The new year really started a few days when the guests started to arrive for the New Years luncheon after services. First came Tamar and Tom Jacobson
and then Lizzie Presser and Zach Balin arrived with Jane
followed by Peter Kramer
and Seva Kramer.
I headed off to Princeton Junction
to get Janet, Larry, Paige and Christiano
and returned to see the table set
so that we could take a few partial group pictures
before digging into the soup
which seemed to need to eaten while standing around.
I did a number of tries to get the right self portrait with Larry with quite limited success
so I flew into the kitchen
to see the last of the meat be cut
and the ratatouille
tomatoes
and corn that would go into the pasta
before the assembled
visited the buffet
with the nice flowers
from which I assembled this plate of food
and then had a few desserts
and added a few more
as the assembled engaged in conversation for a real holiday celebration.
After a substantial meal and before the football game, we took on the task of rolling the stump to the patio
|
which made us happy to begin our walk with a stop at Einstein's house for pictures of Paige and Christiano
and then on to the game where Paige, Christiano and Larry
and Ben posed
as the players huddled
while the referees conferred
as Lafayette got ready to take on the ball
and we captured a photo of Christiano against the backdrop of Princeton Stadium
as a cloth remained on the 10 year line
while Princeton went into formation a few times
|
before the punter came out
and did his thing
so that the Lafayette Leopards took over the ball
and brought the ball downfield
for a touchdown
and then an extra point
that went through the uprights
but soon the referees were marching off yardage
and Princeton was the victor 26-14 which caused the band to invade the Wilson School fountain in celebration
as we went on to Thomas Sweets and Paige and Christiano
Sarah and Ed
Suzanne
and Janet and Larry posed for the good feeling of a new year.
|