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June, 2010

The June Roundup: Part One

Here are all the photos I took in the first half of June 2010 that didn't end up in their own entry (On to Part Two)

Tuesday, June 1st

jeet
Tuesday night a bar around the corner from our place was having a party to show the premiere of a short-lived MTV reality show that Gurj appeared on. Here she is at our door all excited and nervous! Eeeeek!
excited ˆ jeet
jeet, meredith
On the walk over, we stopped to admire her Hollywood Hair.
best ˆ neon ˆ jeet ˆ meredith
Attendees getting ready to watch the debut broadcast.
crowd
jeet, me
Nervous!
thumbs up ˆ jeet ˆ me
jared, jeet
Gurj (getting kissed by Jared) in the credits! Ha!
people we know on tv ˆ tv ˆ jared ˆ jeet
jeet, meredith, quinn
Gurj, Mer and Quinn.
best ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ quinn
I don't know about where you live but if you want your haircut at 11:30pm in my neighborhood, it's like no problem.
nyc

Friday, June 4th

dan g, leilei
On Friday at work I noticed that Dan, Leilei and Greg were all wearing similarly-hued Polos and asked if they'd pose for a group photo. Here's the tough version.
work ˆ yodle ˆ dan g ˆ leilei
dan g, leilei
Now the happy-friendly-buddy version!
work ˆ yodle ˆ dan g ˆ leilei
I bought an iPad for work.
ipad
meredith
I got home and Meredith was excited to show me...
meredith
meredith
...that she'd used her Dremel's diamond-attachment to decoratively-etch a bottle of wine as a gift for my cousin Lindsey's bridal shower.
crafts ˆ gift ˆ wine ˆ meredith
meredith
Awesome!
crafts ˆ gift ˆ wine ˆ meredith

Saturday, June 5th

me, meredith
On Saturday we got up bright and early to catch a train out to NJ for Lindsey's bridal shower.
coffee ˆ train ˆ us ˆ me ˆ meredith
Scenic Jerz.
nj ˆ train
meredith
Pacman croissant.
bite ˆ breakfast ˆ food ˆ train ˆ meredith
Tracks.
nj ˆ train
aunt sue, grandma, meredith, mom
Sue, Mer, Grandma and mom getting ready to head over to the bridal shower.
family ˆ aunt sue ˆ grandma ˆ meredith ˆ mom
Boys weren't invited to the shower (tragic!), so after the women-folk left for the party, my dad and I drove down to south Jersey so he could show me the new house they'd just bought.
driving ˆ nj
Deep in Wawa Jersey.
driving ˆ jersey shore ˆ nj ˆ sign
They sold their tiny house that was near LBI and bought a house in a gated golf and tennis retirement community...
driving ˆ gate
...that's almost EXACTLY like the one they have in Florida.
house
Hey suburbia...
house
dad
...we're in love with you.
house ˆ dad
View from inside.
car ˆ house
dad
The house is bigger than the house we grew up in.
house ˆ dad
When I asked my dad why...
house
dad
...he was like "Uh, well...maybe you and brother are gonna have kids one day, and now we have a place where we can all hang out. No pressure, though."
dad
Jeez louise.
house
dad
Backyard.
house ˆ dad
After showing me the house, he drove me over for a tour of the community center.
window
Check out the wall of entertainers!
autograph
Get a load of these two cheek-pinchers!
autograph
Pool!
pool
After showing me the house, we headed back north to pick up Meredith at the bridal shower. I forgot to bring a bathing suit so my dad took me to Walmart so I could buy one on the cheap.
driving ˆ shopping
Faaaack.
shopping
This is the only bathing suit in the entire store that they had in a size "Medium."
shopping
The bridal shower was at Lindsay's house up in north Jersey. John, her husband-to-be is a landscaper and their backyard is a monument to his services.
nj ˆ pool
meredith
Squinty poolside.
nj ˆ pool ˆ meredith
zoe
Zoe the dog was there!
dogs ˆ zoe
meredith
Meredith tried on a new apron my mother gave her as a gift while we waited for the train in Morristown.
train station ˆ meredith
candy, meredith
After dropping off our bags, we headed over to Tompkins Park to congratulate Candy and Joel for their recent engagement!
tompkins ˆ candy ˆ meredith
benjamin, candy, carly, joel m
Joel, Carly and Candy! Congrats, you guys! (PS - Joel and Benjamin Apple look like twins!)
doppleganger ˆ benjamin ˆ candy ˆ carly ˆ joel m

Sunday, June 6th

matt
On Sunday afternoon we went over to Matt's roof!
roof ˆ matt
matt
Awesome even when it's a little cloudy.
clouds ˆ roof ˆ matt
maddy, meredith
Post roof-nap nap. Maddy keeps diligent watch from her legs.
couch ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
maddy
Yes?
dogs ˆ maddy

Thursday, June 10th

jonah, me, meredith
On Thursday night Jonah came over!
jonah ˆ me ˆ meredith

Friday, June 11th

lori, meredith
On Friday night the Cravens were in town! We met up at our apartment for a few warm up drinks...
e9th apt ˆ lori ˆ meredith
john craven
...and then we headed out for karaoke!
karaoke ˆ john craven
fatty, frank
Dave and Frank = Hot news!
fatty ˆ frank
Haha.
karaoke
john craven, lori
John and Lori.
karaoke ˆ john craven ˆ lori
me, meredith
Mer and me.
us ˆ me ˆ meredith
Dangerous Type by The Cars.
karaoke ˆ lyrics ˆ tv
frank
Frank!
best ˆ karaoke ˆ frank

Saturday, June 12th

me
I wrenched my back badly and went to get a massage. After an hour of deep massage, I still had huge knots in my back so the masseuse suggested I try fire cupping. It seemed to help, but check out the hickey aftermath left on my back from the jars!
hickey ˆ massage ˆ me

Sunday, June 13th

meredith, quinn, sarah
On Sunday night Mer and I went over to 3A to hang with Quinn and Sarah.
apt 3a ˆ meredith ˆ quinn ˆ sarah

Monday, June 14th

brandon
On Monday night I went to the Bowery Poetry Club to see Brandon play a quick acoustic set!
band ˆ guitar ˆ brandon
brandon, me, meredith
Afterwards, we met up for a few drinks.
shots ˆ tequila ˆ brandon ˆ me ˆ meredith

Tuesday, June 15th

On Tuesday, Meredith went to the Home Depot...
e9th apt
...and picked up supplies to make screens for our new apartment's windows.
New garbage can. Shiny!
She also picked up a Sodastream soda-maker...
...AND a yogurt-making machine.
Living room shaping up.
couch ˆ e9th apt
Office.
computer ˆ piano
meredith
Loft!
bed ˆ meredith

Wednesday, June 16th

On Wednesday Puma came in to our workplace and set up a sprinting lane with a radar gun!
work ˆ yodle
Anyone who was interested in having their speed measured could sign up to do a run. The goal was to sprint as quickly as you can within the 30 meters space that they'd set up.
work ˆ yodle
Go!
run ˆ work ˆ yodle
It was really funny to listen to everyone make predictions about their speed.
run ˆ work ˆ yodle
My score!
sign ˆ work ˆ yodle
maddy, meredith
I came home to find Maddy crashed out on Meredith's shoulder.
asleep ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
maddy, meredith
Awwww, tiny nuzzler.
asleep ˆ best ˆ cute ˆ dogs ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
leigh
Later that night I met up with this little smuggler. Haha.
best ˆ surprise ˆ leigh
leigh, me
A housewarming vase...
best ˆ taxi ˆ leigh ˆ me
...for the new apartment! The living room was still...
moving
leigh
...filled with boxes and totally devoid of furniture.
box ˆ moving ˆ leigh
Pull up a box and relax, Edie!
dogs ˆ edie
Got too strong of a magnet on your new freezer? Behold my hobo-handyman ingenuity!
refrigerator
Edie loves a bag so much that if you open the top she'll jump right in.
dog in a bag ˆ dogs ˆ edie

1 comment

  • eric m.june 21, 2012

    Jonah has a Tom Waits oil-stain T-shirt. Sweet!