Life in LB, LI

This is my life now...I live in Long Beach on Long Island with the best boyfriend ever, Nick. I have to say, this is the best place to live in my opinion. I'm able to work in the City and come home to the Beach everyday. It makes that 1 hour and 45 minute (one way!) commute worth it! While the train is only about 50 minutes, I choose to make my life alot harder by walking from Penn Station to my office every morning and evening. I also bike to and from the train station in Long Beach which is only a mile each way. I hardly consider biking on the boardwalk lining the beautiful ocean a rough part of my commute, except of course when it's rain and gusty winds and I'm wearing a dress! The best part about my commute is that I have a built in daily work-out. While I still love (hate) to go running on the weekends, it's just not happening during the week anymore.


Long Beach is such a great place to live because everyone who lives there is so active. Since it gets packed with people flocking to the beach in the summer, the best way to get around on the weekend is by bike. Parking spaces are like gold, and we'd rather not give up our spot if we don't have to. I just throw on my backpack and head out to run errands along with everyone else. The beach and boardwalk are packed with surfers, runners, bikers, power walkers, and beach volleyball players. I don't know if it's possible to be lazy living here!