NEW JERSEY's hottest location all summer LONG

THE SHORE...where the booze is heavy and so are the people....the trashy VEGAS...the land that wieght watchers forgot
ATLANTIC CITY...THE BOARDWALK...MONOPOLY LAND

Fun for about 8 hours, MAX

Balitmore

The region's celebration of the arts returns in 2005 with an incredible headline of entertainment featuring local, regional and national acts; a first-class schedule of dance, fashion, theater, opera, literary arts, film, street performers and family fun; an amazing array of visual arts; 150+ artisans, craftspeople and cultural exhibitors; plus a delightful menu of culinary arts.
NOTE: Food vendors, exhibitors and artists/craftspeople interested in the artists' market - all deadlines have passed for 2005.



I drove to Baltimore for the day to check out Lexington Market and Artscape and to check out Baltimore becuase I haven't ever been here before. It was much better than I thought it would be!

Lexington Market:
Baltimore's fragrant, gleaming Lexington Market, the world's largest, continuously running market for more than six generations, marks its 220th anniversary this year.
Old as the nation itself, Lexington Market has been a wonderful Baltimore tradition since 1782 at the original site it occupies today, on Lexington Street, between Eutaw and Greene Streets.
General John Eager Howard, a hero of the American Revolution, donated the land for the market, named for the Battle of Lexington, on his return from the war. It had been a pasture on his family's vast estate, a tract spreading north and west to where Washington's monument and General Howard's statue now stand.
Without waiting for streets, sheds or stalls, outlying farmers converged on the site as soon as General Howard gave the word. They trundled up 'in great Conestoga wagons, their horses strung with bells, making their own roads . On the rolling green yard, they spread out hams, butter, eggs, turkeys and produce.
Merchants joined the farmers in setting up a purchase and barter exchange for grain, hay, farm staples and livestock. Farmers spent all night loading their wares and traveling the twenty miles from Towson and Reisterstown, with sales beginning at dawn.
Not until 1803 did a shed go up at Eutaw and Lexington Streets. From then on, The Market grew by leaps and bounds until the formal marketplace sprawled over another block to Greene Street. At first, the place was only opened Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 2:00 AM till noon, the starting and closing historic bell ringing for 145 years.

Fourth of July

The day started off with Kelly, Kevin and I waking up late (like every other day during their trip) and going down to South Street to check out some sites. We wanted to see the liberty bell, the constitution center, the great stores on South, and eat some good Hummus.
After touring the town we went out to the Philadelphia Museum to check out the concert that night. We met up with Michele and helped bring the house down with Elton John (english) and Bryan Adams (canadian). My favorite AMERICAN singers.
It was a great show. AMAZING fireworks!!! Best finale I have ever seen before!

Phillies Game

Phillies vs. Braves....
Phillies 3; Braves 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Atlanta 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 6 1 Philadelphia 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 Great Stadium...Nice fans...Bad Popcorn = a great night....
Started with tailgating in the parking lot with Kelly and Kevin. Shotgunned my first beer in like a decade...Papst Blue Ribbon (only the classy stuff). Once buzzed we joined the crowds and cheered for the hometeam. We could see fireworks in the distance throughout the game.

Live Aid - Live 8

· Alicia Keys· Dave Matthews Band· Def Leppard· Destiny's Child· Jars of Clay· Linkin Park and Jay-Z· Maroon 5· Rob Thomas· Sarah McLachlan· Stevie Wonder· Will Smith
A concert on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum. It was huge...Supposedly over a million people came to see the show that day (just in Philly). At first we couldn't find good spots to make our base camp, but we were able to fight our way through to get in range of the music and see the stage. Then we walked around the concert, took a glance at the schuylkill river and then continued to the other side to get an even better view of the show. It was nice to see all of those bands that probably would cost 50 bucks a piece to see each one. The downer was that they only played about 3 songs a piece.

NYC with Kelly and Kevin

It was Kevin's (My sister's boyfriend)first trip to see NYC. So it was whirl-windy! So we went and saw as much as we could in a day. Chinatown for the worst meal of the year. B and H and H and M. Times Square, Serendipity, Staton Island Ferry to Ellis Island and Lady Liberty, Rockafella Center, Madison Square Garden and the great sky-scrapers.