My Life Abroad

Friday, Saturday -- July 28, 29 Beach Club

On Friday in the morning I went to the gym again and decided to talk to the guys there again about everything. Good news! Apparently, I don’t have to pay anything this summer for my membership and can just go to WOW whenever I want to; I won’t get my money back, though, but at least I don’t have to pay anything for August and that’s just great! I have to admit that it was my own fault that they kept charging me last year, since I didn’t read the contract carefully enough and just put my initials somewhere. Later I saw that I would have needed to cancel my membership 90 days before leaving WOW, so it was a stupid mistake of myself, but I had the 3 kids with me the day when I signed the contract and was a bit in a rush. I also tried to explain that to the customer service lady, but she didn’t understand that. But anyway, at least I don’t have to pay for August now, hopefully. (There are still some people at the gym who would want me to pay (but this is partly because of jealousy, I think…). However, this is another story…)

In the afternoon, we went to Sea Bright which is about 30 minutes from Tinton Falls. Our neighbors are members of the beach club there and this weekend there was a special event. The members and their friends could stay over night and camp on the beach. Sharon wanted to show me the way to Sea Bright, since I had to go there on my own in the evening, and we also had to get the tickets for the evening. We passed a town called Rumson that is just amazing. There are a lot of rich people who live in Rumson and the villas that we passed were just breathtaking. I wanted to take some pics of them, but that was a bit hard, since most of them are a bit hidden. Bruce Springsteen is also said to own a villa there; additionally, he owns one in Colts Neck that is just 10 minutes from Tinton Falls....

Once we had passed Rumson and its beautiful houses, we arrived in Sea Bright where Sharon bought the tickets. Then we went back to Tinton Falls again and made ourselves ready. Sharon didn’t come with us in the evening, since she had some of her old Boston college friends from New York, Connecticut and Louisiana in town. (On Saturday, the even went to a Bon Jovi concert…) So it was Kevin, the kids and me who went to the beach club in Sea Bright in the evening. I had never been to a beach club before, but I really liked it there. There are a lot of those small cabanas that are equipped with a tiny kitchenette, shower and one spot to sleep; they are really small, but they suffice for one family. It’s just great that the ocean and a big pool and a pool for smaller kids are nearby. I think that being members in such a beach club is really good, since you can always meet your friends there and go to the beach, to the pool, etc., it’s just a bit expensive, though. One membership for one family costs about $ 12.000 ,-- a summer which is a lot. However, we had really a lot of fun that evening. The kids enjoyed their time in the pool, then we had hot dogs, burgers, brownies, etc. Kevin stayed with Conor over night, but I went back to Tinton Falls with the little ones. Riley was a bit scared and didn’t want to stay there, so I had 3 kids in the car; namely, Riley, Finn and our 2-year-old neighbor girl who I dropped off at her mom’s cousin.

On Saturday in the morning, I went to the beach club again with Riley and Finn and we spent the whole morning at the pool there. In the early afternoon, we decided to go back to Tinton Falls where I had the rest of my afternoon off. So I spent the time on our patio reading… I even fell asleep for a couple of hours. : ) As I have already mentioned, in the evening Sharon went to the Bon Jovi concert with her friends. Kevin ordered some pizzas from Domino’s again and later, we had another “movie night” on the patio and watched “The Incredibles”. Lisa, Angie’s babysitter, who watched 2 other neighbor girls that night, also came over and joined us with the girls. Angie and Elis also came over for some time and we enjoyed the evening.

Friday pics

Me, Lisa, Kaitlin/ Kaitlin and Angie