Spent the weekend driving to and from Tom’s River, NJ to attend the wedding of my cousin. I did not realize how quickly one can drive across that state, or how narrow it actually is. The middle of New Jersey reminds me a lot of driving through areas of Texas and Arkansas- there’s a whole lot of nothing- it’s hard to grow tall forests on beach sand. Lots of scrub pine, sand, and dust. Must be a very inhospitable place to be in the summer.

I’m also feeling a little old today, and a little behind the loop. I’m the one of the last of the cousins in my age group to remain single and unmarried. And my Mom is beginning to talk about wanting grandchildren….