It was the beginning of a weekend of celebration which began when Ben, Milosh (aka Mel) and Will came up the driveway as we were preparing to depart
and then Ben took these pictures of Suzanne and me
and we highlighted Suzanne's shoes
before we went to the Kramers where Peter was in darkness
but once they were ready
we began our journey ending up behind this bus in Jersey City
as we made our way to through the back streets
and traffic
to the Holland tunnel in green
and red
and then emerged through city traffic to the Riverpark where the dinner was to be held.
After parking the car, we gathered
and found our way to the room where dinner was where we were greeted by Penelope and Lauren
and then we adjourned to the cocktail room where Seva
took these photos of Peter and me
and then of me with the empty chair
as the bride (to be) and groom (to be)
arrived with their friend who had forsaken MIT for Williams.
At this point, a missed setting and some irrational exuberance caused my camera to take some artistic, but not particularly clear, photos
as others arrived
and Peter greeted Richard Just.
This waiter assured me that if I switched wines nothing bad would befall me
and so I spoke with Lee and Peter
and Jane and Jessie
before meeting up with Vance and Candace who had talked to Seva and Suzanne about Lindqvist Beach on St. Thomas where they grew up.
Now it was time for the dinner and we entered the room where shabbat was being organized
and found our table
where we met Will whose grandfather was Princeton class of 1918 and whose family owned Elizabethtown Water at one point in time.
Manolo appeared next with his wife Anita
and then Adrian and Richard completed our table
as Sara and Steven led the Shabbat blessings
and so I could record the menu
and the bread which was quite good
and so the orecchiette was served
as I captured Will, and Katie with their daughter who had gone to Williams with Lizzie and Stephen.
Lizzie stood with Richard
and then as the photo was taken of the Kohn, Kramer and Ignacio and wife table, I did my share of photos of their table
before the photographer
took these pictures of our table
and then I captured the Just family
as my vegetarian plate was served
along with potatoes for all
and scallops for most
as Peter joined our table
before I made a trip to respond to the call of nature
and observed some of the nice architectural touches on my way back.
I returned to discover that my place had been taken by Seva
and so I took her seat and sat with Judy and Ignacio
to be joined by Stephen and Lee
before returning to my home table and meeting more of the Williams/Puerto Rico children of Penelope's friends
after which dessert was served.
Being fully fed, Suzanne joined with Judy
and then they were joined by Jane who offered an informal appraisal of Suzanne's mother's charm bracelet.
We bid farewell to Penelope, thanking her for a wonderful evening, and began the trek back to New Jersey which fortunately was traffic free.
and then Ben took these pictures of Suzanne and me
and we highlighted Suzanne's shoes
before we went to the Kramers where Peter was in darkness
but once they were ready
we began our journey ending up behind this bus in Jersey City
as we made our way to through the back streets
and traffic
to the Holland tunnel in green
and red
and then emerged through city traffic to the Riverpark where the dinner was to be held.
After parking the car, we gathered
and found our way to the room where dinner was where we were greeted by Penelope and Lauren
and then we adjourned to the cocktail room where Seva
took these photos of Peter and me
and then of me with the empty chair
as the bride (to be) and groom (to be)
arrived with their friend who had forsaken MIT for Williams.
At this point, a missed setting and some irrational exuberance caused my camera to take some artistic, but not particularly clear, photos
as others arrived
and Peter greeted Richard Just.
This waiter assured me that if I switched wines nothing bad would befall me
and so I spoke with Lee and Peter
and Jane and Jessie
before meeting up with Vance and Candace who had talked to Seva and Suzanne about Lindqvist Beach on St. Thomas where they grew up.
