when from the door
emerged Jane
and we were off. We were early to pick up Sarah and so went to
the WaWa where we saw Bill Flemmer
and then returned to where Suzanne and Ben
were watching Sarah
emerge ready to go. We were excited that E Z Pass worked
and made our way to the parking lot
where we left the car
and headed to the terminal
where Ben
and Jane
dug into a sandwich as Sarah
and Suzanne
had coffee and I took this self portrait
before taking Jane back
for another sandwich. And wise they were to eat because this meal
was hardly satisfying as we flew through and those across the aisle
and on my side
were happy when we were wheels down
and could make our way through the terminal
trying to get pictures of Republicans
returning from the convention as our bags
accumulated and we headed off on the rental car bus
to the Hertz counter
where our agent
was training a new agent
and the supervisor
insisted that we had to photograph him as well. Once we got into the car
we were ready to explore our part of Dallas including the gas prices
and road signs
before we got to the hotel and saw Dick and Larry
in the parking lot as Dick did his hostage imitation
and Larry
got ready for a busy weekend bringing the bowls up to the room.
We started to get our bags
and met Fran
as this man
checked us into the room and remembered us for later. We rode the elevator up
and saw our room
and bed
with a good view
and the entry of the hotel
and downtown Dallas
in the distance.
Ben
relaxed as Dansyl
came to visit and Jane
and Sarah
(in better pose)
visited before we found the elevator
and headed up to see Larry and Janet
where the bowls were
and Larry showed us to the hospitality suite where there was water
wine
soda
and more wine
and munchies
but we decided to beg off and head for dinner.
Dinner was at the Trevi
the hotel's restaurant hosted by Dansyl
as the babies arrived
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and father
and grandmother
looked on. I needed a new battery and so rode the
elevator
to get it and then snapped the hostess
on my return. We settled in for dinner
as Jack
and Emma
and Matt
Jane
and Ben
all wondered if my martini
would have 3 olives if I took the picture
in the right lighting. Suzanne
was amused when Paige and Gregory
arrived and Larry
was dressed much more formally than Dick
but they headed to dinner
and so Jack
and Emma
wished Paige
and Gregory
well as did Dansyl
and Ben
and Sarah
while the babies ate
and Larry took one last suit shot
as my extra olives
arrived along with good bread
and a salad
that went well with the other opening dishes
that made people at our table
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and portrait
shots of myself. Then, the main courses arrived
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as Suzanne practiced carrying babies
and Ben's head
hit the table. Some more baby holding
and some coffee
brought Benjamin
back to life as Michelle
and Jason
arrived to Ben's
amusement and Sarah
got involved in baby holding as the desserts
arrived as Fran
advised that the anniversary celebration
was about to begin -- 18 wonderful years. We admired the cake
and sang and then were amused
as our desserts
arrived. After a few more pictures
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