Ocean Grove and New Moves

OGGroup, originally uploaded by andebos.

Last weekend a group of us travelled 300 miles to Ocean Grove, NJ...despite the typo on the picture, we were in New Jersey not New Hampshire. For all of us it was an experience out of a dream, or perhaps a memory. The town was straight out of our youth. Everyone in the town new each other, kids played after dark, families sat on porches playing bingo or talking with each other. The sounds of laughter and joy were everywhere! Then, the beach! It was remarkable. I don't doubt the water was cold, but compared to our New England water is felt so warm. The waves at times were extremely large - large enough to crash you into the ocean floor. We spent our time building sand castles, eating awesome dinners, going to church, and riding the waves on in. I awoke around five on Saturday morning to catch the sunrise - pictures are online, feel free to peruse our adventure. This week I'm packing up my room and things in the Purpleopolis, aka the Purple Palace, before heading over to my new place this weekend. I'm excited for our new place and new roommates but I'm equally sad about losing the fellowship I have here everyday. Luckily I'm only a few minutes up the road. I've thrown a couple of pics below that I enjoyed from out trip. Feel free to check out our new place here.