2nd anniversary :)

One of our close friends in Lynchburg grew up going to Ocean City, NJ every summer and now returns every year for a week and takes his family.  This year he invited us to join them.  We accepted with pleasure and embarked on a new beach adventure.  The drive was only about 7 hours, but we were honestly surprised at just how many tolls there were.  Ocean City is quite different from the beaches we are used to.  There is a boardwalk that is 2.5 miles long and it is lined with family fun and food establishments.  We rode the ferris wheel, played putt-putt and ate pizza, frozen custard, and fresh cake doughnuts.  The actual beach is quite large, but it was FULL of people. . .like you had to hunt for a spot big enough to put your stuff down.  Then when you wanted to go to the water you had to weave through the maze of sunbathers.  It was definitely a different experience but we had a great time with our friends and really enjoyed trying something new.

All the people on the boardwalk in the evenings:

Playing putt putt by the beach:

Susan Ada scored the lowest of the seven of us who played. . .but she won a free game at the end to redeem herself :)

On our way home, we stopped in Philadelphia for a night to celebrate our second anniversary.  It was Curt's first visit and we had a great time!  We went to see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, shopped in fun stores, ate a fancy dinner in Rittenhouse Square, and went to the Reading Terminal Market.  It was a quick trip so we hope to return again someday.

Curt's first time seeing the Liberty Bell:

Independence Hall:

Ok, this is actually a picture from our first anniversary, but we realized halfway through dinner that we were both wearing the same outfits we wore to dinner last year.  Oops.  We might be getting lazy in the wardrobe department, and the photo department seeing as though we forgot to take a picture of us this year.  Cheers!