Summer starts with a nice moonrise.
And then gets down to business with some drinking when Jeff Nauman came for a visit.
Brothers, double the geekness, double the dumb.
Kelli was a little tipsy, and fell off her stool, but Timmy caught her.
Don Bircher came for a visit….
And when showing him my garden, we found this rabbit.
When Kelli came home, we went to dinner at Iron Bridge Wine Company.
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This first Saturday of Spring brings with it a Garden party hosted by Tersiguel’s.
All the wine and food you could eat in a pleasant country setting.
It was a great day, and a great event.
Ken gave an overview of what was going on that day while Fernand looks on.
After the speech, it was time for a tour of the garden.
Mmmm, fresh blueberries.
Fernand himself gave us a tour of his organic garden.
The produce of the garden is used in his restaurant.
Can’t get much fresher than that!!!
The fresh herb garden.
After the tour, several of us went for a walk on the grounds.
Fernand built this chapel for his wife.
It was very beautiful inside.
Kelli paused to admire the outside…..
And I paused to admire Kelli.
Bruce and Kelli pose with Fernand.
Under the big top, Ken was still talking…..
So I hung with these fools.
I was sauced, so Kelli drove home that day.
After a nap, we headed over to Scott and Jen’s for a party. Jello shooters anyone?
Right Kelli…..wrong Scott.
A tour of the house yields a self portrait.
Jen didn’t want to see herself with these fools.
Goofy pictures…..
From goofy people.
I was going for a cleavage shot, but she knows me too well.
Translation, “Don’t make me get out of the booth to tell you full service costs more.”
G-13 played the State Theater in Virginia. Click Here for the full set of pics. And I just enjoyed the music.
Jams Music Store, owned by a good friend of mine, Steve Kilgallon.
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I did the pictures for his website.
Kelli and I visited the Columbia Farmers market…..it sucked.
She actually tried to hold this wind scope/sun protector when they drove away.
Kelli and I dig into some Maryland Blue Crab one night.
Kelli gets her hair done….
Then we went next door for some drinks.
Friday nights in the Summer are a great time to see an open air movie in Baltimore’s Little Italy for free.
We brought along some wine and cheese.
Where’s his monkey?
It’s a very popular event.
Find Kelli.
Here she is!!!
The movie that night was “The Secret of Santa Vittoria”.
For my father’s birthday, my brother and I took him to…..
Go skeet shooting.
What better way to do a little father/son bonding than with guns.
Out of 50 targets, my father got 27, I got 24, and Mathew got 18…..
But what is important is that we all had a good time (and that I beat Mathew).
As always, this is for those of you who make me look at pictures of your kids.
We were hanging out at my mum-in-law’s.
Ashley (named after my middle name) took an interest in Aunt Kelli’s Necklace.
Ashley and Uncle Ashley share some fun tormenting the cat.
Feel free to gag at the love and romance.
Kelli’s grandmother hanging out with her favorite grand-daughter.
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Another summer day….
Another Summer party. I was determined to drink this beer at least once while I was 33 years old.
We were at Timmy’s house for a crab feast.
Some of us just hung out and had some brews.
What else would you expect in Timmy’s bathroom?
Kelli thought I looked sexy (yes it’s true), and she decided to take a picture.
Kelli got this for free for filling out surveys. Perfect for the beach.
Cousin Robert owns a Mobile gas station….
So it only makes sense to take my car to him for service.
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Another Tersiguel’s event.
This one was celebrating Bastille Day.
The entertainment was a lot of fun….
Don’t I look thrilled?
Never underestimate the annoyance of an accordian.
Just guitar, much better.
Kelli got her face painted….
And Miriam decided she wanted that done, too.
They actually played dueling banjos, very cool.
At one point, all the night’s entertainment came in to perform for us at the same time.
Bruce may be biting off more than he can chew.
Kelli makes nice with the talent.
On our way to Ocean City to see G-13 . Click Here for the full set of pics.
Kelli, great wife and great cook!!!
We stole Ashley and took her for a walk.
I made Kelli push for a little while.
I told her I was going to throw her in….
And feed her to the turtles….
But instead, I feed her to the geese.
Just kidding, no babies were harmed in the making of these pictures.
Mark came over….
And we messed around with the camera.
Kinda looks like his soul is trying to leave.
Our group. Left to right: Chris, Steph, Me, Ashby, Lindsey. None of them work and so I secretly hate them.
We came up with a gin and juice variant using cantalope that we call the “Voodoo Cocktail”.
I can’t remember the name of this hoity place, but you had to order food to drink there.
Mark had just left the girl he was with, so we decided he needed a trip to the beach to cheer him up.
Give him a few more beers and he’ll be doing better.
Depending on where you are, I also come in an import version.
Mark was feeling better, and asked me to take a picture of this hot chic for him.
Every 30 minutes, they spun a prize wheel…
Guess who had #26 under his stool?
I won a belt with a built in bottle opener!!!!
While we were in the area, we stopped and said Hello to Jason and John of G-13 fame.
We were going to go with them to a show at The Bottle and Cork….
I swear. This is obviously another Scott insertion. I believe this is him and Mark on their way to the beach. Now go away.
Taking the in-laws to the airport.
Kelli not being back yet, Mark and I went for a hike in the hills of Ellicott City.
Cool looking butterfly.
The old cemetary behind “Hell House”.
All the hiking made us thirsty.
When Kelli came back, we went over to her mother’s house and stole some fresh veggies.
Kelli and I went to an Ani DiFranco show at wolf trap.
No cameras, but I have my cell phone camera….
And when used with a pair of binoculars….
iew…..
e this close.
Ticket master should give us a small break for printing our own tickets to….
Panarama with a rainbow.
Tom Petty/Black Crowes show.
After the show it was out to the pub for some drinks.
Back in OC for the night…..
A little relaxing time before going out.
So why were we in town?
A G-13 show at Coins….
But we were there the wrong night, the show was the day before…..oh well, might as well have a beer.
Afterwards, it was back to the condo for some eats. That’s all for part one, check back soon for part two.