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Congratulations to My Cousin on His Wedding!

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Yesterday, I was honored to spend the day at my cousin’s Matthew’s wedding. Matt and I were born 5 days apart (I’m older) and have a history of causing ruckus throughout the years. Take this picture from over 20 years ago when we were out on the dock in front of my parents’ house – my cousin is the one on the right side of the picture with the angry look on his face.

From all of those years ago through yesterday and into the future my cousin has been one of my best friends. Here’s hoping for his and Kelly’s happiness in the months and years to come as they begin building their family… starting this summer! Congratulations again!

My Cousin Gets A Big Time Endorsement From An Industry Magazine

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Yesterday, my cousin who lives out in Las Vegas (soon to be back in New Jersey) sent me a message that some of the work that she’s been doing will be featured in an upcoming edition of Nail Pro magazine. Congratulations go out to my cousin, Lisa! To celebrate, I’ve added an image below of her work that can currently be seen NailPro.com’s Gallery page.

Congratulations again to my cousin! Nice work!

Busy Weekend

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Busy weekend coming up. Earlier this morning I went for my first weekly harvest at the Merrick Farm in Farmingdale. Granted, the farm isn’t quite ready to have its shareholders come in and harvest the produce. However, because I was one of the earlier folks to sign up and pay for my produce, I was allowed to go in and get some strawberries and asparagus. I hope to have some pictures available to show you guys this week.

Then I had to run and do some last minute errands like paying the rent and heading to the bank before I head off to my co-worker’s house for a BBQ today. And what a beautiful day it is for a BBQ! Seriously, the rest of you who aren’t located on the Jersey Shore would be jealous to see how beautiful it is along the coast today.

From the BBQ I’ll be heading north to my family’s house in Roxbury so I can see my Grandmother and Aunt who are visiting from Pennsylvania. I haven’t seen them in a while so I look forward to spending some time with them. And the reason that they’re visiting is because my cousin is getting married tomorrow!

So tomorrow I’ll be spending all day doing wedding and family stuff. Looking forward to it. Hey – it’s supposed to be a wonderful weekend in terms of the weather so go out there and enjoy it!

Update: New Stuff at JerseySmarts.com

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Well, you’ve probably taken notice of some of the changes here at JerseySmarts.com. From new header images (they rotate) to a slightly streamlined front page to less advertisements on the site, your favorite New Jersey blog is getting freshened up! Aside from the few items that I’ve listed in the previous post, here are some additional changes to this blog. [Read more…]

Heading Out To St. Louis For The Weekend

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This afternoon I catch a flight to St. Louis to spend Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning at Sigma Pi Fraternity, International’s Mid-Year Leadership Conference. In year’s past, I attended this conference as either a local alumni volunteer or a regional volunteer alumni director. This year will be my first trip to the workshop as a member of the national Board of Trustees for the fraternity’s foundation. I’m looking forward to the trip and to meeting with my fellow Board members to talk about some of the financial issues involved in the fraternity.

As for you all – no worries! I’ve scheduled a bunch of updates to automatically upload on to my blog while I’m away. Though I’ll have limited access to e-mail and the internet while I’m gone, you all should be taken care of with these updates.

I’ll be back on Sunday night ready for work bright and early on Monday morning! Oh, and since my cousin Matt frequently reads my blog – Happy Birthday, Matt!