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With Jane here in Saratoga and Teresa & Eva in Albany visiting Alex & Cati from Spain, ’twas the season for sangria. Last Saturday evening the stars and the moon were in alignment and Sangria Social Dos came to life. It had been almost exactly a year since the original Sangria Social 2006 was born, […]

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After a Friday evening at the wine bar, we decided to rally some troops for a little sangria action last Saturday for Day 2 of Jane’s visit. But first, some porching with the dogs: View set in Flickr

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Last weekend we were pleased to welcome Jane to Saratoga for a fun-filled weekend of wine, sangria, good food, great friends, and tremendous fun. The weekend festivities began with a late-night outing to the Wine Bar, where we met up with Patricia and Becca for some drinks and laughs. View set in Flickr

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Once upon a Monday night, Alex and Cati hosted us, along with Kat, Lara, and Cati’s mom and sister, for a fun-filled evening of pizza-ettes, Norwegian spirits, and what I like to call “ass candy.” Alex has written in far more detail about the evening in this post, so I’ll leave you now with photos […]

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Sundays rule. When I’m not spending the afternoon catching up blogging about our crazy summer, it seems we’re making the most of the day of rest. After the Lake George outing and an afternoon at Justin’s a couple weeks ago, we spent the night rocking out till midnight at Seth and Niki’s place. Here are […]

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Following our grease attack once upon a Sunday, we spent the afternoon soaking up the sun in Justin’s back yard. A little zebra even stopped by to say hi and enjoy some beer. However, Isaac seemed confused. View set in Flickr

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Sunday, June 24th was supposed to take us to a little brunch place in Corinth, NY called Jack’s. Sadly, when Jen, Justin, and I arrived, the doors had been shut — seemingly, for good. It’s always sad when local establishments go under, no doubt soon to be replaced by a national chain in the small […]

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On the way home from Kevin’s graduation picnic, we stopped by Olana State Historic Site for a photo op. What is Olana? Aside from being a beautiful hilltop mansion that was once a private residence… Named for a fortress treasure-house in ancient Persia, Olana was the home of Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), one of America’s […]

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The day after Jen’s last day of work we found ourselves in Germantown, alongside the Hudson River, for a beautiful Saturday afternoon picnic with Jen’s family — to celebrate her dad’s cousin’s son Kevin’s high school graduation. So what does that make Kevin to me? My third cousin-in-law? Is there a once or twice removed […]

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To celebrate Jen’s last day of work two Fridays ago and her transition to an exciting new life path, I joined her in her office to say goodbye to it. Then we proceeded to enjoy happy hour with a couple of her now-former coworkers. View set in Flickr

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