so I'll have to wash my permethrin-treated work clothes this evening.

My daughter and son-in-law are on a west coast camping trip with the girls, so I get to see all these great pictures from trails. Up until today they were at Crater Lake. We'll have to see what comes in later from today to see where they are now.

Some of our local schools are starting up next week; after all those years in the northeast I'm still not used to this mid-August calendar. I imagine the schools are all air conditioned; that's not something we had as kids in Florida 60 years ago. They toughened us up LOL!

I made a delicious been salad for dinner (I know it's delicious because I tasted it) so I'm feeling lazy because I basically just have to set the table, pull out some bread, and we're ready for dinner. So now I'll sit back with a glass of wine and a book.