Those who seek to follow our experience, bear with our brief respite from exploration and experimentation of our broad country, and indulge with us in the sloth of home-life.
We stopped for lunch at the home of Shannon, Emily's earliest childhood friend from Florida, in Jacksonville, windy and hot with the departing storms. We hung out, Em, Moose and I, with Shannon, baby Tyler, dogs Holly (Doberman) and Martini (Mini Pinscher), for several hours before we three traveled south to the outskirts of Tampa to Casa de las Dutches.
Our seven nights there were a blur of "that's-what-she-said" jokes, raiding Steve's beer-fridge in the garage, and a combination of Rachel n Susan's cookin (Em's mom and little sister, respectively), with a lil' Tropic Thunder, Gameworks (like Scandia with beer) and sleeping til noon mixed in.
Emily was very happy to see her friends Joy and Scott (along with little Cameron), Jen and Brian (with little Avery), Kim and two her wonderful kids Jessie and Lily, Michelle and Adam Musial, and later in the trip, Jill and Ben Freeman (who will be coming out west in October for the Nike Women's Marathon!)
Andy's favorite part was the bbq and pool party for his 25th birthday, complete with squirt guns and diving rings, as well as a cookie-cake!
2 comments:
Sounds like you guys had a blast with Ray Ray & Steve-o. Happy B-day Andy, I'm sorry I didn't give you guys a call. Jenna reminded me to call you and I still forgot, worthless. So game works? Like scandia Huh? Can you mini golf, tell me yes even if its not true. Drunk mini golf sounds amazing. Which reminds me that we still need to hit dave and busters when you get back. Can't wait to hear more.
Love,
Louis
Hey y'all, looks like you're having a helluva time. Damn fine photography, too. If you get anywhere St. Louis and need advice on what to see, lemme know!
Ben Stricker
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