17 November 2006

Mom at 50 and Bumming Around Lansing and A2

So, being unemployed, I had some time on my hands. And in an effort to save money, I have been hanging out A LOT with my family. Involved in being one of those college graduates mooching off their parents, daily activities were reduced to mocking/"training" the dogs, applying for jobs, going to the occasional movie, daily sudoku puzzles, applying for jobs, phone conversations with neglected friends, running errands, applying for jobs, photographing siblings doing their more exciting activities, and - yes - applying for jobs. More of the highlights have also been my mom's 50th birthday lunch and her three birthday dinners, enjoying fall again (after already having one on the Island), a trip or two to Ann Arbor to chill with Jenny "Marquis" Whitener and discuss potential intercepts with members of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and at last getting a couple of holiday retail jobs (great discounts! ok pay...). Anyway, since it hasn't been too terribly exciting, here are some photos to showcase the excitement.

(photos: Mom and The Professor at Grand Woods Park; me and Max on the banks of the Grand River; Joe and his friend Randy as Mario and Luigi on Halloween; Josh and Dad at Mom's second (and fanciest) birthday dinner at The English Inn; Mom admiring her birthday necklace; and the family and grandparents after dinner.)







(photos: Jenny really excited about her chalkings; what she really does in her apartment... a bit "Rear Window," really; Mom really excited for birthday dinner #3; a proud mother for Joe's roll in his high school play (his photo is worth noting in the program... left page, middle of second row); Joe the knight with his big brother; and signing autographs for his adoring fan(s).)





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