NERD Alert!

We had a sandwich from the Wawa for lunch and got out to the beach late.  Flies got bad and we had to abandon the place around 5.  But I got a good swim in, water was colder than usual.

Came back, had G&T's on the deck planning to meet up with the Fox kids at Joe Pop's to see the Nerds.  We went to California Grill and Pizza for dinner.  Liz had fish tacos that were horrible and I had a steak burrito which wasn't much better.

We got to Joe Pop's around 10:30.  The guy at the door tells us the cover is $15 each.  I was like, "are you crazy?".  He tells us that they're real popular and good and worth it.  I said, "I've seen them before and they're definitely not worth paying $30".  He kinda laughed in agreement.

This guy Chip that John works with recognizes me and says "Hey, you're uncle Ray".  I explain that John is supposed to show.  Long story short, after texting back and forth we go in, John and Deanna show up later.  Jim Monahan from E. Hanover is there too with his wife.

John tells me about the night before after Nardi's that they went to party with some NY Cops, and he gets hammered and wound up at Chicken Or The Egg.  They get home at 5am and he woke his kids up.  He was paying for it.

The Nerds sounded really crappy, likely due to the acoustics.  I took some video and was going to post it but it sounds so annoying!

We do the Irish exit at some point and drive down to Buckalew's and have a drink there before going home.

Everyone Loves Shorty

Well we goofed around and got out to the beach around 1pm but it was overcast and rain was in the forecast.  We were probably out there for at 1 1/2 hours.  I got a good swim in.  The water was rough, huge waves.

It started raining pretty good so we headed back to the house.  Rain got very heavy at one point, thunder and lightning.  Once over, the sun came out.  Liz and I both took a nap, got up, went to Wawa for ice to make G&T's.  Had our G&T's around 7p.  Had dinner at Calabria.  I had lasagna and meatballs, Liz had spinach ravioli and sausage.

We drove up to the Surf City Hotel to see Shorty Long.  There was a $5 cover.  We were lucky, a couple left and we got their seats at the bar.  After the band was on for a while I turned around and saw Michelle.  I had texted her earlier that we were going there.  MaryAnn, Karie, Kelly, Barbara, Nicole, Danielle, Susan and Cora were there after having dinner at the Engleside.  So once again I am the only sausage at the party.


Everyone enjoyed Shorty.  We left after 1 am, made a stop at Nardi's.  John, Darren and Danny were there.  We were BS'ing with Darren for awhile.  We had a beer and came home.

Tangueray or Bust!

What was supposed to be a trip to the liquor store to replenish our Tangueray supply turned into a all day shopping trip.

Our Lady of Fatima

Liz's contact lenses have been bothering her for days so she asked if we could go to Costco to see about getting glasses.  Long story short, most places need 7 - 10 days to get glasses so we found a LensCrafter in Toms River and drove up there.  While there we went to the Dollar store and I got these great candles for the deck, Liz got glasses, I got new boxer shorts and we stopped and got some Tangueray.  We got back to LBI by 6pm or so.  I went to the beach, did a little boogie board.

Had hot dogs, rice and beans for dinner.  Thought about going to Nardi's and instead stayed home and watch the Daily Show.

Tried on some specs

We did in fact get the Tangueray

Today we goofed off watching news shows.  I started with Meet the Press and we watched Fareed Zakaria.  Completed the Jersey Shore jigsaw puzzle.

Jigsaw Puzzle

Decided to go to the laundromat in Beach Haven.  We saw Wayne, the guy we've run into for a couple years at Buckalews.  Hit Murphy's and came back for a G&T.

Tacos for dinner.  Stayed home, watched Steven Hawkings on TV.  A pretty lazy day all in all.

Slept late.  Started this journal to keep track of our time on LBI.  Learning about the application RedNotebook.

We went for lunch at the Spray Beach Inn.  I had a turkey club wrap and Liz had a BLT.  They served fresh fried potato chips with sandwiches.  Food was good but we think more expensive than the Sandbar.

Afterward we went to the beach, I took a nap, Liz read.  Some guy caught a small shark surf fishing.

New people moved in downstairs.  Young couple with 4 young kids, 2 boys, 2 girls.  We had our G&T's, toasted Steve Riccio and Beth on their wedding.

Planned dinner at Calabria thinking it wouldn't be too busy but it was an hour wait.  Made some calls and there was no wait at the Boathouse so we went there.  I had a sword fish special that was really good, Liz had the seafood trio.

Went to Buckalew's and saw the DiaBLOW Sandwich Band.  They were playing club/disco music.  When they finally did the old rock song "Vehicle", they plowed through it so fast, like double tempo; the singer sucks.  Way, way overrated band.  Female singer was wearing a red sequined dress.  WTF?  This is the shore.  It's official - they suck!

Bought Bill the bartender from the Sandbar a beer, he came over talked to us for a while.  He lives here but moves to Stuart, FL for the winter.  Works at a place called Finn's or something.  On our way out we saw his work buddy Anthony who is a teacher when not bartending at the Sandbar.

Got a turkey sub from Wawa for lunch.  Ray was annoyed by various teenage girls.  Went to the beach around 2pm.  Ray did lot's of boogie boarding.  Liz listened to Dharma talks.  Watched people get married on the beach.

G&T's, barbecued Hamburgers and Hot Dogs on the smokey Joe.  Terrace Tavern in the evening for the Pickels Duo.


A great day!

It rained in the AM, so we slept late.  Went decided to go to  Hand's to purchase a Smokey Joe grill and ended up buying a bunch of other crap, including a Jersey Shore puzzle.

G&T's on the beach

We hung at the house, assembled grill, puzzle and when the weather cleared up we brought our G&T's to the beach.

I grilled up some Pork Chops on the brand new Smokey Joe, Liz made Wild Rice and green beans for dinner cooked.

Grilling Pork Chops on the Smokey Joe

We rode bikes to the Fox's to say goodbye to Lorraine and Mario.  John and Deanna watched Jersey Shore.  We drank and BS'd on the deck.  John accused Liz of voting for Obama.