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december 23, 2001

Rachael and I were despondent: it was December 23rd and yet it still didn't fell like Christmas. So we decided that we were going to try to do some Christmassey type things to get in that "Holiday Mood." We considered driving down to see the Christmas Lights that they put up every year at the Garden State Art Center...but the fact that we'd have to drive 45 minutes plus the fact that we'd have to pay $20 (and the fact that we're both lazy bastards) made us reconsider.


Sunday, December 23rd
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I went and picked Rachael up at her parent's house...   tags:rachael

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...and then before we left took this totally amazing picture of Rachael riding a light-up, wicker reindeer on the lawn of her parent's very own ridiculously decorated house, and then we decided to drive two towns over to Rockaway, NJ to try to find the legendary house owned by crazy people who go completely overboard decorating their house ever year!    tags:rachael xmas


After driving around for a bit, we finally managed to find it! (Which wasn't all that difficult considering that it was probably also visible from SPACE!).   tags:christmas lights house xmas

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Ray & me in front of the house and all its magnificent holiday glory!   tags:me rachael christmas lights


Aw yeah, boyee: Electric Nativity! If you look closely you'll see Elbeejay (Little Baby Jesus!) in the center of the glowing ring of holy wisemen!   tags:christmas lights nativity scene


LBJ! LBJ!   tags:christmas lights nativity scene


The backyard was insane. The blue lights on the right were this moving, flowing water fall that was like four storeys tall.   tags:christmas lights


The entire side of the house was turned into a big-ass Christmas tree!   tags:christmas lights

rachael
Here's a pic (taken with a flash) of Ray in front of it for perspective.   tags:rachael christmas lights

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Waiting to see Santa!   tags:rachael xmas


Love those wisemen!   tags:nativity scene


Me falling while walking and trying to take a picture = Christmas Art!   tags:christmas lights

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