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July 04, 2010

Quinndepenence Weekend: Part Two

Back to Part One.

Sunday, July 4th

On Sunday I got up early...
house ˆ suburbs
maddy
...and took the dog for a walk.
4th of july ˆ maddy
quinn
A little after noon, Quinn rallied everyone (traveling in a group of 13 isn't easy) to head out to brunch together.
4th of july ˆ quinn
Perfect day.
meredith
Happy ride.
laugh ˆ meredith
We went to some awesome diner right on the state line for lunch.
Table for 13 please!
diner
Garbage Omelet: Order at your own risk.
diner ˆ menu ˆ wtf
Our waitress carried all this over with one hand. (I mean, yeah it was all on a tray, but still)
best ˆ brunch ˆ diner ˆ food
charles, sarah
Charles' French toast looked amazing!
brunch ˆ excited ˆ food ˆ french toast ˆ charles ˆ sarah
charles, sarah
...And it's all gone!
best ˆ brunch ˆ clean plate club ˆ excited ˆ food ˆ french toast ˆ kiss ˆ charles ˆ sarah
ellen, matt, meredith
On the way home we stopped for gas...
car ˆ gas station ˆ ellen ˆ matt ˆ meredith
ellen, meredith
...and ice cream.
gas station ˆ ice cream ˆ ellen ˆ meredith
Escapes just aren't Breezers.
wine cooler
I like Kid Rock's new look where he's hot-glued a Jennifer Aniston wig into a Paddington bear hat.
hat ˆ wig ˆ wtf
ellen
Ellen eats ice cream in the gas station parking lot.
gas station ˆ ice cream ˆ ellen
karen
Pre-mixed Long Island Ice Tea! Haha.
chug ˆ drink from the bottle ˆ karen
meredith, peter g
Carrying all our fourth of july party gear back to the house.
meredith ˆ peter g
WHO HAS THE KEYS?
Less than 15 minutes later they had the newly purchased slip and slide all set up.
slip n slide
matt
Matt takes the maiden slide (of FREEDOM).
slip n slide ˆ matt
meredith
Mer laughing at the end of her slide.
laugh ˆ slip n slide ˆ meredith
meredith
Going for it.
run ˆ slip n slide ˆ meredith
karen
Hose pose.
hose ˆ karen
karen
Too easy.
hose ˆ karen
jeet, karen
Hoes fight.
fight ˆ hose ˆ jeet ˆ karen
meredith
Oh, summertime.
hose ˆ meredith
With the sun going down...
driving ˆ sunset
ellen
...we all piled into cars and headed
driving ˆ ellen
...into downtown Easton...
4th of july ˆ crowd ˆ walking
...to gather with the rest of the towns folk to watch the fireworks!
4th of july ˆ crowd
jenny penny, josh adcock
We brought a bunch of blankets...
4th of july ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock
ellen, peter g, quinn
...and Quinn prepared an awesome healthy feast (she's an amazing health coach)
4th of july ˆ picnic ˆ ellen ˆ peter g ˆ quinn
jeet, me
Jeet and me.
sunglasses ˆ jeet ˆ me
Mango lentil makes me drool.
food ˆ mango
karen
Salad.
picnic ˆ salad ˆ karen
13-person picnic in public = next-level adult organization shit.
4th of july ˆ picnic
matt
Matt wandered off and came back with a box filled with ice cream treats. MURIKA!
4th of july ˆ best ˆ excited ˆ ice cream ˆ treats ˆ matt
ellen, karen, quinn
Let the negotiating and trading begin!
4th of july ˆ ice cream ˆ picnic ˆ ellen ˆ karen ˆ quinn
meredith
Snickers winner.
4th of july ˆ ice cream ˆ sunset ˆ treats ˆ meredith
me, meredith
Chipwich!
4th of july ˆ ice cream ˆ treats ˆ us ˆ me ˆ meredith
Everyone posing with their ice cream treat. Haha.
4th of july ˆ best ˆ ice cream ˆ picnic
matt
One for the fellas.
gay ˆ ice cream ˆ matt
karen, nicky, peter g, quinn
Ready for some fireworks?
karen ˆ nicky ˆ peter g ˆ quinn
ellen, matt, me
Rabbit ears.
4th of july ˆ best ˆ picnic ˆ rabbit ears ˆ ellen ˆ matt ˆ me
Perfect night for fireworks.
4th of july ˆ fireworks
jeet, jenny penny, josh adcock
I love when Jenny does tee-hee-hee.
4th of july ˆ best ˆ teeheehee ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock
One big flash!
4th of july ˆ fireworks
Sparkle aftermath.
4th of july ˆ fireworks
charles, sarah
Sarah and Charles.
4th of july ˆ charles ˆ sarah
Looking down on the intersection below.
We drove my some crazy mega parking lot that had yellow lights on the way back to Quinn's.
buildings ˆ garage
nicky, peter g, quinn
Homemade guac!
nicky ˆ peter g ˆ quinn
On the walk home I stopped and picked up some kind of tree acorn that when I turned over in my hand...
acorn
...death's haunting specter did reveal. I keep it on my shelf as a reminder.
acorn ˆ best ˆ skull

Monday, July 5th

matt, nicky, quinn
Monday morning breakfast time! Dishes were whipped up...
kitchen ˆ matt ˆ nicky ˆ quinn
ellen, jenny penny, josh adcock, sarah
...along with a D&D donut/bagel run.
ellen ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ sarah
ellen
Someone busted out one of those wire, scalp-massagers!
massage ˆ ellen
jeet, karen, matt
They tickle so hard it's almost torture.
laugh ˆ massage ˆ jeet ˆ karen ˆ matt
me, meredith
Any time someone does it to me, I make really creepy OOOOH faces that I have absolutely no control over.
laugh ˆ massage ˆ us ˆ me ˆ meredith
jeet, matt
It makes me feel...
massage ˆ jeet ˆ matt
jeet, karen, matt
...LIKE THIS!
laugh ˆ massage ˆ jeet ˆ karen ˆ matt
We had one final meal at the big table together...
nicky, quinn
...and then Quinn and Nicky bid us all farewell! Thanks for having us, Quinn (and Quinn's parents!). We had an amazing holiday!
cry ˆ wave ˆ nicky ˆ quinn
Leaving PA.
bridge ˆ driving
maddy, meredith
Squintsor.
driving ˆ maddy ˆ meredith
We made it home a little after two. I took a shower and a quick nap and then...
driving ˆ nyc ˆ skyline
jenny penny, sarah
...headed back downstairs at 6:30pm to meet up with Sarah, Jenny...
driving ˆ sunglasses ˆ jenny penny ˆ sarah
josh adcock, karen, me
...Karen and Josh...
driving ˆ sunglasses ˆ josh adcock ˆ karen ˆ me
...to head over into Williamsburg to see FAITH NO MORE play!
bridge
Sunset.
bridge ˆ driving ˆ sunset
jenny penny, josh adcock, karen
We even found parking relatively close!
walking ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh adcock ˆ karen
Got to the waterfront with plenty of time to relax before the show.
nyc ˆ skyline ˆ sunset
Crowd forming.
crowd
Faith No More is one of my favorite bands of all time. I was so excited to hear them play!
band
Good seats, no zoom.
band ˆ crowd ˆ hand
Faith no who?
crowd ˆ sunset
I don't think the weekend could've ended any better!
band
Happy 4th of July!
driving ˆ nyc

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