aaron's wedding
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holden beach
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Summer 08
new car
obligatory keys and car pose
new car
you could see it on the toyota website, but this is the real deal
painting
we painted the bedroom. it turned out a little more green than chocolate. too bad.
4th of july
notice mo's compass. he's not getting lost at this historic battlefield.
4th of july
mo learning how to start a fire without matches. i'm sure he was actually teaching the reenactors a thing or two.
korner's folly
the story as i understand it: architect/interior designer plays out his crazy ideas on his family's house. turns a 3-story house into a 7-story house without raising the roof.
korner's folley
this is the top floor which he made into a theater.
korner's folly
more crazy rooms
korner's folly
so, the house isn't sponsored by any real historic society, so nothing's really been restored. crazy that we paid 10 bucks to see broken mirrors, but well worth it.
stone mountain
glenn and i visited this park last year and walked the upper trails. i'm pretty sure we were right on top of that big slab.
stone mountain
excellent lunch - bread, avocados, and tomato
labor day
this is me looking unhappy about our campsite. what you can't see is that the campsite behind us contained four tents, a badminton net, 12 kids, and 4 adults in an area the size of my living room. that was pretty much the norm. however, we had an awesome view of the sound.
labor day
so we hightailed it out of the campground and went to the beach.
labor day
labor day
all these purple shells are for you, eva
labor day
we took the ferry to okracoke. glenn and i only hang out with people with headbands.
labor day
we took a nature walk through the marsh. it's a miracle neither of us has malaria. also, i believe this to be the final resting place of my shades.
labor day
our first and oldest lighthouse.
labor day
I AM STARVING
labor day
our second and tallest lighthouse.
labor day
we took a picture for some guys, then they took a picture of us, but i'm pretty sure they were over the legal limit. 1/6 drivers on the island is legally drunk, according to the park ranger at lighthouse #1.
labor day
inside the lighthouse. 12 stories of stairs. yikes.
labor day
it was really windy and i was terrified we were going to get blown off. the black background kind of stinks, but i couldn't really stand next to the rail.
labor day
going down was much, much scarier.
labor day
our third and final lighthouse.
spring 08
tamale party
anna and glenn assemble tamales
tamale party
slackers snacking in joellen's apartment
tamale party
amelie and joellen take a turn
tamale party
check out that giant pot!
derby party
nice hats, gentlemen
derby party
flamingo races
derby party
what you can't see in this picture is my seersucker shoes
derby party
more flamingo races - i came from behind for a win in this one
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derby party
how the races work - danny rolls two dice, one says determines bird and the other determines how many spaces
derby party
the paper napkin proves what a classy act this was
dallas
eva snacks ("mom, there are raisins in this!")
dallas
eva and i color
dallas
eva and i bowl
dallas
eva doesn't quite have the 10 pin formation down yet
dallas
she's awake! presenting esther
dallas
me and esther
dallas
the pritt family water park
dallas
we eat ice cream ("mom, i just wish we could have something sweet.")
dallas
how do you play hopscotch again?
dallas
we read
dallas
all the girls (almost all anyway)
dallas
this was quite a ride
dallas
eva and esther
dallas
eva and esther
the hike
the dry run
glenn and i went to crowders mountain to test our gear.
the dry run
no fires in the wilderness!
packing
you would think that packing for a backpacking trip would be quick.
trailhead
we shouldn't have bundled up so much - we had to stop after five minutes to delayer.
trailhead
that's a lot of stuff
trailhead
it's not a station wagon!
day 1
filling up - one of the few times aaron felt the need to sanitize his water
day 1
we felt smart compared to this guy
day 1
water was plentiful
day 1
plenty of photo ops
day 1
this is exactly how i felt pretty much the entire time.
day 1
waterfalls
day 1
could they not have built the railing on both sides?
day 1
seriously.
day 2
rise and shine. it was too dark when we pitched the tents to get pictures.
day 2
we are about to climb the mountain behind us
day 2
we look surprisingly clean here
day 2
snack time
day 2
this may have been where i tore my thermorest
day 2
we found the art loeb trail
day 2
trekking
day 2
i don't know why they let me walk in front here. within five minutes i had us on runoff erosion instead of the trail.
day 2
we got to tennet mountain before we realized it
day 2
i was really excited about it because "it's all downhill from here"
day 2
their packs look heavier than mine and i'm fine with that.
day 2
checking the map
day 2
this river crossing was really cold
day 2
i was trying to get through as quickly as possible. i understand that there's a better way.
day 2
glenn was much better at this than i was
day 2
eating well at the boyscout camp
day 2
glenn is cutting a tomato. i've never seen him make this face before.
day 3
it was hard to tear ourselves away from the luxury of the boy scouts
day 3
toilets, cabins, mattresses, picnic tables... you would have gotten a late start that day too
day 3
this was the only downhill part of day 3. literally.
day 3
aaron is not afraid of these stream crossings.
day 3
when aaron said it was uphill both ways, i thought he was kidding. looking at the map i realize he meant it literally.
day 3
this picture was taken to show me how dangerously close to the edge glenn got
day 3
this picture was taken to show me the incredible views i missed by not summiting cold mountain.
day 3
this picture was taken to show me the ridge line we walked.
day 3
this picture was taken to show aaron and glenn that we didn't miss out on any views.
day 3
yes, we looked at the map and still didn't realize that we hiked 2 miles past the rendezvous point.
day 3
taken just before philip and i realized we passed the rendezvous point. no one felt like taking pictures after that.
winter 07
roasted chicken
the chicken was roasted to justify the carving knife
the big scissors
the best part about working for the chamber of commerce
stone mountain
what a color tour!
stone mountain
muscle man pose makes the scenery more interesting. i have to start doing that.
seriously dangerous waterfall
lots of signs about death around this one.
thanksgiving
julie lester vaccinates against the flu
thanksgiving
george lester repels down a tree
thanksgiving
lizzie and g-mom make a fruit turkey
thanksgiving
mm-mmm
thanksgiving
probably looks more or less like your thanksgiving
thanksgiving
mini keg of bells
butterflied chicken
unfortunately, the kitchen shears work better for this one. chicken was great. polenta was gross.
eva and esther
new niece and old niece
oh christmas tree
the tree seems larger when you're sitting down
christmas
glenn teaches jack about the physics of the paper air plane
christmas
philip teaches noah about the physics of breaking into a safe
christmas
this has nothing at all to do with physics
christmas
shortly after luke rejected me, which was fine because who wants to read a book about penn anyway?
delayed
after being delayed in minneapolis, glenn visits lego space
fall 2007
jordy & katie's wedding
"the thing about ebenezers is..."
jordy & katie's wedding
the two fifth wheels. (due to the windows overlooking lake michigan, pretty much all the pictures will be back-lit.)
jordy & katie's wedding
nick talks to the father of the bride
jordy & katie's wedding
the traditional over-the-centerpiece shot (see pics from nick & jessi's wedding)
jordy & katie's wedding
tim & gretchen cut the cake (and completely screw up the chocolate icing. sheesh.).
jordy & katie's wedding
unlike some vandebunte weddings, dancing was not prohibited.
jordy & katie's wedding
maybe i shouldn't have posted this one, it's nothing you can't see in the official wedding photos.
jordy & katie's wedding
"i'm glenn's dad mo. want to see what my son got me for christmas? want to see what my other son got me for christmas?"
jordy & katie's wedding
"here - hold these flowers - you can pretend like you're in the wedding."
uwharrie national forest
glenn with the lester-boy smile
uwharrie national forest
audrey looking serious
uwharrie national forest
remnants of a plantation
apple pizza
it turned out very nicely
roasted chicken
glenn carving his first roasted chicken
wusthoff action
very well carved
eno river state park
glenn and jamey cross the suspension bridge
eno river state park
glenn fording the river and about to do muscle-man arms
eno river state park
glenn and jamey take a break at holden's mill
eno river state park
audrey climbs inside of holden's mill, which turned out to be a mistake since the rocks tend to shift around a bit.
j. lester visits gso
pilot mountain
julie and glenn on the trail
pilot mountain
same picture, but vertical
audrey and glenn
i think this would be a better shot if glenn did the muscle man arms
view from little pinacle
if we look a little weirded out it's because 15 bird watchers were standing around just outside the frame.
the fridge pic
a great shot for everyone's refrigerator and desk frames
grillin'
this is our little grilling spot
finger lickin' good
made some wings, corn on the cob, ochre
pumpkin beer
i don't care what you say - pumpkin beer is awesome. we had two kinds that day.
new apartment
winburn court
this is the "front" of the building. contrary to what you may expect, the main entrance is not on this side.
the courtyard
this is the over-grown courtyard. enter on this side. our apartment is on the third floor.
living room
you are standing in the doorway of the office/spare. (art on wall by troy piwowarski.)
living room
you are still standing in the doorway of the office/spare, but looking to the left now. windows overlook the courtyard.
living room
you are still standing in the same spot and now you're looking at the front door.
"hallway"
this is the passage from the living room through the dining nook to the kitchen. you are facing east.
dining nook
pretty much exactly what it sounds like.
"hallway"
facing west this time, standing on the fire escape. oh, and this is as much as you'll see of the kitchen.
office/spare
you standing in the doorway to the living room. that's the window that the giant roach was on before glenn took its leg.
office/spare
glenn is maybe writing or doing school work or maybe just posting on jordy's mp3 blog. tough to say.
bathroom
you're standing in the office/spare looking through the bathroom to the bedroom.
bedroom
enough said.
back door
that's our apartment on the third floor. that car does not belong to either of us.
pilot mountain
again, glenn on the look out point as close to the edge as possible and loving it.
pilot mountain
again, audrey with her center of gravity as low as possible and still not feeling that great about it.
pilot mountain
lots of rocky stairs and cool stuff. lots of debate over whether this trail is strenuous or moderate.
pilot mountain
this makes it look like glenn is doing something way more incredible and way more idiotic than it was in real life.
pilot mountain
as promised, there's the classic glenn pose.
pilot mountain
that's the weird looking top that's supposed to look like a pilot's hat or something?
the move
downtown greensboro
from the initial trip to greensboro, looking for an apartment
downtown greensboro
same time, same place: the green bean
uncg campus
glenn stands outside the building where mfa offices/classes are held. it's called the hhrc or mhrc, no one really knows.
andersonville, chicago, il
i rap a capella with amy fusselman at the hop leaf
division, chicago, il
the smoke daddy: sort of a going away party
division, chicago, il
ben and linda
division, chicago, il
me and rishi
division, chicago, il
beth, claire, and audrey - beth and claire met for the first time and are now, presumably, friends
logan square, chicago, il
monday night spanish night at the whirlaway: glenn, audrey, ryan
mca, chicago, il
last day of work, last lunch (while the boys were loading the truck): gen and i climbed into this sculpture
andersonville, chicago, il
the hopleaf, again: clams (oysters?), beers, meat
winburn court, greensboro
unpacking. day one. no electricity yet.
winburn court, greensboro
our first cooked meal. it tasted good and, in person, looked really good.
hanging rock state park, nc
day hike. i believe we are standing on the notorious hanging rock?
hanging rock state park, nc
i'm afraid of heights. like, a lot.
hanging rock state park
glenn is not afraid of heights, like, not at all.
lower cascades
"ever seen water fall from above? like in the shower? okay. then you don't need to see a waterfall." -jeff patterson
lower cascades
if i continue to post pictures, you'll continue to see this pose.
sister palooza IV
sister palooza: garfield park
now with hoods!
architecture boat tour
this is not a sister, this is a tourguide.
architecture boat tour
the sears tower looks small compared to julie's forehead.
architecture boat tour
a bunch of people from the wrigley corporation were on the tour so they were being really obnoxious at this point
visionary eye care
this machine measures something, but mostly it looks like a weird version of a view finder.
museum campus
i don't know why amy would drink water from a spout when she has a coke in her hand.
museum campus
chicago skyline lookin' good
glenn's back porch
the aluminum foil under the grill was glenn's version of fire safety. nevermind the flames nearly reaching the ceiling.
glenn's apt
home made tortillas
garfield park
glenn was about ready to leave us at the park because we were goofing around so much.
spring/summer 07
bisbee, az
on the balcony of our haunted hotel.
bisbee, az
glenn on the balcony. note the more awesome mountains.
audrey's inn
after several pitchers of beer at the biker bar, glenn insisted we go into audrey's inn for a drink. it was not a bar.
st. joe, mi
the jazz explorers perform at george's graduation.
st. joe, mi
george with his now-X in his backpack.
caledonia, mi
wert and lester at blake and katie's wedding.
caledonia, mi
neil trying to fill up on fruits, veggies, and potato chips.
caledonia, mi
neil gives up and eats a hamburger.
caledonia, mi
glenn with a ROOTbeer float.
caledonia, mi
it was really hot.
lake michigan
glenn and mo on the high seas.