It was Thanksgiving and the West coast contingent outnumber the East coast contingent, so we got on a plane and headed west. We were greeted at Jane and Scott's apartment with the ingredients from which to make this wonderful martini

as Suzanne and Ed Sarah and Ben watched the preparations in the kitchen

before the pizzas arrived and consumed by those assembled.

For the main event, we gathered at Sarah and Ed's apartment where the greeting sign hadn't yet been modified and the table held many aspects of the dinner but would be needed later for seating

along with this lovely flower arrangement as the turkey had to be prepared

and organized while I admired the liquor selection and Sarah prepared the rolls

as the welcoming sign was updated which amused Sarah Scott and Ben as nuts and cheese were served and the table became more organized including this red pepper which seemed to welcome Rick as the table was set complete with silverware on the couch as specialty cocktails were served and preparations continued as the different foods were assembled and especially the turkey and salad as the table was set and poppers were ready for placement as Jane and Rick worked on the meal while the table seemed to amuse Jane but soon the table led to this selfies and magically the table was filled with food

which made Suzanne happy as plates and diners were recorded and hats emerged as the style in which to eat as the table was recorded

not to mention the string of plates int eh hallway waiting for processing as the lively discussion continued

until it was time to share favorite You Tube videos which caused some blur before we all acknowledged what a lovely meal it had been.

The next day, Barbara and Jacobo came to visit after which we all gathered and took photos of Jane's ear rings to test the new camera

On Saturday, we gathered at Jane and Scott's for grapes lovely flowers vegetables and, most importantly, French toast made in their kitchen which warmed everyone up to go tot eh sing-a-long of the Sound of Music together with these nuns.