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...to bring in the new year at Ellen & Hans' apartment!
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...and got the royal welcome from the weiner hound!
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...we'd arrived! Meredith geeking out over the ridiculous ocean-view!
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What other things were in the stocking?
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...on the way to Quantum Leap in the East Village for lunch.
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Time to head home.
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After we'd filled our bellies, Frank suggested we celebrate the luxury of having a backyard with a few humble 'WORKS!
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OOOOOOATS.
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Still managed to meet up with Pauly on the way! Wooooo!
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On Friday night Mer and I took the bus down to south Jersey to visit y parents. Here's my mom getting enthusiastic about late night snack time. Meredith looks shell-shocked. Haha.
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Meredith was overwhelmed.
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...and brought them to the bank on 1st Ave that has a coin change machine!
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...because there's a giant Mrs Fields chocolate chip cookie inside!
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...ice cream maker!
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Excited.
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They brought us freshly-squeezed tropical juice smoothies while we waited to be registered.
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...make a thumbprint, and YOU'RE OFFICIALLY MARRIED! I love this photo so much.
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It was almost like being inside a camper, only bigger.
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Greg, Ilirjana, Leigh and Mer showing off their tickets.
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Later that night we piled into two cars and headed out for dinner. Those expressions can only mean one thing! My favorite restaurant...
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See how happy it makes her? Haha.
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...we found ourselves at the OVERSIZED ITEMS carousel at JFK waiting to for the arrival of our dog!
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Woooooo!
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After settling in, we unpacked the gifts that had arrived while we were away. Wii Fit!
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I knew my mom liked Meredith because she made her this stocking in 2006 the very first time I brought her to my parent's house for Christmas.
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Jeff hooked us up with Toy Fair badges (with other people's names on them - so we had to pretend that we were TOY BUYERS!!!) and set out with us to explore all the booths! We got to visit the Cranium pavilion! This is pretty much the closest Meredith's ever come to a religious pilgrimage.
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Hahahah.
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The place even had a tv and a mini-bar (the first we'd seen in Thailand) that was stocked with reasonably priced drinks and snacks! As soon as we got there, Meredith was like "Let's stop traveling and just stay here until we have to go home."
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...and Meredith was stoked to get Squidy with some "crisp and delicious baked cuttlefish. Mmmmmm! (Anyone who shuddered reading this that also eats beef jerky, needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror.)
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Later that night, Faisal arrived from Abu Dhabi! These two hadn't seen each other in over two years!
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On Tuesday evening, we grabbed our bags (one bag each!) and hopped a cab to JFK. Look who's so excited about vacation! This one!
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...joke-photos of them making faces like this...
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...a pink Nintendo DS! Hahahahaha. Look at her face! OMG. This photo makes me smile every single time I see it! Hahahah.
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...but managed to guess the correct answer right at the buzzer! Success! (This photo makes me so happy)
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...and a third TV in the second bedroom. A realization that caused Mer to bust both boobies out! (The best part is, we didn't even end up turning any of them on. We were just excited by how extravagant the place was.)
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Victory!
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Seriously, do you know anybody else who looks this cute when they're playing boardgames?
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Homegirl takes the game SERIOUSLY! Here she is charading her way into my heart.
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Hahaha.
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On Sunday, Meredith and I trudged through the snow to get some brunch and see a movie.
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We got home at like 5am and Meredith totally housed my awesome hummus sandwich leftovers.
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This photo translated into English mean "You there with the camera! It is your turn to jump high."
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...Christmas-themed cookies and more importantly...