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father's day down at the shore

june 17, 2007

After years of Meredith and I dating, our parents finally convinced us that it was time for them to meet. (Something that we'd both been putting off for a looooong time). I took the train down to the shore house on Saturday, and Meredith and her parents drove down from NYC on Sunday so that we could all spend Father's Day together!
Sunday, June 17th
, amy beall, meredith silverman
We had a little lunch out on the back patio...   tags:amy b meredith mr silverman


...and then my dad convinced everyone to get on the boat for a boat ride around the bay.   tags:boat

, meredith silverman
Big Bri large and in-charge at the wheel!   tags:dad meredith boat

, brett battjer
Mr. Silverman keeping my dad company in the control room.   tags:brett mr silverman boat

amy beall, brett battjer
Brett and Amy!   tags:amy b brett boat

, stephanie battjer
Mom and Mrs. Silverman   tags:mom mrs silverman boat

meredith silverman
Meredith!   tags:meredith boat

amy beall, brett battjer
The Silvermans were worried about getting stuck in Sunday Night Jersey Shore traffic, so after we got back from the boat ride, they decided to pack it up and drive home. I decided to take Monday off from work and hang out with my family at the shore another day. Brett and Amy.   tags:amy b brett


Happy Father's Day, Big Bri!   tags:dad

stephanie battjer
Mom.   tags:mom


Delicious ice cream cake that my mom reluctantly bought for Father's Day.   tags:cake

amy beall, brett battjer, brian battjer
Brett, Amy and me.   tags:amy b brett me

stephanie battjer
Later that night we went to the local movie theater to catch a movie! And after the movie, we spent a little time in the theater's arcade so that I could school, not just one, but BOTH of my parents at air hockey! Here's an action shot of my mom doing her best to defeat me (while I use my free hand to take a photo of her WHILE PLAYING). BOO-YAH! (How is it this possible that I'm still this competitive when playing against my own, soon-to-be-sixty-years-old mother? What's wrong with me? Hahaha)   tags:mom air hockey


Monday, June 18th

On Monday we ate lightly all day so that we'd be extra hungry for dinner at MING DYNASTY BUFFET! YEEEEEEEEES!   tags:ming dynasty


OMG, when you see a sign like this on the entrance to a buffet restaurant, you know the place is like fatty-heaven. (And by fatties I mean actual gluttons, not capital F Fatty as in "The" Fatty. Although, now that I think about it, he'd probably really love this place too).   tags:ming dynasty sign


The promised land!   tags:ming dynasty


Miles and miles of steam tables filled with every delicacy known to man! (Cue harps and angels singing).   tags:buffet food ming dynasty


I talk a big game, but I'm a total lightweight when it comes to eating in bulk (I has a tiny stomach!). But I still love buffets because I get to eat all sorts of weird combos of food that you can't really get at "normal" restaurants.   tags:food

, stephanie battjer
Mom and Dad getting pre-buffet salad on.   tags:dad mom excited


Dad showing off his favorite Ming Dynasty Buffet creation: the cheesesteak eggroll.    tags:food ming dynasty


Oh, did I mention that Ming Dynasty has an entire wing of the restaurant devoted to the dessert buffet section?    tags:buffet dessert ming dynasty


Seriously, is it wrong that despite living in NYC, the city in the US with the most restaurants, and my favorite restaurant is a place in South Jersey called Ming Dynasty Buffet?    tags:buffet dessert ming dynasty


My train ride back home was uneventful. But I decided to catch a cab from Penn Station cross-town and my drivers name was Harriram Supersad! Awwww! Cheer up buddy!    tags:taxi

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