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SJM_EditorsNote_6_21_EditorsNote 6 / 15 / 21 4 : 27 PM Page 1 E D I T O R ’ S N O T E SHORE FEELS GOOD moments we’ve experienced in quite a while . Eventually , with It was my wife’s first real Saturday off in sev - dusk approaching , we said it was time to start the journey back eral months and we decided we needed to do something fun with our 5 - year - old . The ome . My son was already asking when we would be coming h weather was supposed to be fairly pleasant , back . It wouldn’t be long , we assured him . He told us he loved so we kicked around a few ideas . A trip to playing air hockey and that the bumper cars were his favorite . the zoo ? How about a Phillies game ? Then But then , he stopped me in my tracks as I was buckling him it hit us square in the face : LET’S GO TO into his car seat . “ Mom , Dad … thank you for bringing me to THE SHORE ! the Shore . I love you . I had the best day ever . ” It had been well over a year since we had It was exactly the sort of moment parents live for and it had traveled down to the coast and smelled the me reminiscing about all my trips to Ocean City , North Wild - sea air . We canceled last year’s vacation plans with the threat wood and Avalon as a youth . I looked over at my wife , who I of COVID - 19 still lingering and decided to lounge by the pool met down the Shore , and I couldn’t help but smile . instead . And though we have already booked vacation for later As we crossed over the bridge into Somers Point and said this summer and are beyond excited , this was the perfect goodbye for the day , my son’s face was still beaming with joy . opportunity to reconnect with our favorite play - Our time in Ocean City may have been over , but Cole’s love summer ground . affair with the Shore was just beginning . It truly was the best My son Cole’s eyes lit up when we mentioned we would be day ever . heading down for the day . We ultimately decided on Ocean City and pointed the car in the direction of the Parkway . During the Kind regards , ride , my wife and I were peppered with questions from my son . Could he play games when we got to the Boardwalk ? Yes . Would we go on rides ? Of course , I still had a stockpile of tickets left from 2019 burning a hole in my pocket . We spent hours soaking in the remarkable weather , Peter J . Proko , indulging in too much junk food and having the most carefree Editor - in - Chief SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 18 issue 3 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 6 |
