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On Friday morning, I had breakfast with the fam. And then it was time for my brother and I to give...
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Waiting, waiting...
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I rolled up on that piece with a steady crew: My brother Brett and his biddie, Amy.
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On Sunday I took the train down to south Jersey to hang out with my family down at my parent's little shore house in Mannasqaun. Here's my brother and his lady Amy and my parents about to get their lunch on.
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...headed into Morristown to see the movie Ray. Thanks for coming out guys!
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The next mornign we had breakfast with the fam (cinnamon rolls...mmmm) and Grant headed back into town. Meredith decided to stick around a little longer and we...
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I got up to help him out and was told that he didn't need any help "figuring out his own camera, Goddamnit!" So I took some photos of everyone waiting. Hahah.
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Awww, yeah! G-Ma's in the house. Throwing down in a big way here with Brett and Amy.
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Here are the fruits of his labor though. Well worth the wait!
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Brett was starting to lag so we quickly ordered up some...
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A few drinks in and the funny faces started.
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...round up a crew and head to the local townie bar that's called "The Barn!" Believe it or not, The Barn actually used to be a restaurant called Seafood Shack when I was growing up in town! Seafood Shack. A winning name like that and they still went out of business. Shocking, right? Steak Shanty is gone as well. Go figure.) Anyway, over holidays The Barn is the defacto place that everyone I went to high school with goes to catch up with everyone else. Here's Amy (my brother's girlfriend), Grant, Brett and Meredith preparing for their very first Barn Experience!
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Cross-eyed Brett.
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A much nicer picture of Brett and Amy.
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I got into Roxbury on Friday night and took my brother and his girlfriend Amy out to a fancy dinner at TGIFridays. Awwww, yeah.
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Dinner with the other Battjers! The end!
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"Now throw your hands in the air and scream!"
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For Christmas day, my grandparents and one of my mom's sister's family (The Carricks) came to our house. Christmas dinner in the house y'all. When I say "Hey," you say "Ho!" Now when I say "Je" you say "sus!"
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...which means BLAMO!, she's instantly asleep ten minutes later on the ride back north. My mom will get drunk from only a sniff of the barmaid's apron. Hahaha.
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Note my mom drinking something with alcohol in it....
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My fam hung back and worked at destroying the pie and cake table.
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That evening we all put on our most festivest Christmas sweaters (check out the bright green v-neck I dug up in my dad's closet)...
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...and packed in the car to go to south Jersey for our annual Christmas Eve with my great uncle and aunt Walt and Ann (You know the drill by now, we do it every year (. Here's the backseat crizzew: me, mom and Brett's girlfriend Amy.
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Brett and Amy.Me and Khadijah (bonus points to me for actually being able to spell her name).
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From L to R: Grant, Amy & (my brother) Brett and Tara (doing her impression of a cat taking a shit).
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Amy put together a BBQ going away party for Brett at her place. Here's a group shot...
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And here's another group shot taken right after someone yelled "Titty Twister!"
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Brett with his main-lady, Amy.
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With a belly fulla Steak 'n Shake, we headed back to Brett's place. He cooked up a big fire in his portable, outdoor fireplace and invited some friends over to say goodbye.