Thanksgiving Saturday began with a concert. Benjamin got his violin ready
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240543
and then needed help from Sarah
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240544
to see if we could adjust the strings
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240545
which we unfortunately could not until later ( see below ). Jane played the flute
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240546
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240547
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240548
and Sarah played the piano
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240549
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240550
All this excitement caused Suzanne to have one,
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240551
two,
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240552
and then three
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240553
phone calls.
In the evening, John Huang and Dan Yi
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240554
showed up thinking that they could see The Matrix here. But Sarah
and Claire
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240555
had other plans
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240556
that they had to act out sometimes moving
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240557
very rapidly. Sarah took a phone call as Lily and Claire
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240558
sorted scraps of paper on the floor next to
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240559
Dan. The sorting continued
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240560
amid an effort to capture Dan's face
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240561
as he and Benjamin
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240562
slugged it out on Madden 2001 as David watched.
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240563
It took many tries
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240564
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240565
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240566
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240567
and still his whole face wasn't captured even as Piya
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240568
and Jess
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240569
came rushing in the door while Lily
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240570
continued to sort paper and John and Dan
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240571
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240572
focused on the football game. Jess and Piya
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240573
posed for this calmer picture and the gang of girls did a few
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240574
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240575
group shots as Suzanne
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240576
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240577
talked to Lauren on the phone.
The football game continued with Dan focused and Ben dancing
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240578
because of his great lead.
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240579
Dan concentrated harder
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240580
as did Ben
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240581
while Lily posed for a number of pictures
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240582
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240583
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240584
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240585
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240586
before John Huang ended the evening with a few family pictures
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240587
../../../Sabbat/11.24.01SarahsFriends//PB240588