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November 2004 - Posts

• Thanksgiving 2004

  Just got back from another great Thanksgiving holiday with the in-laws in New Jersey. We drove up nice and early on Thursday morning with plenty of time to spare before dinner was served. Mom, Dad, Tina (sister-in-law), Klaus (friend of the family), Lisa, Read More... Posted Saturday, November 27, 2004 8:58 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Simon visits the Capitol

  Simon and I visited the Mall in Washington DC today. Our day started great when we found free parking right outside the Memorial - Simon was really impressed . From Congressional Ave we headed off for the Mall, the Memorial was closed for renovation so Read More... Posted Sunday, November 21, 2004 7:30 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Library Discussion Group

  Yesterday I attended my first library discussion group at my local Montgomery County Library. The book on discussion was “The Professor and the Madman“ by Simon Winchester. I really enjoyed this book, firstly because it was the first book Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 17, 2004 1:48 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Cousin's visit Disney

  I received some pictures from Lisa's cousin, Laura, today and I thought they were cool. Laura and Bill 's house was tragically hit by hurricane Ivan and they have been working hard on the clean up since the event last September. Pictured here, L&B Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 16, 2004 3:02 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Wedding Weekend

  This weekend Lisa, Simon and I attended the wedding of our friend's Dave and Susie. Lisa was one of the bridesmaids and is pictured below (I think she looks absolutely radiant). Pictures of the event can be found at http://robgarrett.com/Pix/Archive/Other%20Events/Susie%20Dave%20Wedding/ Read More... Posted Sunday, November 14, 2004 5:25 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Basketball Season Started

  This week was my first attendance to a social basketball meet. Some of my colleagues from AutoScribe , a place I used to work, get together and play on Wednesday evenings. I hadn't been in some time and decided it was about time that I burnt off some Read More... Posted Friday, November 12, 2004 8:48 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• A Day at the Races

  Today, I went to the races at Pimlico raceway in Baltimore, MD to celebrate my friend Dave's last week as a bachelor. Dave, Tom, Rick, John (Dave's buddies) and myself piled into a car and headed off to Baltimore this morning ready to loose some greenbacks Read More... Posted Sunday, November 07, 2004 9:29 PM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments

• Simon and Halloween

  Simon loved Halloween this year. He wasn't so sure about the lion costume at first but then got to like it - the fur kept him snug and warm in the chill of Sunday night whilst trick and treatin' Asking for candy was a big hit. Once Simon understood that Read More... Posted Monday, November 01, 2004 6:43 AM by Rob Garrett | 0 Comments