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September 16, 2005

Time, Current Events And New Pictures!

Hello Again Everyone!

First of all, let me start off by apologizing for not keeping up with my 'blog. My brother in law Keir set it up for me, and what do I do with it? I let it sit abandoned on the shoulder of the Information Superhighway, like some broken down barnacle barge. (That reference is for all the Brady Bunch people out there, and you know who you are.)

Time is a funny thing. It does a lot of things to you, for you, and against you. It can make you speed up, it can make you slow down, it can make you late, it can make you early, it can help you to enjoy the greatest things life can bring you, or it can terrorize you with its pace. It is time that causes you to NOT do things you want or need to do. But most of all, time doesn't care. Time isn't interested if you make your appointment or not. Time is uncaring as to wether you catch your plane or not. Time turns its back on you when you really, really, really want to update a weblog, but for some reason or another, just can't find the time. As we also know, time is relentless. You can't get it back, you can't catch up, and you can't make amends for time you have lost. For this reason, spend the next little while catching up with me and my family, as a lot has happened since the last time I posted anything here. Jonah is getting bigger and cuter, we've had visits with family, and we have a new one in the works. All of which I will get to in the next few entries. So, again, please accept my apologies, and enjoy what you have been missing!

Let's see...

I guess that I have to start with Jonah's very first trip to the beach, and his very first experience in a pool! But no mention of our coastal North Carolina trip can begin without mentioning Jodi. Jodi is Megan's cousin, and was visiting her mom and dad, (Megan's Aunt and Uncle) who live near Wilmington. So you all have a frame of reference, here is Jodi:

Of course, Jonah is being held by Jodi, and the adorable girl standing to your right (Jodi and Jonah's left) is Aarika, Jodi's daughter.

Before I continue, I have to say that I was threatend bodily by Jodi, if I didn't put her on my 'blog, so the rest of this entry is dedicated to my cousin-in-law, Jodi, and, by extension, her beautiful daughter, Aarika.

This was the first time that Jodi and Aarika had met Jonah, and the three of them got along famously, whatever that means. They enjoyed each other's company, and we all look forward to getting together very, very soon.

But the weekend (unlike this entry) was not dedicated solely to Jodi and Aarika. The weekend was actually a triumvirate of events. (Look it up. That's what my mom always told me to do.)

The weekend was a celebration of Abby's birthday. Being a gentleman, I refuse to yield her age to you. (You'll have to ask her yourself.) I was always taught that you never ask a woman's age, or her weight. I am still here on this planet, thanks to a politcally correct upbringing.

Doesn't the cake look yummy? It was. Trust me.

Are you keeping track with the troika of events that went on that weekend? Let's recap:

So far, Jodi and Aarika meet Jonah for the first time.

Next, Abby celebrates the day of her birth.

Third...

Jonah enjoys his first time going to a pool! On the first day we were there, Jonah didn't really know what to make of it. We floated with him, we splashed with him, and watched for the very first time, as his tiny (not so much anymore, believe me) hands and feet got pruney. But on the second day, he was loving it! In fact, baths are now a much more memorable experience, as he loves taking baths now! Whoo-hoo!

Of course, being proud, protective, paranoid, parents, we took precautions. (I love alliteration.)

Here, Jonah is having sunscreen slathered on by his Mom, Megan.

And then, his first entry into the watery depths!!!!

He is sitting in this kind of inflatable seat, which took me entirely too long to blow up, and from which I am still recovering. Honestly, he had more fun with one of us holding him.

See?

And then, depressingly, it was time to go. Time to towel the boy off, and head back to Aunt Ginny and Jerry's house for dinner.

But swimming, tanning, and being un-endingly cute takes a toll on a body...

I, unlike my wife, and now, apparently, my son, don't care for the beach that much. Sure, I'll go, but that's because I am the driver. Reluctantly I get into a swimsuit, but I rarely get into an ocean, lake or other body of water, because there are other things in there. Ecchh. Anyway, after almost a full weekend of frivolity, we again patronized one of the greatest restaurants in the Great State of North Carolina. Where did we go?

We went here:

The Provision Company is a dockside restaurant, where if you have the means, you can idle your watercraft right up to the dock, tie up, and enjoy your meal, waterside. I'm no shill for these people, but if they asked me to be one, I wouldn't turn them down. It is here that the weekend came to a close for us, but not before I was able to get some really great pics...

And a great time was had by all!!!!

And lastly, I leave you with this...

Megan, Jonah and I miss all of you very much. We hope that you are all in good health, and in better spirits. We hope to see you soon!

Until next time OutOfHans.com visitors, this is your Blog Guy, signing off, saying, "What is life, if not an adventure?"

Posted by Jon at September 16, 2005 08:08 PM

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