We were getting ready for Labor Day and the Brown wedding but first I caught a picture of Noah Manring, the new Associate Dean of SEAS.
A few days later we gathered Ben and Jane and drove to Brooklyn where we were impressed by the bottles Sarah and Ed had accumulated
and their hammock
not to mention Tommy the cat.
Ed and Sarah
engaged in conversation with Suzanne
as Jane
Ben
and I watched
and I began attempts to get a picture of Ben
with a break for Tommy
before Jane took up the cause of Ben photos
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Back at the hotel, we were able to get into our room
where the bathroom
came with many samples
and the first bottle of water was on the house
as was the morning coffee.
The hotel view was great
but soon we had to dress and Suzanne put on her finishing touches in the mirror
so that we could head o the wedding and admire the chupah made from the bride's maternal grandmother's wedding dress.
The views from the wedding scene of parked trucks close
and bridges far
and the skylines of New York
and New Jersey
with a display board
and more skyline
and the George Washington Bridge in the distance
against more New York skyline
and parked trucks
and trains were beautiful.
When it got this dark, we admired the view one last time and decided to call it a night.
The next morning, we headed back to Brooklyn and followed Sarah and Ed to the diner across the street
where Sarah
Ed
Jane
Suzanne and I settled in
while Ben
studied the menu
but then Ben
decided that the menu was fine
and so Ben posed for a few pictures
when Sarah
and Suzanne got their drinks
and we tried various failed experiments with taking group pictures in the mirrors alongside our table.
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The food came and the French toast was impressive
as were Ben's eggs
and the butter for the French toast
not to mention the chicken salad sandwiches
and my huevos rancheros.
The bill came and was paid (tip included)
before we got this collection picture from the oddly lighted men's room and headed back to the apartment.
Back at the apartment, Ben, Jane and Sarah
amused Tommy
as Sarah
and Ben
got Tommy ready for a toe nail clipping by Sarah
which inspired Ben to pose for these pictures
before the family began to assemble
so that I could join Suzanne, Sarah, Ben and Jane for these family pictures.
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On the happily uneventful trip back to Princeton, Jane snapped this picture of the scenery
these pictures of Ben
and Jane in the backseat
and these pictures of the clouds.
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