My birthday felt that it had come and gone but there were still
a group
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who showed up to watch Benjamin
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try and gather the last few things off the floor as Suzanne
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and Jim and Judy
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competed for bad camera poses.
Once we got to the restaurant, Perry and Liz
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who had already started their martinis were feeling not pain at the
view down
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and across the table
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of good friends from the work place. The menu
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and my frog and peach plate
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didn't do well in the low light conditions. There was a toast
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and so I lifted my glass
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and sword
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to join in as my herb crepes
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arrived along with the other first courses
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but this was only topped by the main courses
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which were followed by dessert
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and coffees
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of various flavors.
Against this back drop, we arose on Saturday and headed into town to
mail this package
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that had been lingering for too long. We met the Sheiner's
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at PJ's as we headed to Zorba's
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for Jane's BLT
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with fires
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Ben's chocolate milk
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and Jane's Orangina
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to wash down his
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chicken nuggets as I ate a fallafel
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and these people at our table
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were nice enough to take this picture
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of us. At Thomas Sweet's, Ben pondered his ice cream
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and then took a bite
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as Jane's sat waiting for her
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while I photographed the fun house mirror
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amid the logo
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and menu pages
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of the confectionaire.
Walking onward, we ran into Lucy and Mary Knapp
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as the peace protest
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loomed in the distance where this man
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had a beautiful sign and Michael
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spoke with the woman with the baby on her back as the balloons
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fluttered and peace
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by balloon or postcard
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seemed like a good idea even to these bongo drummers
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who serenaded us.
Back at home were the water bottles from Suzanne's car
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as we headed off to Ben's basketball game
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against the girl's team.