FamilyDobkin HolidayThanksgiving

On Wednesday, Dansyl, Larry and Janet posed in the faculty room ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0037 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0038 Janet sat in the provost's seat ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0039 and Larry and Syl stood by the president's place ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0040 before we went back to the hotel to see Dick and Fran who had arrived ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0041 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0042 and Syl and Larry ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0043 and Janet ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0044 Dan ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0045 and Dick ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0046 sat by the fire as I took these self portraits ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0047 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0048 before heading home to see all the food preparations ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0049 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0050 as Josephine worked away ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0051 before I went to Sarah's room to pick her up as she and Ed sat on the bed ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0052 and I admired the photos ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0053 and the packed baggage ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0054 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0055 before heading home to see one table set ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0056 and another in process ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0057 as the sweet potatoes (no marshmallows) were in preparation ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0058 as Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0059 and Sarah ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0060 were watching the Gilmore girls as Ben ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0061 convinced Sarah that she should check email as she ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0062 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0063 Jane ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0064 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0065 and I ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0066 got ready to go to dinner at Lahiere's.

Once there, we ran into Caroline Clancy and Bob Barnett ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0067 before settling in to dinner. All were assembled on sides of the table ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0068 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0069 as Fran posed ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0070 and then Jane and I took this self portrait ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0071 as Ben read the menu ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0072 and Sarah and Ed ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0073 and Larry and Janet ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0074 enjoyed Dansyl's hospitality ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0075 as we perused the menu ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0076 and the vegetarian had time to take this profile shot ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0077 as the bread came ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0078 along with my martini. ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0079 This was the bread ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0080 and these were the appetizers ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0081 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0082 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0083 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0084 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0085 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0086 interrupted by the pictures of the family ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0087 before the places were cleared ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0088 for the main courses ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0089 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0090 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0091 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0092 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0093 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0094 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0095 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0096 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0097 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0098 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0099 which raised everyone's spirits ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0100 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0101 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0102 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0103 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0104 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0105 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0106 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0107 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0108 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0109 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0110 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0111 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0112 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0113 before I took a few group photos ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0114 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0115 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0116 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0117 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0118 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0119 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0120 as the waitress returned ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0121 for another group picture ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0122 into which I had planned to paste this picture of myself ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0123 into the group all organized ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0124 when the official Lahiere's photographer arrived ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0125 and took these few photos of all of us ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0126 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0127 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0128 after which dessert could be served ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0129 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0130 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0131 Ben could pose with the waitress ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0132 and we could finish our meal ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0133 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0134 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0135 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0136 ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0137 before heading home to the task of putting away the toilet paper ../../../Sabbat/2005/11.22-26.05Thanksgiving//IMG_0138 and calling it a day.