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it’s been a fairly quiet couple of weeks, january and february. my first attempt to see my new niece josie was thwarted by a massive snow poop. then my niece may’s bday celebrations were snowed out too by passing snowstorms (whups), which in turn pushed our backlogged plans into my dad’s 60th birthday vicinity. eventually we just met up this past weekend to consolidate my seeing my new niece for the first time, may’s birthday (well…really just giving her her gift), and a lunch for my dad. silly weather…stop fucking up my plans.
I WENT OUT
prior to that tho was the usual smattering of dinners and drinkage, amongst them ippudo with sara (wow…finally. fuck you ippudo), le singe vert with margie, and harefield road drinkage for fonz and erin’s post-wedding celebrations (even tho they married over a month ago).
THIRD PLACE
as a random aside too, while we were hanging out at my parents house this past weekend, i went digging thru my room for some things i’d left behind when i moved to my new apartment. and by chance i came across a bronze track medal i won my freshman year (the only medal i won during my short but illustrious career). so of course i snatched it up to bring home. my brother-in-law dave mentioned how they don’t really give out medals anymore. instead they give trophies to the school. i’m thinking to myself, wow…that sucks. so much for individual achievements. not to mention the medals pretty boss. anyhoo, it’s going on display somehow in my apartment. maybe i’ll frame it. woot.