First cousin (once removed) Adam had a bar mitzvah coming up which gave us a wonderful excuse for a family gathering and so the flowers were in place when Larry and Janet arrived.
And the next day, we all went to dinner at Marsillio's, Dick and Fran having arrived and Ben having joined
and these were some of the portions (some better than others)
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though we did have condiments
before her plate did arrive
and I then moved to sit next to Suzanne
and had a small anniversary celebration
which satisfies us
as we observed the wine
and then had desserts
before recording group photos
and then noted where we had been.
Next morning we drove to the Upper East side for the celebration and recorded some of the attendees
and a friend of Dick and Fran's we ran into on the street
as I gathered another sign for the collection
along with the pretty flowers.
After a drive across the TriBoroughBridge, we arrived at the reception
and took a few group photos
before heading to the reception and gathering Larry, Janet, Penny and Eric for first photos
as Suzanne watched
and other cousins began to assemble
as this photographer
began to snap numerous photos which may have looked like these
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where Dick and Eric held court
as I admired the flowers (with tennis balls)
and Rachel weighed in
as I recorded the menu
and the plates
and those at my table in a variety of groupings
as Fran put on her halo for further pictures
some of which Toba undoubtedly recorded
as Suzanne and Larry
and Larry did halo photos
as did Dick and Eric
as challah was served
and folks gathered
kids danced
and Toba's grand daughter arrived
and then food was served
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which was consumed leading to empty tooth picks
and we bade farewell to the party and the take away gift bags.
Next we drove to the West Village where I captured these signs for my collection
and we then stopped off to visit Jane.
On the way back to Princeton, we stopped for gas and then called it a day.
Sunday morning began with breakfast as the assembled had many choices
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Then we drove to Philadelphia and parked the car
and made our way to the Barnes Museum where photography was prohibited
and then went to the blue cat for lunch where the assembled
admired the sugar
as did the others
and all admired the clue cat photo
before our food arrived.
