It was about to be Dan's 90th birthday (or more precisely, the celebration of his birthday) so we parked the car at Philadelphia airport ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070305 recorded our bags ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070306 and made our way to the gate area ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070307 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070308 where we realized we'd need to go here to choose food from the menu ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070309 or the displayed ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070310 especially if we were going to eat the food we brought ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070311 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070312 before boarding and buying the fun pack that came with this bar ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070313 and after a bad shot ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070314 with these pieces ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070315 in this container ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070316 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070317 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070318 that also had pieces of crunch ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070319 all to be served on this nice tray table ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070320 as we ate ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070321 and rode ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070322 and soon were waiting for the rental car courtesy can ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070323 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070324 so that we could load our possessions ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070325 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070326 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070327 record the car's license plate ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070328 and arrive to be greeted by the birthday boy ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070329 at the Dansyl apartment ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070330 where construction was going on outside their window ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070331 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070332 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070333 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070334 as Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070335 and Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070336 sat ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070337 and had conversation with Dan ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070338 Syl ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070339 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070340 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070341 and me ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070342 before we dug into the chocolate ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070343 and Ben tried to take the puzzle apart ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070344 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070345 as we admired the cookies that Larry made ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070346 and Jane and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070347 chose some fruit ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070348 to bring along to the Residence Inn where we were checked in ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070349 and admired the room by dark ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070350 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070351 and by light ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070352 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070353 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070354 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070355 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070356 and from above ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070357 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070358 before catching a bit of the Eagles-Cowboys game ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070359 and then heading out to the ceremonial Christmas dinner of Chinese food at Ming Court ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070360 where the shrimp ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070361 the rice ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070362 the sweet and sour dishes ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070363 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.25.06//P1070364 the beef and the vegetarian dishes kept us saying Ho Ho Ho for the holiday. 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