En route to see these ladies who’ve been my friends for most of my life, I couldn’t help but stop, hop out of the car and onto the Belmar boardwalk, and snap a shot of the Atlantic before I leave it again — ya know, that ocean probably as cold as the Pacific right now.

(ok, I exaggerate, and I love you Pacific, but seriously, can you shape up?)
See you in 2012, Los Angeles, I’m stickin’ around a little longer.