Suzanne had skim decaf latte
and I had chai tea with skim milk
while posing for a birthday photo
on my not really my birthday birthday.
The next morning, the celebration continued at Small World
where Sarah ate granola
Suzanne had skim decaf latte
and I had chai tea with skim milk
while posing for a birthday photo
on my not really my birthday birthday.
Then I met Michele
for lunch at Triumph. She took my picture
and then prepared her iced tea
as her portobello
and mine
arrived to keep us nourished.
I was surprised in the afternoon when the gang at work
appeared at my door with this cake
large enough so that cake was left for
Ken
and Kai
who arrived later. Ken
took this picture of me
as Kai finished the cake
in time for me to think about the next meal.
Seva and Suzanne both reached for the bottle of pinot grigio
Michele had given me but this did not rouse Benjamin from the couch
when it was time for us to leave. The table at Acacia
was set well as Peter Kramer
arrived dressed just like me. Suzanne
Seva
and I
had our champagne
and then studied the menu
to get our first courses
before the main course came
and filled us enough that we were not totally tempted by the dessert
menu
though we had an espresso
a coffee (decaf)
and a tea
before looking at the flowers
and deciding to split these two -- for the women
and for the men
before the gift giving began. My gift was this book
which Peter and Seva posed with
before I opened it
and cited a few unexpected phrases
tied to our past. After capturing this sign
for my collection, the meal was over.
Back at home, the chess board
called to Peter
who worked Ben into this position
before Ben tricked him into a stalemate. Peter then took pictures of me
Ben
and Suzanne
as we played Clue.