der grosse abenteuerurlaub-days twelve/thirteen/fourteen/fifteen

after one night in d.c. hanging out with the fam, we headed up to the jersey shore to spend a few days with the mister’s family and celebrate our niece’s first birthday. and what a celebration it was!

we also took this time to get ready for the last leg of the journey, germany. i got the latest twilight movie to watch on the plane, eddie got me hello kitty socks as a bribe to get on the plane, and i got the 12th sookie stackhouse book. i spent a lot of time reminding myself that this flight will only be 1/2 longer than going from d.c. to san francisco. it’s a breeze. no really.

we also jumped over a boro to get some burritos from the 10th ave burrito company. it wasn’t bad, not the most amazing, but it was great coming from vermont!

me holding 20lbs of pure cheek.

nose bump.

cake made by grandma, frosted by mom, and enjoyed by baby. one lucky girl.

heartily enjoyed, and lustily lamented when take away.

WHY? why did you take my toy away??? oh. to put the batteries in. well then, in that case, thank you.

our little cousin teaching eddie some karate moves. he nearly kicked his mom in the head.

happy grandma

eddie’s photo titled “when the day ends”

all tuckered out after a long day of celebrations…

 

der grosse abenteuerurlaub-days eight/nine/ten

in fourth grade i was standing along the middle/back wall of studio two at the washington ballet. facing the bar, gripping it with two hands i was focused on my tondues till i heard a sniffling from my neighbor to the right. it being the first class of the year in a new ballet studio, i asked her name, it was roseanne, and she was crying. we whispered to each other about what was wrong [she missed her grandfather who had just died]

not doing so well in chemistry, eddie’s 10th grade science teacher suggested that he ask kid in the advanced class to tutor him. matt, a smart, tall, fairly quiet kid, had also spent his childhood relocating across the world for his father’s job. he & the wild child that was eddie got along famously.

matt flew in from alaska for our wedding. i didn’t even recognize him without the foot long beard and fly-away hair that he sported the entirety of eddie & mys courtship. also he was wearing a suit instead of patagonia weather gear. very strange. rose flew in from a semester abroad from costa rica to be at our wedding. her date was her dad, and a very lovely date he was. little did he know he was about to witness…

matt asked rose to dance with him.

eddie and matt, mostly matt, making the wedding canopy.

a very excited groom

maryland shore deliciousness.

my mister walking the walk

morning yoga at the party house.

that only looks like wine. it was actually apple cider vinegar that julia was shooting.

the matt & rose. 23 years after we first met.

killer heirloom engagement ring.

althea enjoying a stolen baby.

“oh my God. i can’t watch this. we have a kid.”-saskia, scott’s wife.

did i mention that the very goofy mister got ordained to marry matt & rose??

a proud grandma against the back-drop of a very relaxed dad.

this may [or may not] have been taken shortly after the group interpretive dance to “eternal flame.”

der grosse abenteuerurlaub-days six/seven

well now, i must admit that jet lag is kicking my butt right now. i’m sitting on a couch in berlin, listening to the rain fall on the roof at 3:15am. should be a recipe for sleep, but alas. so i will take this time to share some more with you.

a very unflattering photo of me & the mister

a very flattering photo of the eggplant that my cousin made us for dinner.

der gross abenteuerurlaub-days three/four/five

the famous wendy’s

a 2-d magnet!!!!!!!

uhhhhh wait. this is 3-d.

fluff & puff!!!

this ground hog was just sitting on the fence! that was crazy. the mister wasn’t as impressed as i was, but woah, it was crazy.

me back stage in my first ballet.

this painting frightened my brother for decades.