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We have an “open house” policy at the beach. After my friends Tiernan and Rich left, my sister-in-law Trish popped in. It was great to have her and her two boys (who weren’t scared of the slightly inebriated and very loud adults) playing Left, Right, Center. The next day, Bridget and her friend Ally arrived. Bridgey and I haven’t seen each other in a year, but we still showed up with the same clothes. (We…

Every time I go to Stone Harbor, I walk right into this shop. I don’t buy anything, I just go in for the smell. As my friend, Tiernan, put it…”This is what heavens smell like.” After a glorious day on the beach (I was too busy enjoying it to take a pic) we hit the Whitebrier in Avalon for some sushi. We sent these photos to our dads and to some strange woman/man because I…

Mama B and I road trippin’ to the Jersey Shore! We’ve been going to Stone Harbor since I was two years old. Things are a bit different now…for instance, good ol’ Fred’s Tavern is now our first stop. 🙂 When you vacation with your parents as an adult, this is what your refrigerator looks like…Activia & Corona, the perfect combination. My best friend from college and her super fun husband always join us and the…

ILOVE2SWEAT is a throw back that only my family understands…until now. When I was a wee one, I was ALWAYS running or jumping or playing in the mud. I NEVER played with dolls and I’m pretty sure I was tougher than most little dudes. I credit my dad who was Mr. Mom…a stay-at-home dad before it was cool. We would always be swimming or running or going for bike rides and after one particularly intense…

Our first injury… Our first leak… Our first look at the new bedroom wall and door… Our first peak into our neighbor’s house… Our 1st Race for the Cure celebrating my Aunt Trudy & her friend, Kathi!! **FOLLOW ILOVE2SWEAT! Just click the “+ Follow” button at the top of the page & put in your email address…some of you might see the FOLLOW button on the BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER of the site.

You will never run out of forks… Or spoons… I’m not sure if my parents are cutlery hoarders or secretly feeding a small army when I’m at work. I think there’s an army…take a look at all the cups… Y’all know Mark and I are crashing with my folks until we get the new bathroom & floors in our Larryville house. While I love living with them, I’m constantly reminded of how awkward I was…

Canada is so nice they have free Starbucks and fake police… Just kidding, but we did have a great weekend in the Great White North! We put down our tools and got together with my in-laws in Niagara Falls, Ontario to CELEBRATE!! (Mark & I are the childless ones in the back corner) My father-in-law is a party animal and wanted to have his 65th birthday at a water park. He says it’s for the…

A lot of weekends, I get to emcee different events. Last Saturday, my sister and I both got to emcee an awesome memorial run/walk for Trooper Kenton Iwaniec… That’s us with Kenton’s mom, the most WONDERFUL lady. These events can last 6-7 hours, so Mark is often working at the house by himself. One day in a 6-hour span, he built 3 temporary walls on his own… For the basement wall, he used the old…

Our home improvement project is going a bit slower than planned…I know, I know, all of you are SHOCKED. We are lucky because my parents live close by and we can crash with them for a few weeks. While it might bother most 30-something’s to live with their parents, I’m TOTALLY OKAY with it. Here’s why: #1 – My parents are actually VERY COOL…my mom loves to dance… And so does my dad… #2 –…

Me and my dear ol’ dad… We’ll never be able to repay him for all the help he’s given us with our Lawrenceville house. It’s kind of a déjà vu for him because a LONG time ago he used to be an electrician for the city of Pittsburgh and he worked on the traffic lights in Lawrenceville. That’s his old toolbox he used. It still has the old color code for the lights taped to…