Went to a gym meet tonight. On our way out they had one of those cutout photo stands. The Yankee decided to re-live her gymnastics days.
Not a wobble nor a misstep; perfect 10.
Friday
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Jan 16
Happy New Year
There was a polar bear plunge at Tybee Island, Georgia today. We were in nearby Savannah, to celebrate the new year with a few quiet days of doing not much of anything. But The Yankee did do the plunge.
These two guys did, too:
But, wait, there’s a video:
I Periscoped a polar bear plunge today. Highlights in the video below, full video here: https://t.co/LymmOV6GF6 pic.twitter.com/xwz0gsqa0H
— kenny smith (@kennysmith) January 1, 2016
It was something like 61 degrees in the air and, while the ocean was no doubt a chilly experience, it was hardly polar today. They say it was cooler last year.
From that same Tybee Island beach, about 12 hours earlier, we sat a few hundred yards up the beach from the New Year’s fireworks:
I tend to think we remember fireworks a bit differently, with a fuzzy recollection. So I like to shoot them that way.
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Dec 15
Another Christmas
The season has such a buildup, for questionable reasons, and then it is here. And then it is gone. Not the way we do it. We drove from Connecticut to New Jersey for another Christmas on Saturday.
While there, I got a better shot of the Santa light glasses:
And we celebrated with this guy, his first Christmas.
He is our … hang on, I can get this right … our godnephew.
It is a complicated system. Most importantly, he’s a charmer.
Sammi the love dog agrees:
I was reading a book with the little guy and this passage really spoke to me. I wanted to share it with you here:
This evening we also went to a mall. I shot some video while The Yankee shopped:
I went to a store at the mall. I also shot these images. #AShortFilmOfNoConsequence pic.twitter.com/a0famDBpfa
— kenny smith (@kennysmith) December 29, 2015
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Dec 15
Merry Christmas
We gathered in the living room in pajama pants and opened presents across the late part of the morning. I’m sure it is a tradition that once took place earlier in the day, but we’re all a bit older now, so it is now a sorta-brunch affair.
Some of my presents:
I’ll wear them next year with my pajama pants.
This book is hilarious and I held up the present-opening system at least twice reading aloud from it:
The Yankee gave me this great gift. She knows me so well!
My mother-in-law has a pretty good read on me, too. This book looks promising:
But this is the one that really seals the deal, educational Pez with the early presidents:
Now I need the full set. Do they make dispensers of all the presidents? I’m going to need some more of those for next Christmas.
Another great book:
We had the traditional prime rib dinner, with the shrimp cocktail appetizer and homemade cocktail sauce. That’s a tradition we don’t have in my family and that’s a shame. We enjoyed a delicious meal and wrapped up a lovely day over plates that told the full “A Visit From St. Nicholas” story. This was the one I had:
