Meet our friends Jerry and Jess, and their daughter Katie. Joe and I still refer to them affectionately as "the kids", even though they aren't very much younger than we are.
Jerry and Jess were Joe's downstairs neighbors when he lived in Richmondville. And were often the reason he'd come to work at Storyhouse either hung over or still drunk. Jerry and Jess were attending college at the time, and had lots of parties. And then they were no longer neighbors when they moved up to live with Joe, taking over the spare bedroom. (I was still commuting from Mom's house at the time.)
I recall Jerry cooking massive loads of unbelievably tasty foods, and a New Year's Eve spent with the four of us playing Risk on the Playstation until the wee small hours. Those guys were fun! And suddenly...gone. Moved to California. They came back to live in New York briefly, but downstate. We spent a weekend with them before they moved back to Cali one more time, and Xander had a blast with Katie at Rye Playland.
Now Jerry and Jess are expecting their second child, and just found out it's a boy. Congrats, you guys!!! And guess what they want to name the little guy...Joseph! Of course, they don't realize how difficult life will be living with a Joe (ha ha!).
So here's to Jerry, Joe's "brother-from-another-mother", Jess and Katie - the best pals we hardly ever see!!
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AWE....Cass...we Love and Miss you, Xander & (of course) Joe....we had some awesome times back then....and yeah...we kinda were like *poof* we're outta here & off to Cali...I'm so sorry but at the time I needed to get away...lo siento =(....y'all are never forgotten with us as we often refer to y'all in our "flash-back" stories (granted mostly about Joe with Me in drinking stories, rambling about movies, our lack of curtains (LOL) or 6 degrees fun)....and it's so kewl you mentioned Playland b/c Katie still remembers going and having tons of fun with Xander...that was a very memorable weekend...just great to hang with y'all.....Just so you know you or in case it was forgotten, y'all always have a place to crash if y'all decide to visit us out west...anytime...I miss my "Brotha-from-another-motha", his incredible wife and their "Boy"...LOL...I really do.....I hopw all is going well with y'all and I'll talk to ya soon....
What a nice tribute to friendship. Hope Joe's head isn't too big over the baby naming. Love ya. M.
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