August 2009 with the Girlies - Sarah and Uncle 'Garf' in Town
August was a big month for us - my darling younger sister Sarah came in town with her husband, whose name starts with a 'G' but I can never remember exactly what it is. I think it is Glen or Gregory (my other sister D;laslkjd thinks his name might be Geronimo, but I don't think that is right), but because it is so hard to remember we all just decided to call him Garth. Sarah and Garth went to some dances together in high school but then he graduated and went off to seek his fortune as a horseman, while Sarah stayed in high school, starred in all of the high school dramatic and musical productions, and befriended a weird looking red-headed kid.
Years later Sarah and Garth reconnected while bumping into each other at the 'Things Remembered' kiosk at the mall - Sarah, as she often did in the afternoons, was browsing the engraved heart necklaces with the keepsake box, and Garth was wandering by on his way to the Hickory Farms store to enjoy some of their delicious summer sausage. They struck up a conversation, compared their various tattoos, and decided to get married.
My other siblings and I were very skeptical because we still weren't certain that we could remember his actual name, but more importantly because Sarah was our beloved younger sister and we had to be convinced that he was truly the right one for her. We subjected him to various tests and trials, including one where he had to throw a kettle over a pub, and he scored well, making it clear that Sarah was the love of his life. Once we were certain, we let the word go forth from this time and place that Sarah and Garth were to be married.
Then, they decided to come to New York to see us and the girlies. The girlies immediately liked Garth and, because they are three years old and cute, they decided that he would henceforth and forever more be known as 'Uncle Garf'. My heart was warmed by this development.
It turns out that other than the walk across the bridge, we didn't get too many photos of Sarah and Garth in NY. They were here for a week but for some reason we didn't take too many photos. I blame the Germans. Below are some photos of their visit and some other things too probably. You will also notice that there are more photos of Amelia than Sally - I don't know why.
Years later Sarah and Garth reconnected while bumping into each other at the 'Things Remembered' kiosk at the mall - Sarah, as she often did in the afternoons, was browsing the engraved heart necklaces with the keepsake box, and Garth was wandering by on his way to the Hickory Farms store to enjoy some of their delicious summer sausage. They struck up a conversation, compared their various tattoos, and decided to get married.
My other siblings and I were very skeptical because we still weren't certain that we could remember his actual name, but more importantly because Sarah was our beloved younger sister and we had to be convinced that he was truly the right one for her. We subjected him to various tests and trials, including one where he had to throw a kettle over a pub, and he scored well, making it clear that Sarah was the love of his life. Once we were certain, we let the word go forth from this time and place that Sarah and Garth were to be married.
Then, they decided to come to New York to see us and the girlies. The girlies immediately liked Garth and, because they are three years old and cute, they decided that he would henceforth and forever more be known as 'Uncle Garf'. My heart was warmed by this development.
It turns out that other than the walk across the bridge, we didn't get too many photos of Sarah and Garth in NY. They were here for a week but for some reason we didn't take too many photos. I blame the Germans. Below are some photos of their visit and some other things too probably. You will also notice that there are more photos of Amelia than Sally - I don't know why.
Sarah and Uncle Garf reading a book to the girlies - Amelia liked Garth right away
At Grimaldi's Pizza in Brooklyn, before walking across the Brooklyn Bridge and stuff
What a lovely couple
Sarah and Uncle Garf with the girlies under the bridge
Garth loves skulls, which scares me
Amelia on the Brooklyn Bridge
Amelia's First Haircut!Amelia's First Haircut
What's cuter than that?A video of Amelia dancing to Chinese songs - we have a tutor that comes over to teach Mandarin and we put some music on. Amelia felt the uncontrollable urge to dance.
Crazy Swinging!
