The next night, we went into Hannukah in high gear with the second table set ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110168 as Suzanne prepared some hors d'ouveres ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110169 and opened the gift we had received via Harry and David from dansyl ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110170 ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110171 along with crudite and obscenely good nuts ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110172 as the main table was set ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110173 and the kitchen chaos began. ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110174 Katy arrived ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110175 and we made our miracle drinks of goldschlager and vodka (so called latke and vodka drinks) ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110176 and began to taste the foods ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110177 which made Ben happy (in his new T shirt) ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110178 as the foods were unwrapped ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110179 and Suzanne and Ben sat together ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110180 before the Weinstein's arrived ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110181 followed by the Straus ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110182 ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110183 and soon after by Harry and Emma Cummins. ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110184 This caused the adults to gather their food and grab seats ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110185 as I admired the vegetarian chili ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110186 and others embraced the buffet of foods ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110187 before eating and then settling at the table for the candle lighting ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110188 which caused it to be a real festival of lights as Cara and Ben observed ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110189 including the donuts ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110190 and chocolate ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110191 ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110192 and ruggelach and cookies. ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110193 I then admired the nice bottle of grapa Harry had brought and we called it a day. ../../../Sabbat/2011/12.13-26.11HannukahPart1//P1110194