Wedding Bells

It's official, the wedding will be October 16th at 2pm at the Stirling Inn, followed by a meal. All are welcome, kids too. Julie & Mel need to know as soon as possible who will be able to come, so please leave a message here or call, email etc. Isn't this exciting?

Football Pool?

Is there any interest in a family football pool?

I could run it through the blog. We could keep the stakes small to keep it friendly.

Let me know if anyone is interested. It could be fun.

(or embarassing if someone like Vanda won)

ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT

Above is a picture of Mel. For eons Mel has been begging to be included in the annual FAMILY CALENDAR and I have steadfastly refused. My reasoning is that he is transient, a non member etc. and he has been heartbroken. Well, now he's come up with a guaranteed way of getting his fair share, he has asked Julie to marry him! And she said yes!!
Here's the scoop.... Julie and Mel would love to have all of you attend their wedding which will be on a Sunday evening towards the end of October. For some it's far away, expensive and a few even have babies to worry about. All are very welcome but Julie needs an idea of who would be able to come and share this special occasion. It's less than couple of months away so please let her know ASAP either by posting on the blog or emailing her @ jhurley51@hotmail.com. For those stone age types her # is ***-***-****.

The Calendar

It's that time of year when I start putting together the calendar and look for pictures from all sources . If you have a picture you would love to share, send it to me. It will save me printing up some really awful ones that I take. Also, any months you would want to set aside just for you? Joe and Kelly will get June if the plans get firmed up. The Ludovico's get July for their fine work in the baby department. This year I'm adding Joe & Val and the whole White clan. I'm enclosing a picture of my baby enjoying the adult dinner last year just to give an example what I could publish if left to my own devices.

A Blast from the Recent Past

I am not sure, but I believe this is from Boston Billiards during Christmas 2002.

It was a typical fun night marked by one notable incident.

That would be Joe (Dork Flattener) bragging about how much he could drink and challenging me to a drinking contest.

I ignored the already-wasted pubescent's challenge and found out later on that Joe threw up all over his father's house that night. Joe Senior was apparently very pissed.

Sorry Joe, but as a journalist, I have to impartially tell the story behind the pic. And I just can't remember what Dr. Mark did that night.

Classic Family Photo of Steve

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I don't think that is Mike with him. Could it be Rusty Griswold from European Vacation?

I am pretty sure that this pic made the newspaper - someone will have to post the details.

Those three-quarter length heavy metal baseball shirts are yet to make a comeback and remain a hallmark of the early to mid-eighties.

Thanks for the pic, Anne.

(How truly nuts do you have to be to pick up a snapping turtle that big?)

ENGAGED !!!!!!

As exciting as Joey's announcement was at Friday's BBQ, it would have been quite the faux pas to really publicize it the day before Kevin and Jenn's wedding.

Luckily for everyone involved, faux pas is my specialty.

I called Dr. Mark on his cell phone during the rehearsal dinner to relay the information. And Dr. Mark, no slouch himself in the faux pas department, had this immediate response:

"Oh my God, he is getting married BEFORE me!!!!!!!!!"

There was no "congratulations", "that's great",etc....

Anyway off the topic of Dr. Mark - his antics seem to be, at a minimum, a desperate cry for help and at a maximum to be a selfish drive to dominate the blog threads. I seriously think Mark gets up every morning and says, "What inane thing can I do or say today to get mentioned in the family blog?". I mean really, there is no other good explanation for his behavior.

Moving on. The preliminary wedding plans that I heard are for a summer '06 wedding in southern Connecticut. Also Joey and Kelly have designs on using the same band, Peat Moss, that Inez and I had at our wedding. This would obviously be awesome.

Wedding Pics

Any good pics should be sent to me for immediate publication. Here are the ones I took. Click on link below.


WEDDING PICS

The New Nana and Another Reason Dr. Mark is So Eligible

We definitely need a pic of the new Nana holding her grandson!!!

Here is another reason why ....



....Dr Mark is so eligible.

A Cautionary Photo

Lest anyone forget, those that misbehave or become "overserved" this weekend could wind up on the blog even before they regain sobriety.

ok, just for good measure, here is another cautionary photo taken from the cousins' weekend at the cape last year. I was already asleep at this point so someone else will have to explain what Maureen is doing here - if possible.



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Joey Flattens a Dork and the Inadvertent Profundity of Uncle John

I bought a scanner and last week helped my mother declutter her basement. This post is the immediate result.



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This was the famous quote list that was on our fridge many years ago.


"They wrong understood me...."

"No, no, ...They Seven...."

"I'll have deep-shit pizza...."

"Well, I'm not here....."

".....Brontasaurus Rex...."

"Get your bird bodies out of here...."

"For where???..."

"You are stunk, Tim...."

"I have got to do make phone calls....."

"Once and for all, will you stop picking your nose Tim!!!!!!"

"Danny, did you do farting????...."

"....The University of UCONN...."

"Reality is reality and there's nothing you can do about it...."

"Who's the father????...."

"....With these hands, I did wrap...."

"What are they doing, shrinking her????...."

"I am most certainly do....."

"I am the Resurrection tomorrow...."

"....You bet your rear-end mirror....."

"....Don't put your Drano on me...."

I had two more quotes on another sheet that wouldn't scan.


"....I know what's in your small mind...."

and the winner,

"Dad, I'm growing - it happens.....No, Tim, shit happens...."

Welcome Mark Jr.

I hope all of this info is correct.

Mark Junior was born on Friday July 29th at 1:32 am. He weighed in at 8 pounds and 6 ounces and measured 20.25 inches.

We all can't wait to see the little guy and his proud parents.