Milestones

Christmas 2011

12.27.2011 Milestones
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Christmas was sort of cross-country-crazy this year. In Texas, we had Christmas with the Klinger Cousins, the Johnson Cousins, and Christmas Eve (otherwise known as a ridiculous number of presents) followed by Christmas dinner. Then Paul and I hit the road for more Christmas with the Pendergasts and Jimmy/Misty. “Vacation” is a sprint.  

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Thanksgiving 2011

11.25.2011 Milestones
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Thanksgiving came and went as simply as it could. Mom and Dad drove to Texas this year because Julie and Gracies were in Disneyworld. A fairly painless affair if I do say so myself!

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The Human Light Show

04.24.2011 Milestones
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This weekend about a million people decided to go to the Human Light show at the park. The glow-stick puppet show probably wasn’t worth the hour it took to park and the hour it took to get out of the parking lot. But. I did drink a bottle of wine by myself. So there’s that.

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Paul’s Birthday

04.19.2011 Milestones
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Paul’s 30th Birthday was definitely a marathon event consisting of dinner/movie, a craw-fish extravaganza, some “goat time” with the newest member of the Klinger family, a sushi dinner and two-stepping. My newly-lasiked eyes were not-a-little tired after all these festivities.

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Lasik Plus, Baby

04.17.2011 Milestones
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Last Thursday I finally got lasik surgery. I’ve beening saying I’m going to get it for about 5 years and finally manned up and just did it. I’m still healing and bloodshot, but it’s 20-20 from now on.  

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Austin: Barbara Henning and Roundtop

04.04.2011 Milestones
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A few weekends ago, Paul and I scooted to Austin to see Barbara Henning, a wonderful poet/friend from our Tucson days. Barb now lives in new York again and I miss her. We also heard an Austin poet, Kimberly Alidio, read. And then of course there was the Chinaberry Tree, the centerpiece of  the Nguyen/Smith residence, and a popular camping [...]

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Winnie + Chickens

03.13.2011 Milestones
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Last Sunday I said Eff You to daylight savings time and cruised to Winnie for some flea market scavenging and fried oreos. That’s right people, I said fried oreos. Later on, we visited the chicken coops on the Klinger Kompound.

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Puppy Love at Aniden

03.04.2011 Milestones
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When there’s a puppy in the Aniden office, there’s no use trying to fight it. Just go with the impulse to take pictures of it beside stuffed animals and office foliage. There are no excuses, no explanations. It was a puppy. It will always be a puppy.

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New Orleans or Bust

02.18.2011 Milestones
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Last weekend Helen and I booked it down to New Orleans for a weekend of sex, drugs and rock & roll. FAIL. Helen tortured me with a one-hour Insanity Workout. Adam made us play incredibly difficult drinking games. And I bought some books in the French Quarter. All in all, exhausting. But fun.

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Altanta Aquarium

12.29.2010 Milestones
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Me, Jimmy and about 5 billion kids headed to the Atlanta Aquarium for an afternoon or oo-ing and ah-ing as the shelf-life.

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