Have you ever done something to prove a point? Well, I have. At the end of my senior year of high school, my friends and I went on a field trip to Millburn, NJ. Let me tell you, there is nothing in Millburn, NJ but it was still an exciting adventure. It all started with me joking around in biology about how we should go to Millburn to prove a girl in our class wrong. It was completely a joke but it developed into a true excursion. As we continued to joke about it, it took a turn to me seriously driving to New Jersey for a day adventure. Mind you, I had never driven on a parkway before and I was completely onboard to driving two hours to this random town in Jersey. Of course at that point, I wasn’t going to admit to not driving on a parkway so I committed to driving.
We had it all planned, we were going after school ended but before graduation. We had about a two week period to figure out when we were going. We ended up going two days after school ended, June 18. I did practice driving on a parkway, the morning of with my mom, who was not completely on board with me driving to New Jersey. Once I picked up my friends at around 10:00 AM, we were on our way. It was about a two hour drive to Millburn and as we were pulling onto Wantagh Parkway, I prayed for a successful entry. I didn’t kill us and we did make it to Millburn in one piece.
After we got there, we didn’t know what to do. We were in this random small town but we decided to get lunch. We stopped by Oscar’s Deli, which was a random deli on the side of the road. They were selling shirts that said Oscar’s Deli and we all bought one to remember this stupid idea. There was a sign on the road that said Millburn, so we stopped at it and took some pictures. It not only said Millburn but also ‘#Bestsmalltownaround’. It was on the side of a building and honestly was just the most random thing to have in this town.
As we were leaving, we drove past the high school and there was a sign that said “Live the life you have imagined.” I found this quote really fitting for the end of our high school days and why we went to Millburn to begin with. Millburn wasn’t actually about proving someone wrong, it was about having one last adventure before high school officially ended. I will always hold Millburn close to my heart because it represents the closure of my childhood but that there was still adventures that waited for me.
These spontaneous trips are the best. My friends and I have done this a few times driving the two hours from Philly to Ocean City or Wildwood.
This is such a cute story. I cannot believe you guys actually went there. My friends and I have had a few spontaneous trips together and they are literally the best.