Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Is that the Ghostbuster Building?



Megan and I continued our tromp and found what looked like the front of a church which was directly in front of an apartment. We had no idea but if anybody knows about it, I would love to find out. But moving on, we spotted what looked like the building from the end of Ghostbusters. No word if thats actually the building, but it sure does look like it.

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I really don't know but don't care


While tromping around New York, Megan and I stumbled into this gorgeous find. Notice the kiss marks on the pedestal. I feel like that sums up the Andy life in a visual.

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Bert's Amazing Shot



A while ago, we were hanging at Carpool doing what cool people do. We were playing darts. None of us are especially good but we did manage to hit the board most of the time. As the night winds down and the beer flows, Bert managed an amazing shot. Just look at the picture to see the amazingness.

Condor's Van






While also touring the American History Museum, another delight came along. Turning the corner, I came upon a mid 80s Dodge Caravan. Condor once drove one of these babies and it was beautiful to see it in such a hollowed location. Also included in these pictures is a Revolutionary War Ship, a train that was VERY big and Michael Jackson's hat. Also we managed to see the famous bird from WW1, Cher Ami. Awesome awesome place. I had a blast.

American History Museum


A short while ago, I read about an amazing dog from WW1. Sergeant Stubby wasn't any old dog. This dog learned how to salute, march with soldiers, recognize bugle calls & had his own dog tags. But Sgt Stubby wasn't done there. He hadn't even gotten to the war yet. Once arriving in mainland Europe, this Sergeant fought in 17 battles, over 4 major campaigns. And you think Sgt. Stubby was done? Think again. Stubby would warn soldiers of impending gas attacks, shell fire, & advancing Germans (somehow he knew the difference). Stubby would dash around no mans land finding wounded soldiers and would bark until help arrived or lead the guy back if he was disoriented. Now this dog knows what's up. But he's still not done. In September 1918, Stubby was tromping through the forest he caught the smell of a German spy. Barking furiously wasn't bringing back up fast enough so Stubby launched himself at the spy, pinning him down and chomping into his butt until help arrived. But Stubby still wasn't done, following this he was ACTUALLY promoted to Sergeant, received the purple heart, the Republic of France Grande War Medal, & the Medal of Verdun. Upon returning home, Stubby's owner went to Georgetown where he became the official mascot (still to this day) & invented the halftime show. Talk about one sweet dog. And to top it all off, I got to see him behind only 1/4" of glass.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Holiday Party






Every year, Momma Hanson puts together a holiday party. Typically it involves massive cleaning, a ton of cooking and little sausage weenies. It's also the only time of the holiday season that our house is remotely tidy. But this year was different, we had paper hats! Kat wowwed us all with her fancy piano playing & a lot of homemade wassail was consumed.

Local Santas






For some reason, Condor and company decided to charge into a bar dressed in various Santa costumes. Maybe he can update as to why it was happening but, needless to say, it was very fun. I had the dj put on Miley and we all danced like idiots. I loved it. Sus can really cut a rug and by the end, we had worn Condor completely out.