“The fact that you guys don’t play music on the beach makes me want to kill myself.”
— Eric, dramatically disapproving of the way this family vacations.
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He’s Going to Make a Fine Professor One Day
“This family is a bunch of aristocrats…can’t even get themself….themself….themselve…fuck it never mind” (walks away).
— Jeremy, reacting to the fact that we have no American cheese in the house.
IS it?
“Getting sand in your butt is just part of growing up.”
— Mom, to my baby nephew
I did not ask for the backstory.
Uncle of the Year
The entire family is here in the Outer Banks (OBX) for our annual 2-week vacation, but Jeremy doesn’t arrive until Thursday…
Roadblocks
Staring at your Charity Miles app for almost the entire duration of your 9 mile OBX run in what can only be described as dog-death humidity (I swear I passed a whimpering, defeated camel), does NOT make the time go by faster.
It DOES, however, cause you to trip over a toddler on his tricycle.
Sorry, kid.
But seriously. Stop crying.
You’re fine.
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