to take a group picture
before passing through the mist
to Rat's
for the celebration.
It was Suzanne's birthday which was grounds for some great celebrations. The
night before, we gathered together the Havurah elders and made our
way towards the mist
to take a group picture
before passing through the mist
to Rat's
for the celebration.
Among us, we ordered 3 first courses, the beet one
the meat one
and the gorgonzolla cheese one
On the half hours throughout the meal, popovers
arrived. Depending upon the order of delivery to the 5 dining rooms, the
freshness varied. Next came the main courses,
of which I only remember the ``fried chicken'' portabello
that I had. The food got conversation going as Seva
Suzanne
and Peter
entertained the thought of a cheese cart
to the amusement of Steven
Sara
and me
(not a bad self portrait).
Once we got the crackers
and breads
and our cheese plate
we were freed to study the salt and pepper shakers
and eat down the cheese
to the amusement of our waiters
for the evening. It took one
then two
and even a third try
before I could get the sugar picture right and my first attempt
to get a plate picture
didn't work. After the chef's dessert
I went to the men's room looking for a sign and found this rat
hence the name. I came back to participate in
ordering the desserts
after which Sara posed the plate
so I could get a good picture.
After dinner, we explored. Peter meditated
as Steven
went into the willows
to glance at this sculpture
while Suzanne, Seva and Peter
discovered the music machine
and entered their selection
for all to hear.
On further exploration, we met these people
and as Peter befriended them
Suzanne joined the crowd
and eventually we sat for a group picture
taken by this kind gentleman
before exploring further to this sculpture
and then this
which suffered in the darkness. After a debate,
we decided to skip the formal setting
and join the picnic
where after a nice picture
we said goodbye to her
and headed home.
On Suzanne's real birthday, the family decided to take her to
The Big Fish to celebrate as we have done in recent years. We stopped
at Daniel Suo's house to check out his hoop
and pick up Jane
so that we could drive to MarketFair ad park in a controversial manner
before heading in. After a Nalgene stop
Jane chose red
and Benjamin green
and we headed back to Big Fish where we ran into Miguel Centeno and wife
while Suzanne decided to take a look at the menu
while the kids
got more
and more crooked
and even Suzanne
couldn't straighten them out.
On the way to our table, we ran into Jack and Linda
before posing for family pictures with Sarah
finally opening her eyes
as Jane
Ben
and Suzanne (eyes closed)
insisted that my picture
be taken by Jane
who smirked at the idea.
The sugar pictures
and the salt shaker
were not up to the night before but Sarah modeled her new hair look
as the drinks came. I had apples and oranges
Jane had a Shirley Temple
Ben had lemonade
and Suzanne had a gin and tonic
as we nibbled bread
until Suzanne's salad
and mine
came and the anchovies
had to be removed from Sarah's
as Suzanne started her fish
Jane her burger
Ben his pizza
Sarah her chicken quesadillas
and me my 4 cheese pizza
and as we do every year, we wondered why we'd go to a fish house on Suzanne's
birthday since none of us (except Suzanne) likes fish.
The sunset
as we made our way to Lick'it
made us feel good as we completed our celebration of a wonderful birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUZANNE!!