As you may or may not know, I'm from Virginia. I was born in Maryland, but moved when I was two, so Virginia was what I always called home. And while I don't live there anymore, it will always have a piece of my heart. That being said, growing up, I always thought of New Jersey as kind of a, well, trashy place. Hey, I can say that. People from New Jersey think that Virginia folk marry their cousins... Also not true. As I was saying, I always imagined New Jersey to be like the show "Jersey Shore." I said I'd never date anyone from there and I'd definitely never live there.
Never say never.
I now am married to an amazing guy born and raised in New Jersey, and have lived here for the last six years. And I don't think I'll be going anywhere anytime soon seeing as how we just bought a house about 2 1/2 months ago.
Anyway, the reason I'm telling you all this is because today I took an unplanned drive through the middle of nowhere. Surprisingly, there's a lot of that in New Jersey. Who knew. To know me is to know I love taking drives off the beaten path to find new and unexplored territory.
My drive began with a trip to the grocery store but a minute away from my turn, my 13-month-old daughter fell asleep in the back seat. Based on the fact that she has given up on naps for the past week and a half and desperately needed one, I decided to let her sleep.
I passed my turn and wandered down a two-lane road into the town of Hampton. It's not far from where I live, but I've never really driven through. It was especially beautiful because all of the leaves are changing and people have out, as my dad would say, their festive Halloween hazarai (yiddush for junk).
A nap and inspiration for jewelry! Perfect!
