It was getting down to the home stretch and so I had
to do a few final aspects of my old job such as getting
photographs
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of this paperweight that has been on my desk since Perry brought it back.
But I also had a few tasks of the new job like meeting with Ravi Bhatt
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and Martha Himmelfarb
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before the celebrations could begin.
Michele
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arrived first and was quite impressed by the bar
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as Ken and Sandy
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appeared in time for the hors d'oeuvres
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served by our friendly waitress.
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Meanwhile, back at the bar, drinks were coming
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and Andrew
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was enjoying his martini as Ginnie and Gerry
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arrived in time for the vegetarian quesadilla
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that photographed slightly better
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with no flash. The skewered chicken
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was a big hit except that no one knew what to do
with the empty skewers.
Melissa made herself a cosmo
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though there was some debate among those who watched
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about whether there was any alcohol in the drink.
As we were ready to sit down, someone took this picture of me
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and then we were ready to assemble
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for the first course
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as the conversation amused people
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on both sides of the table even as we admired the glassware
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set out. The shrimp cocktail
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made Ken
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think about asparagus
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as the salmon
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chicken and rice
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and ravioli
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were served. Dessert
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kept the conversation going
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as cheese
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and crackers (too light)
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and crackers (too dark)
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finished off the meal.
After the older generation left, Sarah's friends
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and her
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settled in to finish the food.