Today's post is inspired by my sister's birthday. Melissa was blessed with the good fortune of having her birthday in the summer. I have always been jealous. You can't have many cool parties (or pool parties) in February. Plus growing up my parties had to be rearranged due to snow.
She never had that problem as a child and she could always have parties on her actual birthday if she wanted because there was no school. Anyway the beach has always been a common theme for her birthday.
There were several years in a row where we had locked in the tradition of going to the Jersey Shore. I know you just heard LMFAO singing and said to yourself "I'm going to the Jersey Shore B*TCH!" Honestly that isn't what it is like at all. We grew up going to Sea Isle City. It is nothing like Seaside or what you saw on tv.
Some of the fondest memories we have of our grandparents revolve around that place. Both our maternal and paternal grandparents loved Sea Isle. For a long time the water tower had a saying painted on it that has stuck with me. "You never leave a place you love."
It is a true statement because if I think about it long enough I am back there. The last outing of our youth was her 21st Birthday. Before we left we had a beach themed party. I made her a sand cake, my mom made her a regular cake with a beach on it. I made an awesome flower arrangement in one of those giant martini glasses. We set it all up on her old vanity that we brought outside.
It was a great theme. We found all kinds of flip flop stuff. There were lights, candles, plates! We went nuts. We have done stuff for her birthday since, but I still miss those extended trips to the shore. They are memories that last a life time. If you are looking for a real Jersey experience, I suggest renting a house in Sea Isle for a week. You'll thank me.
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