Sam Cummins' Bar Mitzvah was on the horizon, so we drove to Maryland in the rain and when we awoke and Ben got dressed
we saw the remains of dinner on the table
so we took the elevator
down to the breakfast spread
where we skipped the eggs
and pears
but had some juice
and bananas if not apples
and these were our plates
before we began the drive to Bethesda where we left the car
at this meter
and gathered our stuff
to leave the lot
via this door
overlooking the air rights center
on the street below
and took the infinite escalator
into the station
and as we waited for the train
we recorded out location
until we emerged in Georgetown
as Suzanne called Audrey
so that we could walk past this statue in the park
and make our way to the Westin Grand
where we saw Joel
Cara
and Suzanne and Audrey chatted
over the chess game before I had to leave my camera so that we could see where George lives (and miss out on literally thousands of pictures).
When I was reunited with my camera, Audrey
Alan
and the boys in their odd posture
led the way to the restaurant
where this was my sangria martini
as sangria
bread
and more sangria
kept Audrey and Cara
Alan
Suzanne
me
and Ben and Joel going
as the appetizers came
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