Back at home, the crew came to make measurements for the art show and Margie ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030579 and Orlando posed ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030580 before doing a sample testing of boards on the wall. ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030581 FriendsSlaughter TravelNYC

Next, we went to New York to help celebrate Martha's birthday and arrived to see the nice flower arrangement Suzanne had sent ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030582 as our waiter appeared ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030583 and gazpacho (an amuse buche) was served ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030584 and the Slaugher men present posed ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030585 as did Jane ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030586 who took this photo of us toasting the birthday girl ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030587 before recording the old friends. ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030588 The memory book was presented to Martha ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030589 which she quite enjoyed ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030590 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030591 and then my caprese salad (with excellent Balsamic) arrived ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030592 along with the beet salad ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030593 and oysters even though there was no R in the month ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030594 and some meat since it was the Strip House ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030595 along with spinach ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030596 potatoes ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030597 mushrooms ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030598 and, at long last, my macaroni and cheese ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030599 before the dessert menu appeared ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030600 and we sang happy birthday ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030601 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030602 until Martha blew out the candles ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030603 and cake was eaten. ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030604 This left me with the wish to take a few artistic photos of the candles on the table which i couldn't quite center ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030605 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030606 and this sign for the collection ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030607 before we left and headed to Ann's apartment where there was a real need for proxies. ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.03-21.13GraduationAndBirthdays//P1030608