Family Beach FriendsJan Wednesday started with Ben pretending to be asleep ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0245 as we unloaded the dishwasher ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0246 and headed past Whites ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0247 as Suzanne and Jane followed ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0248 until we got to Viking Village ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0249 where Jane and Ben had their muffins on the porch of the Village Brew ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0250 ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0251 ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0252 as Suzanne took her change ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0253 and leaned on the rail ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0254 while a FedEx truck passed ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0255 and Jane waited at home ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0256 as I took these self portraits ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0257 ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0258 and this self profile ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0259 as I started my next book ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0260 and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0261 was happy to see Jan arrive ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0262 as the fruit bowl ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0263 told us that it was time to go to the beach ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0264 and not time for a drink ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0265 as Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0266 watched Fred get dropped off ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0267 and then Fred entered the house ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0268 ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0269 as Jane packed pretzels for the beach ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0270 ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0271 and Jane admired Fred's driver's license ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0272 as I took pictures of Fred's driver's license ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0273 ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0274 and then we went to the beach where Ben and Suzanne sat ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0275 as the sky clouded ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0276 and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0277 wondered if Suzanne could get the umbrella to stand ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0278 which it did for a while ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0279 after which we recorded the welcome sign ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0280 and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0281 and Jane and Fred ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0282 and Ben, Jane, and Fred posed ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0283 after which Ben and Fred ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0284 then Fred ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0285 and Ben tried to make the umbrella stand ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0286 as Jane got ready to call it a day at the beach ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0287 and Suzanne finished her time there as well ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0288 so that we could head home for a game of solitaire ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0289 as Jane showered ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0290 and I had a gin and tonic ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0291 and the food on the counter ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0292 showed that the solitaire game had gone well ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0293 as the cheese and mozzarella was served ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0294 and the salad ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0295 and mussels ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0296 and pesto pasta ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0297 and the assembled ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0298 enjoyed seeing the food on my plate ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0299 and knowing that I made the clean plate club ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0300 as you can see from Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0301 Jan ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0302 Fred ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0303 Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0304 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0305 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0306 and me in this self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0307 though I could not capture a self portrait in profile with Ben ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0308 but we did think that the mussels ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0309 made the ice cream truck appear ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0310 as we recorded the sign ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0311 and Mike, our favorite driver, posed in one of his many basketball shirts ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0312 even as Ben, Fred and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0313 got into the truck and posed ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0314 ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0315 ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0316 before collected their ice cream ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0317 and posing with it ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0318 as Jan prepared for her journey back to Princeton ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0319 and Suzanne and Sarah occupied the kitchen ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0320 as the rest of us played Ohell ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0321 and Ben and I switched, so I was wearing his glasses ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0322 and Ben was wearing my glasses ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0323 and Ben and I wore each others glasses ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0324 before Ben put on my glasses in stages ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0325 ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0326 and I couldn't bear to look ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0327 before Ben and I ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0328 decided that this self portrait would work ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0329 until Fred read the next chapter in the Bronte book ../../../Sabbat/2005/08.20-09.02.05LongBeachIsland//IMG_0330 for all to hear.