The next morning, the celebration continued at Small World where Sarah ate granola ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0739 Suzanne had skim decaf latte ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0740 and I had chai tea with skim milk ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0741 while posing for a birthday photo ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0742 on my not really my birthday birthday.

Then I met Michele ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0743 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0744 for lunch at Triumph. She took my picture ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0745 and then prepared her iced tea ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0746 as her portobello ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0747 and mine ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0748 arrived to keep us nourished.

I was surprised in the afternoon when the gang at work ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0749 appeared at my door with this cake ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0750 large enough so that cake was left for Ken ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0751 and Kai ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0752 who arrived later. Ken ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0753 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0754 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0755 took this picture of me ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0756 as Kai finished the cake ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0757 in time for me to think about the next meal.

Seva and Suzanne both reached for the bottle of pinot grigio ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0758 Michele had given me but this did not rouse Benjamin from the couch ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0759 when it was time for us to leave. The table at Acacia ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0760 was set well as Peter Kramer ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0761 arrived dressed just like me. Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0762 Seva ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0763 and I ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0764 had our champagne ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0765 and then studied the menu ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0766 to get our first courses ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0767 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0768 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0769 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0770 before the main course came ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0771 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0772 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0773 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0774 and filled us enough that we were not totally tempted by the dessert menu ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0775 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0776 though we had an espresso ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0777 a coffee (decaf) ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0778 and a tea ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0779 before looking at the flowers ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0780 and deciding to split these two -- for the women ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0781 and for the men ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0782 before the gift giving began. My gift was this book ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0783 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0784 which Peter and Seva posed with ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0785 before I opened it ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0786 and cited a few unexpected phrases ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0787 tied to our past. After capturing this sign ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0788 for my collection, the meal was over.

Back at home, the chess board ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0789 called to Peter ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0790 who worked Ben into this position ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0791 before Ben tricked him into a stalemate. Peter then took pictures of me ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0792 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0793 and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0794 as we played Clue.