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| Awesome Group Assembled Yesterday |
It’s been a long standing family joke
about the lack of geographic mobility resident in Soxfather’s family. This is a
tried and true Rhode Island tradition where despite having the smallest state
with the closest borders any territory beyond those borders is considered
grounds for overnight travel. Therefore it was a semi-momentous moment when the
entire Soxfather clan challenged tradition and journeyed north in the wilds of
Massachusetts to join us for an afternoon/evening of just plain fun. Both Keene Friend and Cantankerous Friend
also joined us for some northern leavening of the Rhode Island brew. This party
was born in our last McShawn’s evening when my wife cornered Soxfather’s sister
and browbeat her into agreeing to make this momentous journey, all of 45 miles.
It was still up in the air late in the week as Soxfather’s sister was making
noises about possible excuses but she eventually succumbed to destiny and made
the trip. We planned on taking advantage of Deckzilla’s vast expanse but the
weather was uniformly uncooperative which kept us inside except for the beer
runs to the cooler.
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| Debut of my Latest Hawaiian Shirt Not for the Faint of Heart |
As usual once we were all gather the
talk and laughter was almost non-stop. An indication of Soxfather’s sister
grasp of reality is that she is the sole person in the world who does not
believe the Cantankerous Friend is cantankerous at all; need I say more? I was under
strict orders from my Favorite Panamanian to follow her grilling recipe for the
steaks and chicken. I may have followed them but everything came out fantastic
and the best part of the entire evening was the dinner where we all gathered around
the dining room table.
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| The BRS Was on her Own Road Trip with her Parents And Laughing I'm Sure |
We videoed the FBR in but she was more
interested in filling her deck pool than entertaining us. The evening culminated
as we tried to convince Soxfather’s sister to redeem another of her social
shortcomings. She had never done shots before. Great Aunt brought an extremely
sweet green liqueur for that expressed purpose. Even my Favorite Panamanian joined
in the effort but sadly Soxfather’s sister still has not done any shots as she
only sipped. Nothing could diminish the fun of the get together though. We may
even do it again in August, hopefully with Deckzilla
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