4 posts tagged “nephew”

Yesterday we said hello to the new year, and goodbye to my nephew Ryan, who reported for duty today, and will spend the next three months at Ft. Hood, preparing to go to Iraq. My brother Dick, father of Ryan and Rich, his SO Libby, and Ryan, had just returned from a trip to California to visit Rich, his wife Gina, and their baby girl, Bea. We sat in the kitchen and got a whole slide show of photos of Bea, and when my 2 year old great-nephew Andrew got up on his cousin Ryan's lap, I introduced him to his new little cousin. "Andrew," I said. "Thats your cousin Bea." Andrew responded, "Sss, Bea." Ryan proceeded to tell him that she lived in California, and that she was his (Andrew's) cousin Rich's baby. I don't know how much he understood, but he knows Bea's name, and they're never too young to start learning about family. It will be a year before we see Ryan again, but at least his niece Bea got to meet him before he left, and his baby cousin Jonathan, and hopefully Andrew is old enough that he will remember him when he comes home. 

My brother Dick told us something yesterday that I had never known. The reason people eat pork on New Year's Day is that the pig is the only animal (that we eat, anyway) that can't look back. They can only look forward. And for a moment, I, who have not eaten red meat or pork for 30 years, wished for just a little bite of that stuff.  

I'm posting this now as my nephew, Rich, who plays Mad Men's Harry Crane, is kinda busy. Not only has Time Magazine named Mad Men the #1 new T.V. series, but the show has been nominated for a bunch of awards, including several from the WGA, 2 Golden Globes, a Satellite, as well as a special achievement award from the Satellites. Here is a blurb from the press release:

"Mad Men is also being handed a "Special Achievement Award" for Best Ensemble, Television. This AMC masterpiece so beautifully evokes a different era and feel with the lighting, music, angles, sets, costumes, etc. But it's the unbelievable performances from every actor on the show that makes you fall into their world."

I think that pretty much sums it up.

Ryan, Melissa and J.T.

One of my favorite photos from this past summer...My niece Melissa takes a breather while her cousin Ryan tries to figure out which end of the binkie goes in her son's mouth.  

Cable TV Is Having Breakout Summer - New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/art...

My nephew, the gentleman.

 My friend J'Aimee, who lives in NYC, spotted this shot of my nephew Rich in today's NYT Arts section. For those of you who don't know, Rich is an actor and is appearing in AMC's hit summer show, MAD MEN, as Harry. It's on Thursdays at 10:00 pm. If you don't watch it, you're crazy.

 I am a very proud Aunt.