A good event was coming up at home but before we could get there, there was a faculty lunch for
Brooke Holmes (Classics), April Alliston (Comparative Literature), Mariana Candido (History), Andy Watsky (Art and Archaeology), Harrison Hong (Economics) and Ben Garcia (Molecular Biology)
It was the start of spring break, there was an economic downturn and it had been a hard winter, so it was time to get out the quesadilla machine
get fresh strawberries
cut some jicama
start cooking
separate tortillas
and fill them
while cutting oranges
and being careful not to disrupt the plants that were growing for Ben's science experiment
as the tortillas moved forward
sometimes with people in the way
and sometimes not
as we admired the sauce
and the cooking continued
with pineapples entering the fray
and the table was set
and the shot glasses and paraphenalia set
with the sombreros at the ready
as the decorations were set in various corners of the house
as Sarah and Ed continued the cooking
as Jeff arose
and as we cooked
the owl was decorated
while Ben installed more applications on Jeff's iPhone
condensed milk was added to the flan
and more decorations were added to the shotglass table
and everything was ready for the food to appear
so that Ben modeled the sombrero
before relaxing
with Ed
and Jeff while we wondered who would arrive first.
First to come were the Percarpios
and then the Dimaggio/Masons
followed by Wellington
Ed
Jane
Joel
and Audrey
and then Ben and Joel did their Dos Amigos pose
as Jeff, Wellington and Carol posed
while Steven
and Sara Just arrived
as did Julie and Lianne
and Margaret and Clayton Marsh
which caused Josephine to dance first with Ed
and then with Ben.
By now, people were settling in, Audrey was talking to Wellington
Alan was wearing his sombrero
as Wellington and Jospehine watched the modeling begin
with Suzanne
Lianne
Claire, Carol and Steven
and then the gathering
that began with Lianne and Ed
led to Suzanne, Jane and Sara
then Suzanne, Jane, Sara and Jeff
then Suzanne, Jane, Sara, Jeff and Lianne
and finally this picture of almost everyone
before we returned to more individual shots with Alan and Ed
as the tasting began (though attention levels weren't what they might have been)
and Seva
Margaret
Joel
Suzanne and Sarah
and Suzanne
and then another Dos Amigos with Ben and Joel
led Ed and Sarah to chat
as did Paula nd Clayton
Sara and Seva
Ed and Alan
Julie and Lianne
as Claire and Audrey began their dessert.
As the older generation was wearing down, the next generation arrived in the form of Lily
Raimund
and Raimund and Claire.