Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The Road to NYC

Now that Jessica has met Margot's brother Sam, the Stein quadrilateral is complete. Sam is driving us to Brooklyn- in a car! There Margot will pursue the elusive perfect apartment, while Jessica will stay with her brother-from-another-mother Manny. NYC at last!

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Just another day at the beach with Marg and Ellen

We saw a pod of dolphins here today! That's right, apparently "the
frat boys of the sea" also come to Jersey to get their kicks. I think
I saw one of them bullying a kayaker.

I Heart Philly

Reed's Farmers Market

Check out Margot's guns.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Chillin as usual with Margot and Gary

Another great story from Stein family history is being told...hilarity
ensues.

Margate City Hibiscus is All-American

In America, Big Flowers = Pretty

Saturday, July 26, 2008

The Great State of Philadelphia and The Shore

The days of 12 hour drives and sore spines are a memory now that we have dipped our toes in the Atlantic at long last. It's cold if you're not from Michigan. We stayed at Margeza's (After 192 hours straight nicknames are unavoidable) parents house for one night before taking off for "The Shore".

Here on the Jersey shore we feel right at home. Following a cue from the locals I now know that it is my cultural responsibility to stand in line right next to the person you are after and to lean your entire torso over a counter while ordering food with the command "gimme a..." Similarily, the torso plays an important role in strutting and flaunting your abs on the beach. There is even special women's swimwear geared toward just torso bearing. What a fascinating, torso-oriented place!

The Stein family beach house we're staying in here is very comfortable. It even has a climbing gym in the den! I've been told that it's actually a jutting stone wall put in circa the early 80's, but I won't let that stop me. We've had plenty of fun conversations already. Topics have ranged from circumcision to guitar riffs to surviving a rip tide. It's easy to see where Margot gets her wit and general brainy impressiveness from. The Steins are a top rate mishpachah.