It was going to be a long and interesting day, so I paid homage to my spiders
before getting into the car and driving to this intersection
but I was early so I bought something that came in this wrapper
and looked like this
or like this
once the flash was redirected. I drove back to the intersection and
entered this building
where I spent most of the day in this conference room
working.
When the day was done, I drove back home to find the gang
assembled in my living room including Jane, Kaylen and Lucy
who had caught a ride home with me. In the kitchen, Carolyn
and Michael
greeted me an offered me this glass of white wine
to go with Michael's red
that had come from this bottle
they so kindly brought. Benjamin
was happy to see me as the unfinished cheese
and hors d'oeuvres
came back to the kitchen. None of this seemed to have an
impact on Jane/Lucy
and Kaylen
who were busy typing away. But it was dinner time.
The cake stood guard
against people getting overstuffed ( not that this ever works ) with
breads
meats
veggie lasagna
salad
and chopped vegetables
all of which made the birthday girl
happy as Steven
went through the line and Adele and Suzanne
discussed the meals that Michael and Chris
might be having as Benjamin
decided to chow down his meal. Chris posed for a picture with too much light
another with bad angle
and then the finale
that brought people to their seats
with plates that looked quite good
especially when enhanced by the butler
who spread the spread to Jan-boy's amusement
as he assembled his plate
which looked better sans flash
though Carolyn
wondered why my plate
lacked color
until we got some tomatoes to buffer the strong flash.
Suzanne admired Jane's school photos
as Jane did a before and after comparison
and the 3 of them posed together
as dinner evolved
to Steven and John's amusement
and Carolyn and Adele's
attention to the clean plate
I made.
Jan-girl
Suzanne
and Michael
admired the fruit platter
especially as we added color
and fruit started to disappear
as the cheese appeared
and the cookie plate
was enhanced by strawberries
as the Belgian chocolates
made their way around the table.
Benjamin and I split this cookie
into these 2 pieces
as the girls
got the cake together
for the birthday celebration and Pam turned fire into smoke
and began to cut
so that my plate
could be filled
and then emptied
as the presents appeared
and the cards were opened
so that all could read
the warm greetings. The picture frame
amused Chris and Jan-boy
as Pam worked on
and Steven turned to make a point
and then he and John posed
as the next card came by
for all to see
the Feng Shui
candles that amused Jan-boy
and Chris
as the others relaxed
after the big meal as Pam opened more
and the candles got passed around
for a closer look as Jane and Lucy headed for the computers
and Kaylen
did her grandma babushka imitation as Benjamin read his book
and the chess set stood idle
saying good bye to Jan and Jan
as Michael tried to get Lucy going
so that work on her present
could continue though Kaylen
had her chocolate milk
and Benjamin his apple
as the phone sat by
and everyone tried to escape
Jane's new faces