FriendsPam It was going to be a long and interesting day, so I paid homage to my spiders ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0363 before getting into the car and driving to this intersection ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0364 but I was early so I bought something that came in this wrapper ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0365 and looked like this ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0366 or like this ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0367 once the flash was redirected. I drove back to the intersection and entered this building ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0368 where I spent most of the day in this conference room ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0369 working.

When the day was done, I drove back home to find the gang ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0370 assembled in my living room including Jane, Kaylen and Lucy ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0371 who had caught a ride home with me. In the kitchen, Carolyn ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0372 and Michael ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0373 greeted me an offered me this glass of white wine ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0374 to go with Michael's red ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0375 that had come from this bottle ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0376 they so kindly brought. Benjamin ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0377 was happy to see me as the unfinished cheese ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0378 and hors d'oeuvres ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0379 came back to the kitchen. None of this seemed to have an impact on Jane/Lucy ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0380 and Kaylen ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0381 who were busy typing away. But it was dinner time.

The cake stood guard ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0382 against people getting overstuffed ( not that this ever works ) with breads ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0383 meats ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0384 veggie lasagna ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0385 salad ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0386 and chopped vegetables ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0387 all of which made the birthday girl ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0388 happy as Steven ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0389 went through the line and Adele and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0390 discussed the meals that Michael and Chris ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0391 might be having as Benjamin ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0392 decided to chow down his meal. Chris posed for a picture with too much light ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0393 another with bad angle ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0394 and then the finale ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0395 that brought people to their seats ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0396 with plates that looked quite good ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0397 especially when enhanced by the butler ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0398 who spread the spread to Jan-boy's amusement ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0399 as he assembled his plate ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0400 which looked better sans flash ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0401 though Carolyn ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0402 wondered why my plate ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0403 lacked color ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0404 until we got some tomatoes to buffer the strong flash.

Suzanne admired Jane's school photos ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0405 as Jane did a before and after comparison ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0406 and the 3 of them posed together ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0407 as dinner evolved ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0408 to Steven and John's amusement ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0409 and Carolyn and Adele's ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0410 attention to the clean plate ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0411 I made.

Jan-girl ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0412 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0413 and Michael ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0414 admired the fruit platter ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0415 especially as we added color ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0416 and fruit started to disappear ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0417 as the cheese appeared ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0418 and the cookie plate ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0419 was enhanced by strawberries ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0420 as the Belgian chocolates ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0421 made their way around the table.

Benjamin and I split this cookie ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0422 into these 2 pieces ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0423 as the girls ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0424 ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0425 got the cake together ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0426 ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0427 ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0428 for the birthday celebration and Pam turned fire into smoke ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0429 ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0430 and began to cut ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0431 so that my plate ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0432 could be filled ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0433 ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0434 and then emptied ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0435 ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0436 as the presents appeared ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0437 ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0438 and the cards were opened ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0439 ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0440 so that all could read ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0441 the warm greetings. The picture frame ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0442 amused Chris and Jan-boy ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0443 as Pam worked on ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0444 and Steven turned to make a point ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0445 and then he and John posed ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0446 as the next card came by ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0447 for all to see ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0448 the Feng Shui ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0449 candles that amused Jan-boy ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0450 and Chris ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0451 as the others relaxed ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0452 ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0453 after the big meal as Pam opened more ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0454 and the candles got passed around ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0455 for a closer look as Jane and Lucy headed for the computers ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0456 and Kaylen ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0457 did her grandma babushka imitation as Benjamin read his book ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0458 and the chess set stood idle ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0459 saying good bye to Jan and Jan ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0460 as Michael tried to get Lucy going ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0461 so that work on her present ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0462 could continue though Kaylen ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0463 had her chocolate milk ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0464 and Benjamin his apple ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0465 as the phone sat by ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0466 and everyone tried to escape ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0467 Jane's new faces ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0468 ../../../Sabbat/11.22.02PamsBirthday//IMG_0469