Sam’s Visit
I met Sam back in 2005 or so when I was the manager of Sam Ash and one of my employees, Tom, suggested I give her a job. She was working at Tower Music with him at the time, and was only 19 years old. I didn’t know when she walked in for her interview that she would become one of my best friends, that I would care about her so much, that she would become such an important part of Monika’s and my life.
She and her boyfriend drove in from Ohio for a weekend of, well…
They arrived Thursday evening and the first order of business was a stop at Eulogy.
but we soon headed to Triumph across the street for some home made beers
this appears to be a flight of beers, but you'd be foolish to not assume it's actually a round of whiskey shots.
the girls express their fondness
this is Donovan who works with me at Films, and John, the friend that tagged along from Ohio, hanging out on Chestnut Street close to 2 am.
Monika hanging outside with Hurtuk
Sam and Donovan, laughing. Alcohol does that sometimes
Friday morning an immediate trip to LBI was in order. Neither Monika nor I had to work that day, so we headed off early after Cory and Erica arrived.
we went swimming, even though there was a ton of jellyfish, and the storm clouds were rolling in. Got in a decent Frisbee toss as well. The girls did some beach yoga as well.
and then we finally found Lorie, and headed to a local pub for some dinner over a live band.
the six of us had a great afternoon. I hadn't been to LBI in years.
then, that night, we headed to Yakitori Boy for some good old fashioned karaoke! This is the traditional elevevator snapshot.
Sam and Monika sing a along with some Queen
the next morning we met up with Steve and headed to Gloucester City to visit with Sam's family.
Sam made a ton of gifts for everyone. I played football in the front yard until I was covered in sweat.
Saturday night we stopped by my brother's birthday party, but we couldn't stay long because I had a show at the Indian Chief, both of which produced any memorable photos. And then, as crazy as the weekend was, Sunday morning Sam headed off to the speedline to return to Ohio
it's always sad to see her go, and I'll have photos from our Ohio trip hopefully sooner rather than later.
gone...for now
Sam brought us a bunch of hand made gifts and left us with a bunch of memories. We hope to make more of both with her and Steve for many years to come.
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