First, Matt and Stacey (in Philly for a wedding) stopped by for some bacon and eggs and enjoyed DHV's company - no photos since they've gotten so much screen time lately. Later that day, intrepid pediatric hematologist/oncologist Anu Narla (of Oakland A's infamy) flew in from Boston for another wedding. She was up late the night before saving cancer babies but fortified herself with caffeine and met us in Rittenhouse Square. With her finely honed pediatric skilz, it only took one look for her to diagnose DHV as "cute" and "probably not cancerous." Seeing that he was healthy, she tested his reflexes with this lopsided game of cell phone keepaway.
DHV got back at our super-swarthy friend by gnawing/drooling on her leg. He has such a way with the ladies!
Sunday we drove to Princeton for a grillout at Profesori Camerlenghi's abode. He was nice enough to host us after finishing his 2-volume, 5000 page dissertation, and before his defense just two days later. Even with all that on his plate, he rocked us with a wide array of European cheeses (some stinky, some not, all delicious; poor non-dairy diet WifeHV), fresh corn, and butter-fortified burgers. DHV demonstrated his amazing camera-blurring speed while entertaining NMC with some lap-bouncing.
The first load of briquets was not match-light. We'll just chalk that up to a combination of Nick's post-dissertation fatigue, a little English as a second language confusion, and maybe a touch of color-blindness. The second load of briquets was match-light, but was so old that it forgot how to light. That's why you invite some V's to your grillout; we had that baby burning HOT after some backyard twig supplementation.
Oh, look, here's that Matt Leonard entertaining DHV- that MLL SJM couple is good for some quality babysitting. Stacey is pointing out some twigs for Matt to gather to help out with the burninating.
Really, it was all just a rouse to get her hands on the little guy. Luckily for DHV, he doesn't have long hair - I bet it would have ended up in some sort of French braid!
It was cooler in P-ton than in the Filthadelphia, but the heat still wore HusbandKV out; an empty bottle of Morimoto's Hazelnut Ale makes a nice Memorial Day pillow.
Not photographed in all the action were fellow Trumbullians Jenny DaSilva and Dan McLaughlin, shortly headed to The Hague for a year. Completing the circle of the weekend, Dan and Anu went to same high school. Also not photographed was a visit to Haddonfield where some shrub pruning, carjack-facilitated fence removing, and railroad tie moving/caber tossing took place. Such was the intensity of manwork that HusbandKV showered down in H-field's fancy shower.
5 comments:
Glad to read that the car-jacks saw some action. Looks like DHV does have some hair now. Way to go DHV! Better watch with the burninating close to those locks. What color are his eyes?
DHV's eyes are a hazel/green/gray color, depending on the light. They resemble my dad's more than either mine or DKV's. Go figure.
I hope that Anu understands that "super swarthy" is a compliment in these pages...
I think the Hawk as a tri-hawk.
"I think the Hawk as a tri-hawk..." what? Or do you mean "has"; maybe, just maybe he's developing one. Speaking of tri-hawks, I think Nick is working on one? That's hot.
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