Almost continually for the last 24 years or so, Katie’s family has rented a beach house in Brigantine (a barrier island north of Atlantic City) for a week. This year, they rented the house for July 4th week, starting Saturday, July 3. Katie and Ethan stayed the whole week, but I had to return to DC for class early Tuesday morning. While there isn’t terribly much to do in Brigantine beyond spending time at the beach, watching TV, eating, and leaving the island, Katie couldn’t do any blogging because the house doesn’t have a wireless (nor wired, for that matter) network. Since she had the camera and SD cards, and most of you aren’t really reading the blog, but come here for the link to the pictures, I chose not to blog when I got back. You folks, however, are in luck – as we have beach pictures! Go to the gallery link, and click on the albums dated 7/3 – 7/11.
Anyway, here are some beach highlights: Upon arriving in Jersey, we stopped off at Nick and Sue’s house and got to spend some time with Nick, Sue, Sadie, and Mom-To-Be Becky! Good times. That night, we got grandparents to watch the babies, and Katie, Nick, Sue, and I went to Bobby Flay’s Steakhouse in the Borgata and indulged our foodie sides. Mmm, steak, shrimp, and general goodness! July 4th was fun, I barbecued on the ancient gas grill, and the neighbors next door played their music loud enough to annoy darn near everybody – but, since some of it was patriotic, and other bits were pretty good, it almost seemed difficult to ask them to turn it down. Other beach highlights included: Seeing Kelsey, Jay, and Rachel; playing ball in the ocean; Paul breaking the cheap glass in the old table; a visit from Aunt Peg, Uncle Paul, and Laura; some good family time; and oh yeah, more loud music from the neighbors!
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