Monday, July 16, 2007

James finally did it, he got married. James and Emilia Goldstein (aka E-dog) tied the knot July 14, 2007. Jennifer, Q-ball and I had to go out and witness the glorious event. We wanted to get in early to see the city and family. I have always liked New York, the hustle and bustle, the sights, and the size of the town. We arrived early Thursday morning, red eye flight, to my awaiting parents. They picked us up and took us back to the Hotel, right downtown. We rested for a couple hours and then we were off. First we stopped by James’ work and checked it out. Pretty impressive I must say. He works under the Queensboro Bridge for a banquet hall. He is the manager of the facility and is the head man in charge. We got to take a look around and then we headed for Bryant Park. We stopped and got some lunch and ended up at the Empire States Building. I had seen it, but never been up it. We took the tour to the top and did the whole tourist thing. That evening we went to a restaurant right down the street from our hotel. James and Quentin had an all out pillow fight to work up an appetite prior to departure to the restaurant. I couldn’t tell who had more fun, James or Q-ball. By this time, Ray and Jennifer had caught up to us and Dell and Jerry (aunt and uncle) were also there. After dinner Ray ordered the largest dessert on the menu for Quentin. He bet him $20 that Quentin couldn’t empty the glass; well in the picture you can see Quentin holding the $20. Friday we woke and took the subway to the Natural History Museum. This is the same place where “night at the museum” was filmed. We spent 4 hours and then headed to Central Park to see the statue of “Balto”. Quentin read the story of Balto, and at the end it talks about the statue in central park. Quentin had always said he had to see it if he was ever in New York. Friday night was the rehearsal dinner with both families and then a walk through Time Square. Saturday we took a trip down to Ground Zero to see the progress on the Freedom Tower. Then it was James and Emilia’s wedding. It was held on James’ place of work and was really nice. The ceremony was perfect and the party that followed was great. Quentin didn’t feel to well so we left early.
The trip was great and we are really happy for James and Emilia, we wish them the best and have fun on the Honeymoon.
















Monday, July 09, 2007

We just got back from another camping trip along the Washington Coast. We left on Thursday the 5th of July and got back Sunday, July 8th. It was great fun to get away and Quentin caught his first fish. Check out the trip to the right, Yellow banks. Details of the trip will follow.