It was Sunday, the day of Baccalaureate and of our party. So flowers and balloons of various shapes and sizes were gathered
before I went to process where I ran into Emmet Gowin
Mark Burstein and Brady Walkinshaw
Lianne Sullivan-Crowley
Liz Wood marching for the first time
and Rene Carmona and Bob Tarjan, parents of graduates.
When it was over, we found Jane
and took the obligatory family photos
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before Jane posed with Ben Laguna
and then with Claire-Marine Sarnier
as Doug Clark recounted the speed with which students were seated which would be relevant a few days later.
Back at home, the caterers had arrived
and Ed and Sarah
Dan
Jane
and Ben
were ready to enjoy the table settings
and after a break
to admire the foods
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with a break to decorate the animals in our menagerie
before the food was observed again
and Alex Dahlen arrived with balloons
and Dr Len and Judy followed
before Kathryn arrived with her family
followed by Charlotte Pougnier and her parents
and the Semmelhacks
and Emily and her parents
after which Jane posed with Brother Jeff
before I captured Halcyon and her parents
Clayton Marsh
Wellington
and Nate Plough.
Otilla Pupezeanu with her parents
George posed with his grandfather
and I posed with the Pupezeanu family
before Jane posed with Karina Silvester
and I took a picture of Amanda's parents
and Morgan's family
even as Kaylen and Emma Hare posed.
I then saw Genia Dubrovsky with his parents
and Catherine Marchetta alone
and with her parents
before being summoned to get photos of the desserts beginning with the fruit plate
and the brownies and lemon squares
and then the graduation cake in all of its glory
followed by the cupcakes
and a break to get Allison Tracy
before Jane and Amanda showed the cake
Jane posed with Tess
and Zach and Dave Holtz! posed as a pair
and then with families.
This was the food that Dr Len was eating at a table
with Meredith Bock's family from California
Dansyl
Seva
and Peter
before I Went off to greet Molly Slotznick and her father with whom I had an unknown link back to Taylor Allderdice High School.
Zach Balin was there with his family
as the Fishers and Slotznicks posed
and Michael Bachand posed with his father
as did the Alev family
and the Tracy family
and Becky Marriott and her father
before we adjourned inside and away from the mosquitoes to see all the little sisters of Alex Satty arrayed on the couch playing Maze Cube on their iPods.
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