September 21, 2004
Surprise Visit!
Well, Mom just called to say that Aunts Rose and Esther, and Uncles Dee and Mike are all in Las Vegas for a surprise visit! So my arrival on Thursday is turning into a mini-family reunion. Oh yes, expect pictures for the blog!
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September 18, 2004
Travel Time
Here's a picture of Miss Jen and I at Lauren's birthday party (this was before we set up the blog)!
Michelle, Frank, and Hank have been busy getting ready to depart for New Hampshire - they say that traveling with a toddler requires a lot of gear - but clearly they've never traveled with me and my shoe collection! I need a separate suitcase just for accessories. It's a good thing I don't have a toddler too!
Right about the time that they're arriving in New Hampshire, I'll be touching down in Las Vegas to see Mom. I was supposed to be at the Las Vegas Rockaround but that's a long story that I won't get into here. Trust me when I say that I'd rather spend time with my mother.
Other than that, life has been pretty uneventful. Everyone says that they are too busy for a 'blog, and maybe they are right.
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September 13, 2004
Excited and doubtful...
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So far, the blog has been greeted with underwhelming silence! Dad and Ev are in Indiana (I think) and Mom hasn't logged on in Las Vegas yet. I let Madeline know, and I think Barbara Merrill could take to this like a duck to water. Only Nils Ferry in Kyoto somehow found us and is "listening in".
I'm excited about the new blog, but wonder if anyone besides me will ever post; we're all so busy! And yet, I think it could be a good thing, although it does make me question the nature of "family" on a daily basis. Why should we even try to keep up? Is it because we are related by blood and marriage, or because we truly like each other enough to make the effort? And if we can't/won't make the effort, what does that say? I also realized that I don't have a lot of images of the family together. And that is making me want to buy a cell phone that takes pictures. Hmmm... In the meantime, here are some pictures I took at La Posada, Santa Fe (New Mexico) during our Mother's Day All-Girl (plus gender-neutral Hank) Retreat.
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September 12, 2004
Welcome to our Blog!
Welcome to the Espy-Merrill Family Blog. In this space all the far-flung Espys and Merrills can come together virtually to share triumphs, trials, news, photos, gripes, weather, recipes, pet stories and anything else that catches our fancy.
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