First Post Ever

This post starts my exploration into the world of blogging.  I always wanted to try but never knew where to begin.  I couldn't narrow down what I wanted to write about and always said that I didn't have the time to be a good blogger.  Today though I am going to give it a try.  My husband and I moved to Central Jersey a couple months ago from West New York, NJ, an urban area on the other side of the Hudson from Manhattan.  Being ten minutes outside of the city, we took full advantage, eating at great restaurants, shopping at the best stores and having access to anything we could ever ask for at any hour of the day.  Moving to the suburbs of Central Jersey has definitely been an adjustment.  From the first few nights where birds, and not trash trucks, would wake us up in the morning to having our new address not being found on Google Maps, there have been many things that have caught us by surprise.  One of the most unexpected was the lack of restaurant recommendations available online.  Not only were restaurant reviews hard to find, but it was also difficult to find advice on where to shop for the freshest food items.  Through this blog, I hope to fill this void by sharing the good places I find during my explorations.  

I hope you enjoy reading about my experiences as much as I do sharing them with you.  Welcome to the Jersey Tomato!