Matt and I are both humbled and honored by the continued overwhelming support our community so graciously blessed us with in order to make the 2018 Szcz the Day Dinner Event a success. Over 175 guests enjoyed an evening of cocktails and a three-course dinner, along with both live and silent auctions, while supporting the …
Category: North Wildwood
Our Snow Day with Don Corleone
I woke up early Thursday morning to the beating of wind gusts against our bedroom window. Before we went to sleep, the last we heard from the news forecast was that our small community along the Jersey shore would be covered in 3-to-6 inches of snow. But the wind kept howling all night, and it …
A Golden State of Mind
I stood on a blanket of grainy sand on the edge of a cliff before a vast gray horizon and slowly shut my eyes. For the first time in three weeks, the world stood still. The salty breeze caressed my cheeks and brushed through my hair until it covered my face. I didn’t care to …
From Us to You, Thank You, Thank You
They remind me in so many ways of each other. I often wonder how two little girls on two opposite sides of the world have so much in common. I stop myself most of the time, because like both of them, their stories are special and in no need of an explanation. They are almost …
The Beauty of the Journey
Growing up the only girl and also the middle child stuck between two older and two younger brothers, I always felt a sense of responsibility for my siblings—not so much the older ones because their jobs were to look out for me. But for Joey and Trevor, it was my job to look out for …
The Relentless Pursuit
He can hear the wailing of the horn again, but he can’t seem to tell if he’s awake or asleep, stuck somewhere between his dreams and reality. The constant blaring in the distance finally startles him awake. He rubs his bloodshot eyes and lifts his head from his crossed arms where it rested moments before …
A Letter to My Mother
Mom, The day you let me first get my hands on your makeup is a day I still remember. I was a tiny thing, a little too lanky for an eight-year-old and as boney as I could be. My curly hair was always ratty because I never let you brush it, and my front teeth …
Wildwoods Gear Up For Summer 2013
The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy still leaves much destruction and devastation along the Jersey coastline, but that’s not stopping this little island. Wildwood, NJ, leaves Sandy behind and is busy preparing to officially begin its summer season in the upcoming weeks, attracting tourists from up and down the entire east coast. And even though the …