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a visit with friends
Nate (my friend from UMiami) had been travelling for work and came back thru New York on his way home. Colleen and the girls came up to meet him and we were lucky enough to snag some time with them before they all headed home. We had some fun outside (finally, outside!!) and had the traditional pizza dinner, complete with chocolate lollypops (which was a really good thing that I bought them because Colleen told me it was the first thing that the girls asked about when they were told they were coming over!)
Someone was sooooo happy to see her daddy after a month of being apart.
The girls seem to really enjoy our ‘park’ (as they call it). Can’t get rid of those cars yet!!
My new glasses & Nate’s new beard. 
Love this face!
Everyone enjoying chocolate lollypops while watching some Toy Story. 
Looks like Nate & Colleen will be moving again soon, but we think we’ll be able to meet up at the happiest place on earth next year. So, there’s at least that! Thanks for coming to visit on no sleep and a long ride! Miss you guys already!! -
the 21st annual rvc education foundation gala
I was asked to photograph the gala again this year, and of course I happily said yes! It was a great night with lots of fun speeches by the honorees and the people presenting them with their awards. And tons of great raffle and silent auction prizes to be won. I had a wonderful time seeing everyone and taking lots of pictures. Here are a few from the evening:
The honorees. All teachers in the elementary schools for over 30 years each.
The fabulous education foundation committee.
The gala co-chairpersons, Delia & Norma, and Darren Raymar- principal & MC for the evening. 
The fabulous girls who always make sure bsquared is in the journal!
Shirley Johnson who is still teaching at Watson School. 
Proud husband, son & brother. 
Judy Birnbaum (& her proud family) who has retired but is subbing at Covert.
And Paula Genovesi who had the most laughs for her speech!
Paula’s proud and happy family. 
Faces in the crowd. 
Me and DRAY. We’ve come a long way from living in the same building in Long Beach. 
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3 for Thursday
1. There is no real blog post today because I pulled the Epstein Barr card last night. As in “can’t cook dinner. Epstein Barr.” So we went to Panera and then I went to bed by 8:45pm. For the night. Will try to have something good for you to look at tomorrow.
2. Jack has sorta try outs for the middle school Talent Show today for his band today after school. They are actually sounding like a band! (the picture is missing 1 member of the band and the keyboard player doesn’t have his keyboard). The actual talent show is in late May so they have plenty of time to practice. And I’ll have some time to take some additional pictures.
3. After almost killing Timmy last Friday (he had a terrible allergic reaction to the Ensure I gave him with red eyes, runny nose, vomiting, wheezing, and hives) he has an appointment with the allergist later today. I have NO idea what caused his terrible reaction and am hoping to find something out today.
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kate’s 1st birthday
I was lucky enough to photograph this super fun 1st birthday party for Miss Kate and her family (her aunt is a longtime bsquared client) at the Little Gym in Merrick. A really great time was had by all the big and little guests and I think it’s safe to say that the birthday girl may just have been the happiest 1 year old ever! Every time I took a picture of her, she was nothing but smiles and laughs!!
You should recognize every face in this picture from previous bsquared shoots. 
A big party for a little girl!
Big sister.
See what I mean about the smiles and giggles?!
Thank you for letting me join in on the fun! -
beth & suzanne’s awesome 80’s party
…and to think it all started late (very late) one night on Facebook.
The party really was awesome and it was so great to see everyone who came! We had a lot of no-shows which was disappointing but we had a bunch of people who did travel far distances just to make it. So to everyone who did come out and got their 80’s on, thank you! And we hope you had as good a time as we did!
So here are the pictures you have been waiting for:
Me in all my 80’s glory. Can’t wait to wear the sneakers again!
And there are just no words for John’s outfit. I had a lot of fun shopping for this!
Love the rings and shoes? Fresh. 
My fantastic co-host Suzanne and her husband Rob. 
80’s yearbooks, aquanet, rubber bracelets & a gear bag. 
Class of ’87. Christine, me, Sue, Cheryl, Suzanne & Jenn.
And #44 frosted pink lipstick in full force. I think I’m going to start wearing it all the time. The funniest thing is that since they really don’t sell #44 at Harmon Drug anymore, both Suzanne and I went to Harmon and picked the exact same lipstick out of the zillion there. Who’s with me on bringing back the frosted pink lipstick trend?
It seems that Rob is always surrounded by a harem of women. 
Best hair of the night. 
Best 80’s outfits of the night. 
My amazing friend Sue who came all the way from Boston just for the party. Love, love love her!!!
Thanks to my brother in law Joe for working the door for us, and to Tommy, Anthony & Danny at Kasey’s for a great night at their restaurant. 
Unfortunately due to the lack of attendance we didn’t collect enough to put together any boxes to send to the troops (we actually didn’t have enough to cover the costs of the party) but I’ll put some more together to send anyway. Thanks everyone, for a great night!! It was totally tubular!