The next day, Herman Ermolaev IMG_0067 from the Slavic Languages and Literature Department and Abraham Udovitch IMG_0068 from Near Eastern Studies came to visit.

All of this made me ready to have the table cleared IMG_0069 some flowers IMG_0070 and candy corn IMG_0071 arrive along with many flowers IMG_0072 which looked good IMG_0073 and fine napkins IMG_0074 not to mention the mums IMG_0075 that graced our entryway IMG_0076 and lots of furniture IMG_0077 IMG_0078 some of which let us organize my study IMG_0079 IMG_0080 while the dining room table IMG_0081 was ready to be set.

Meanwhile, Jane And Fred IMG_0082 were in her room and Ben was on the second floor IMG_0083 as the apple bags IMG_0084 were set up. We took the group pictures with ChefRob IMG_0085 who brought shrimp galore IMG_0086 and the tomato dish IMG_0087 and hummus IMG_0088 and lots of berries IMG_0089 for decoration as the kids posed with Rissa IMG_0090 who was going to supervise the event. The chocolate covered fruit IMG_0091 and desserts IMG_0092 were being organized by these nice people IMG_0093 as the crudite IMG_0094 was ready to go and the table IMG_0095 was getting ready. Progress continued in the kitchen IMG_0096 as the cheeses adorned the table IMG_0097 and Ben IMG_0098 enjoyed the animals IMG_0099 IMG_0100 in the study. There was some drizzling IMG_0101 as the shrimp IMG_0102 were getting ready and the bar IMG_0103 was being set. Against this backdrop IMG_0104 Sara arrived IMG_0105 and Jane showed the hole in her knee IMG_0106 which has a long and tragic story of a walk to Rosie's house. The bar IMG_0107 appealed to Suzanne IMG_0108 and the table IMG_0109 IMG_0110 and crudite IMG_0111 made ChefRob IMG_0112 feel like showing his wares IMG_0113 as the shrimp appeared IMG_0114 and the name cards with IMG_0115 and sans IMG_0116 flash. After a final record of the food IMG_0117 desserts IMG_0118 hummus IMG_0119 shrimp IMG_0120 candy (don't bite hard) IMG_0121 bruschetta IMG_0122 yin and yang background for the passed hors de ouveres IMG_0123 hummus IMG_0124 and dead animal IMG_0125 unwrapped IMG_0126 I admired how ChefRob IMG_0127 takes his own pictures and then captured pictures of Peter Jaffe IMG_0128 Peter Ramadge IMG_0129 Erhan Cinlar IMG_0130 Simon Levin IMG_0131 and Erhan again IMG_0132 to complete my album of chairs.