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July 04, 2009

Fourth of July at the Jersey Shore

Thursday, July 2nd

maddy
On Thursday night after work, we loaded this critter into her crate (Maddy HATE a crate!) and headed to Penn Station to catch the NJ Transit train to spend the holiday weekend with my family!
cage ˆ dogs ˆ train ˆ maddy
maddy
After 40 minutes of Maddy whining and trying to squeeze her face through cage, we decided we'd better let her out before she diced herself.
cage ˆ train ˆ maddy
maddy, meredith
Can come out? Will be quiet!
cage ˆ nj ˆ train ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
me
We also had Edie with us! Edie enjoys being in a bag!
book ˆ edie ˆ train ˆ me
meredith
Point Pleasant Beach Station!
train ˆ meredith
maddy
Watering the hounds.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ maddy
brett, teddy
Brett and Amy drove up from Washington DC with THEIR wiener dog, Teddy!
dogs ˆ brett ˆ teddy
maddy, meredith, teddy
Three-wiener party!
dogs ˆ edie ˆ maddy ˆ meredith ˆ teddy
amy b, brett, dad, meredith, mom
Pizza dinner on the back patio. Mmmm.
family ˆ amy b ˆ brett ˆ dad ˆ meredith ˆ mom

Friday, July 3rd

chris b, elyse, jennifer, lila, meredith, uncle bruce
On Friday afternoon, Bruce, Elyse, Chris and Jen came over.
baby ˆ chris b ˆ elyse ˆ jennifer ˆ lila ˆ meredith ˆ uncle bruce
chris b, jennifer, lila
The brought along their beautiful daughter, Lila!
baby ˆ chris b ˆ jennifer ˆ lila
chris b, jennifer, lila
I even got a smile!
baby ˆ chris b ˆ jennifer ˆ lila
duke, teddy
They also brought along their boxer Duke, who regarded the wieners suspiciously. I'm a dog, what are you guys?
dogs ˆ duke ˆ teddy
jennifer, lila
Blue eyes! Even our recessive genes are DOMINANT! Woooo!
jennifer ˆ lila
lila, uncle bruce
Bruce and Lila.
baby ˆ lila ˆ uncle bruce
lila, uncle bruce
Hey kid - this guy was legendary as an uncle. Can't wait to see how awesome he is as a pop pop!
baby ˆ lila ˆ uncle bruce
brett, maddy, meredith, teddy
Smoker's Bench.
dogs ˆ smoke ˆ brett ˆ maddy ˆ meredith ˆ teddy
amy b, elyse, meredith, mom, uncle bruce
Afternoon BBQ!
food ˆ amy b ˆ elyse ˆ meredith ˆ mom ˆ uncle bruce
Veggie burger plate.
bbq ˆ food
maddy, meredith
Maddy likes to nuzzle necks.
maddy ˆ meredith
brett, mom
Mom & Brett.
brett ˆ mom
Later that night we took an evening stroll down the street to pick up treats!
nj
We hung out on the back porch drinking beers and watching people shoot off amateur 'works over the water.
fireworks

Saturday, July 4th

amy b
Saturday was a picture perfect day!
shore house ˆ amy b
Backyard waterway.
boat
RIP Weak Moment (A couple of years ago my dad realized that he probably wasn't "boating" enough to put up with all the shit that you have to do in order to own a boat and sold it.)
boat
maddy, teddy
Wiener parade!
best ˆ dogs ˆ edie ˆ maddy ˆ teddy
Teddy is a full-size and has almost 20lbs on Maddy. Haha.
maddy, teddy
KILL IT ON THE NECK!
best ˆ bite ˆ dogs ˆ maddy ˆ teddy
meredith
Edie prefers to referee.
dogs ˆ edie ˆ meredith
maddy
Requires two bones.
dogs ˆ maddy
brett, me, meredith
Later that night we piled into two cars and headed out for dinner. Those expressions can only mean one thing! My favorite restaurant...
driving ˆ excited ˆ ming dynasty ˆ brett ˆ me ˆ meredith
...MING DYNASTY BUFFET! Yes!
ming dynasty
meredith
They even invested in getting a brand new MING DYNASTY HOUSE RULES placard printed up and mounted to the wall! The the original sign was totally ghetto looking because they had to reduce the "maximum buffet time" from THREE HOURS down to two hours (because so many people WERE STAYING FOR MORE THAN TWO HOURS!!!) and they just ripped off the number "2" and hand-wrote in the number "3." Hahah. Nice to see them classin' up the rules!
buffet ˆ ming dynasty ˆ sign ˆ meredith
There's like 10 stations like this.
buffet ˆ food ˆ ming dynasty
amy b, brett, dad
Waiting for plates.
ming dynasty ˆ amy b ˆ brett ˆ dad
meredith
Mer got veggie sushi.
food ˆ ming dynasty ˆ meredith
I tried to stick with the "brown and/or fried" theme I was cultivating.
food ˆ ming dynasty
And winner of the best local advertisement on the Ming Dynasty placemat goes to...D R U M R O L L . . .
menu ˆ ming dynasty
Premium Blend Tattoo's Dyn-O-Mite ad! Hahaha. So good. Peep the original here.
menu ˆ ming dynasty ˆ tattoo
me
I never fuck with the buffet straight off the bat. You gotta start with a speed bump (salad).
food ˆ ming dynasty ˆ me
Otherwise, you'll mess up your pacing and you'll never have enough room to take full advantage of the DESSERT BUFFET. I'm pretty sure I also had a giant bowl of ice cream.
buffet ˆ dessert ˆ ming dynasty
meredith
Cookie thief.
fortune ˆ meredith
me
It's true.
orange ˆ me
meredith
Orange you glad to see my smile?
orange ˆ meredith
dad, mom
Time to check in and see how everyone's feeling after Ming Dynasty Buffet! My mom was totally full but my dad was fine. (He is the kind of person responsible for the restaurant's need to alter the MAXIMUM BUFFET TIME hours. Haha)
food coma ˆ gross ˆ dad ˆ mom
me
Went for it.
food coma ˆ me
brett, meredith
Seat belt hurts.
food coma ˆ brett ˆ meredith
amy b
Food coma go-getter.
food coma ˆ amy b
brett, meredith
Walking the hounds.
shore house ˆ brett ˆ meredith
We rented Home. Meredith couldn't stand listening to my entire family make comments over the ENTIRE movie and bailed after twenty minutes. An elephant appears on the screen and my mom says, "Oooooh! An elephant." Followed by a zebra, "Ooooh, look at that zebra." You cannot even begin to fathom the level of enthusiasm and pure exuberance my mom has for nature shows. It continues to fuel my campaign to get her high. Hahah.
dvd
maddy, meredith
Fuck this shit, I'm going to bed.
asleep ˆ maddy ˆ meredith

Sunday, July 5th

maddy, meredith
On Sunday morning we put the dogs in bags (no cages but bags are ok!)...
dog in a bag ˆ dogs ˆ edie ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
...and my dad drove us to the train station.
driving
It's great to see that the surfing community's finally getting hip to what's H-O-T-T!

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