It was Hannukah which came early this year ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160567 but there were lights electric ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160568 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160569 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160570 and otherwise ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160571 as well as symbols ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160572 and this painting from Jeff to ward off insanity ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160573 as the table was set ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160574 and the latkes began to appear ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160575 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160576 thanks to Josephine ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160577 as Jeff posed ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160578 and the vegetables ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160579 beans ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160580 and chicken were readied ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160581 as were the nuts and chewables ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160582 while holiday drinks ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160583 were made according to this recipe ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160584 and Jeff ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160585 and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160586 admired the cheese ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160587 as Peter ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160588 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160589 and Seva conversed and waited ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160590 for applesauce ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160591 and vegetables to cook ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160592 as Jeff's plate was assembled early ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160593 and Steven ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160594 Sara and Seva ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160595 waited as another drink was mixed (not a drink recipe we will repeat) ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160596 ad food was served ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160597 so that my plate ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160598 could attract the others who came to eat ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160599 as we admired the lights ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160600 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160601 and then did the ritual lighting of some of our own ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160602 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160603 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160604 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160605 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160606 before Ben opened his gifts ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160607 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160608 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160609 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160610 both promised ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160611 and real ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160612 ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160613 and posed for thank yous. ../../../Sabbat/2007/12.05-08.07HannukahAndNYC//P1160614