Pics from Vacation in Ocean City New Jersey

We recently took a mini trip down to Ocean City, NJ last week for a few days. My hubby and I took my mother along with us and had a great time! We have been visiting Ocean City in New Jersey since I was a little girl, so it's always nice to return every year to see what has changed & what is new.

While Ocean City is not my favorite New Jersey beach destination (I love North Wildwood), it is my second and we visit there often. We had a great time up on their large boardwalk playing mini golf, hitting the arcade and doing a lot of shopping.

The beaches are very clean and my only grip is the fee to get on the beach (beach tags are required & they are expensive). There is a lot of beach room, so you never feel over-crowded with other people around. We love to watch the early morning sunrises and you can see the sun come up over the Atlantic Ocean which is really wonderful to see.

Ocean City is a family resort and you will NOT find any alcoholic beverages sold on the island at all...which is a fabulous thing for those of us who have families and don't want exposed to that. There are plenty of things to see and do in Ocean City!

Our Trip Down to Atlantic City in New Jersey

Back in February my hubby and I took a little trip down to Atlantic City NJ to meet up with my very good friend Joan who I just adore!

I met Joan online about 3 years ago so this was our second time of meeting up to visit with one another. Joan lives in Florida and I live in Pennsylvania. So in February we headed down to Atlantic City to visit with my friend Joan and we stayed at the Trump Hotel.

The picture in this post is a scrapbooking page I made featuring me and my friend Joan. I wanted to construct just a simple page...nothing too fancy! We really had a great time playing in the Casino (I lost) but she won a little money and seeing some of the sites near the Trump Marina.

Atlantic City is a fun place to visit and we went down in the wintertime and there was still plenty of things to see & do which kept us all pretty busy! We had a great time!

Beautiful Religous Statue in Dauphin PA

We had my MIL's 80th birthday party in the church rectory and outside the main doors was this beautiful statue. My picture does not do it any justice but I just had to share the photo! I am a big fan of sculpture...particularly historical or religous statues.

This statue sits on the grounds of the St. Matthew Catholic Church in Dauphin Pennsylvania and is beautiful, you really have to see it in person to appreciate all of it's beauty. I am not sure how old it is (looks fairly new to me) but it's gorgeous! I sat there for at least 20 minutes admiring it's beauty.

If you are ever in the area, make sure you stop in and check it out (with their permission) as it's on private church grounds. The church and grounds are beautiful too!