AMERICA THE FREE

Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
(Entry by Josh:)
I am sitting at a counter in the kitchen of Aunt Ruth. She hands me a cupcake left over from Uncle Tim's birthday last night. Chocolate with chocolate frosting. I eat it. Wow. Then she has me try the one with white cream cheese frosting.... "Oh my God, that's delectable. That's heaven on a stick, but it's not on a stick."
Laughter.

Today was boring. Or was it? That information is highly classified. Stay tuned to find out more at the Spy Museum tomorrow.
-Josh


(Note from mom:)
That's all I can get out of him. Aaaaand...now he's asleep. The above was a real quote - we all laughed quite a bit and decided that "heaven on a stick, but not on a stick' will be our yardstick by which all things will be measured at the family gathering this summer. And while this blog may be short on content sometimes, I'm fairly confident that the comments section may help make up for it.  

So - with that in mind - please share one thing that is "heaven on a stick, but not on a stick" in your next comment on the blog. (For example, this guest bed is heaven on a stick, but not on a stick. Justin Trudeau is heaven on a stick, but not on a stick. You get the idea)


PS Things I learned tonight:

1) Charlotte is an excellent and discreet tour guide. The remodeled Orchard Street house is gorgeous. Best bed and breakfast I've ever been to, by far!  

2) Grace has a slight crush on Paul Ryan - not his politics, mind you, but HIM. And they definitely shared a glance (or two) at the U.S. Capital tonight while there for a fancy Princeton party. Macron and Trudeau, distant 2nd and 3rd. Evidently she only falls for powerful political leader-types.

3) Tim is sure all those men are gay and Grace shouldn't waste her time.

4) Georgie likes bunnies...and sometimes barks at one fat bunny in the middle of the night. We shouldn't be alarmed.

5) Tim knows the name of the Saturday Night Live characters played by Kristin Wiig and Fred Armison who sing together. (Garth and Kat, duh)

6) Cheese curds still hold their squeak out of state.

7) Ruth and Josh still have a special connection. (Double duh)

Goodnight - must go under cover now.

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Comments

Maddie
2017-04-27

Hi Josh! Glad you had fun with the Alexandria Brightbills. I'll try my best to set Grace straight / appreciate Uncle Tim's comments about congress xD

Music that starts out in one earbud and flows into the other during the intro is heaven on a stick but not on a stick. Much love!

Susan
2017-04-27

Ha ha! This is the best. Except for the part about Paul Ryan. Trudeau does yoga and takes in refugees. (sigh) But enough about that. Cormac slept in his own bed last night. That, my friends, is heaven on a stick. But not on a stick.

P.S. I think Josh may have a career as a sitcom writer.

Uncky Bunky
2017-04-27

This blog is heaven on a stick with out the stick

Paul
2017-04-27

Hi Josh and Jen. Hope you enjoy the sights and sounds of DC today. Packer/Badger fans are hoping that TJ Watt is available at pick 29 in round one of the NFL draft tonight, and if Thompson picks him then that would be heaven on a stick, but not on a stick.

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