Always a great holiday.  This year's was characterized by bottle rockets in NOVA, Jason's truck on Dabu Castle Hill, and Fireworks in Oregon Ridge.

A fun, but hung-over day at the park with my coworkers.  Enjoy.

I love going here!!  It's awesome to ride down here with my motorcycle buddies and see my favorite Camaros, Firebirds, and other assorted GMs kick the crap out of the Fords and the imports.  The jet cars kick ass as well!  Check www.dylangreene.com in the "Fun in D.C." section for more awesome MIR pictures!

Suzy's returns are always awesome because she is the only person who can get those NOVA fools to get out and do stuff!  Seriously, it was an awesome weekend because we all hung out together just like we used to all the time back in the day.  All thanks to Suzy!!

This was one hell of a badass weekend!

First, thanks to Jhason and Mike for invitimg me!  I'm really glad to be a part of this!

Second, thanks to Tom for hosting us: his house is awesome and he is a great host!

I'm definitely going to fly next time...

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! I love bikes!!!! Those Harley fools can bite me as I burn them down, though!! I ride an '02 Honda CBR954RR. Prominent mods feature a tinted windscreen, a superb tail-kit w/flush-mounted lights, and a BLARINGLY LOUD D&D bolt-on.

My good frined Kevin rides a badass '03 CBR600RR. His mods consist of removed badging, a Micron under-tail bolt-on, a badass tail-kit w/flush-mounts, and (check this) a strobe-light kit!!! At night, his bike looks sooooo badass!

My friend Andy rides an SV-650. Nuff said (time to upgrade already, Andy!).

My friend Dave COllins has an awesome RC-51 with ALL the mods you can think of.

Finally, Chris rides a Harley V-Rod (sad to say), a Ducati Monster 900 S4 Dark, and a BMW K-1200R.

This folder always gets updated, so check it out. We ride frequently, and we always have stories to tell and pictures to show.  When you think this folder looks picture-inadequate, check out the England and Ocean City folders; they actually have alot more bike pictures.

The Joyful and Glorious Union

of

Mr. David Andrew Stokes

and

Ms. Claire Marie Thompson

June 11, 2005

St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church

Libertytown, Maryland

 

What a great wedding!! It's amazing to see my best friend of 15 years actually married!! I'm still somewhat dazed by the fact that someone so close to me has crossed the best milestone of his life.

Congratulations to David and Claire!!!!!

The wedding was truly spectacular, as these photos will show. Dave looked so good he could have easily covered GQ magazine. Claire looked so beautiful, she could have easily covered Vogue or Modern Bride magazine. The whole event, from rehearsal dinner to reception was awesome! I definitely had one of the best times of my life.

David and Claire are a very wonderful, very lucky couple. Please share your pride and happiness for them with some really good captions!

Family is pretty important to me.  Without my mom and my grandparents, life would have been alot more rough.  These are a few pictures of the family, mostly my mom's side.

I met the best friends of my life at the University of Maryland, College Park. This folder contains miscellaneous photos of all of them. The captions say more.

My sister was the first of us kids to escape the household. She did through marriage. She married Tom Bichard, an Army Sergeant (now Warrant Officer II).

They met while my parents were stationed in North Yorkshire and currently reside on the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii. Most people would think this place isn't ideal for a Siberian Husky, but that's the dog my sister has with her down there. His name's Pulama and he can't make any kind of movement without panting.

For more on Hawaii and my sister, check out the Hawaii pics!

Most of the fun I had with my college friends happened, of couse, at the parties. These pictures aren't sorted very well, but they do a good job portraying all the memorable, random parties we had. The captions will explain it all...

Ocean City is one of our more awesome yearly traditions. It started when I was a junior at Maryland and has occurred every year since, with maybe one exception (last year I think).

Usually me, Chris, Andy, and an assortment of other DABU people head down there for an extended weekend. Activities include motorcycle riding, drinking from dusk till dawn, sleeping during 99% of all daylight hours, hitting the clubs (Seacrets!!!!), and "hangover time" at the beach.

The pictures say it all. I can't wait to post the future pictures!!

Japan. Whew! What fun, but...wow...where do I start?

Well, let's start with the plane ride over there. They showed Lost in Translation for the on-flight movie. Needless to say that once I landed, I remember thinking, "How appropriate..." Seriously.

Japan is cool, as you will see by the photos, but definitely a culture shock (if you need a basis for that last statement, please refer to the picture of me standing next to the Japanese "toilet"--the one where you're supposed to go "#2").

But, as out of place as I felt, some of my current fondest-moemories-to-date consist of the time I spent there. My friends Becky, Steve, and Allan were awesome! We did alot of hanging out on-base where I met a hot Air Force Sgt. whose job was (no joke) a plumber.

 I really enjoyed the "Big Buddah" Buddhist temple, USAF Misawa, Hachinoe, and whatever city we were in when we visited the ruins of some Japanese castle (Updates hopefully soon to follow to clarify that last one).

Before I ramble on too much longer, enjoy the pics and see for yourself what happened. I had an AWESOME time there!!!!!

My first time in Hawaii came after my TDY to Japan. Needless to say it was weird coming from Japan and, therefore, seeing a ton of Japanese people, only to come back to the good ol' USA and...see another ton of Japanese people. Not that I have anything against the Japanese of course...

No, but seriously, the back story is the following:

My sister got married to an Army warrant-officer. His call of duty took him to paradise and, since I was travelling to the other side of globe anyway, I figured I would stop in and see them on my way back.

The photos will tell you more than I can here. Just to sum up, however, let's say that my time in Hawaii was spent drinking lots of Mai Tais, oggling gigantic turtles, getting a killer tan at a few of the 10,000 beaches they have, riding drunken-style wave-runners, and running through some giant hedge-maze on the Dole plant (yes, the same Dole that brings you your favorite bananas and pineapples).

Hawaii: word. I have to go back to Lockheed and get them to PCS me there for the rest of my life!!

Germany. The place of my brith and the home of two of my best friends: Andreas and Anja. I was born in Stuttgart, and have been to Munich and Frankfurt, but I spend most of my time in Frankfurt when I am over there. Frankfurt is a really fun city: great food, great people, awesome night-life. These pictures are really good!