Lunch that day was a major cause for celebration, IMG_0632 Lorraine Post (shown with her husband) IMG_0633 and Nita Cherry (shown with her husband) were being honored as outstanding employees (which they are!). Here they're shown with their supervisor, Kris Miller IMG_0634 and here with their supervisor's supervisor, IMG_0635 (that would be me). I went into Manhattan for dinner at the Harvard Club with Bill Kirby IMG_0636 who is my counterpart at Harvard. The next morning, Linda, Sheryl and Suzanne IMG_0637 headed off for a road trip bringing back pistachio nuts (see below) among other things.

Saturday morning, it was time for a Mary Kay IMG_0638 show and Pam and her friend IMG_0639 came with refreshments IMG_0640 and set the table IMG_0641 from this supply IMG_0642 as the guests began to arrive IMG_0643 with their driver IMG_0644 so that the party could begin IMG_0645 up close IMG_0646 and from afar IMG_0647 which made Ben and me know that it was time to go to the frisbee tournament.

The first person we saw there was Noah IMG_0648 and then Sarah IMG_0649 IMG_0650 in the distance as the other photographer IMG_0651 captured some pictures of the toss off IMG_0652 IMG_0653 after which Sarah joined Noah IMG_0654 for a group photo IMG_0655 on the sidelines before re-entering the game IMG_0656 IMG_0657 though I got distracted IMG_0658 IMG_0659 by my attempts to get a picture of the Vassar girl IMG_0660 with the serious red hair. Fordham IMG_0661 looked dejected as Princeton IMG_0662 got set to celebrate and Sarah IMG_0663 IMG_0664 IMG_0665 IMG_0666 IMG_0667 worked to open the gift IMG_0668 that Noah brought as she IMG_0669 introduced Ben IMG_0670 to friends from the team IMG_0671 and posed with them IMG_0672 before opening the gift IMG_0673 as people gathered IMG_0674 IMG_0675 to watch the process IMG_0676 IMG_0677 IMG_0678 IMG_0679 IMG_0680 until the gong appeared IMG_0681 and was struck IMG_0682 so that Sarah could pose with her friend IMG_0683 and then the siblings IMG_0684 IMG_0685 could join and then even I IMG_0686 could join before the team photos IMG_0687 IMG_0688 and the beleagured team IMG_0689 got ready to hear the winners IMG_0690 sing their praises.

This was the cue for Ben and me to get these groceries IMG_0691 at Wawa IMG_0692 and to bring his sandwich IMG_0693 and the drinks IMG_0694 and my sandwich IMG_0695 back as the team assembled IMG_0696 IMG_0697 and Ben got ready IMG_0698 IMG_0699 to watch.

Amv IMG_0700 arrived and I set her to the task of recording the action as the team got ready IMG_0701 IMG_0702 for game 2 as Sarah posed IMG_0703 IMG_0704 with friends and Amv showed that she has the profile thing IMG_0705 down pat as she recorded us IMG_0706 and then the action IMG_0707 IMG_0708 IMG_0709 IMG_0710 against Columbia and on the sidelines IMG_0711 IMG_0712 IMG_0713 as the game heated up IMG_0714 IMG_0715 IMG_0716 and I did another self portrait IMG_0717 while Sarah IMG_0718 got vicious IMG_0719 on defense IMG_0720 and Ben started to get bored IMG_0721 though the action IMG_0722 continued as he IMG_0723 IMG_0724 pondered the world and the room mates IMG_0725 posed as he gathered our things IMG_0726 and made our way to watch the men IMG_0727 IMG_0728 though Ben IMG_0729 got excited when Suzanne IMG_0730 arrived because he didn't realize he'd be going to the concert IMG_0731 and not getting home until Sarah's cake IMG_0732 was half eaten. Sarah put on the birthday crown IMG_0733 and started opening IMG_0734 IMG_0735 taking a break to give us this card IMG_0736 which read better in the dark IMG_0737 and had a beautiful cover picture IMG_0738 so that she could open more IMG_0739 as Ben drank IMG_0740 and the chain IMG_0741 came out. She worked her way IMG_0742 IMG_0743 to trying it on IMG_0744 IMG_0745 and then moved on IMG_0746 to the next card IMG_0747 and present IMG_0748 which were shoes IMG_0749 that needed to be tried on IMG_0750 during which time Jane's text IMG_0751 and card IMG_0752 appeared. Jane IMG_0753 tried on the necklace as Sarah IMG_0754 showed her tan IMG_0755 and Jane watched IMG_0756 as Sarah showed her blister IMG_0757 and up close IMG_0758 then Sarah IMG_0759 tried on her hat IMG_0760 IMG_0761 IMG_0762 and Ben IMG_0763 dropped the incognito and showed his face IMG_0764 as Sarah IMG_0765 Ben IMG_0766 and Jane IMG_0767 watched Sarah IMG_0768 try on ear rings and get the next gift IMG_0769 as I did a self portrait IMG_0770 and a profile IMG_0771 and Sarah IMG_0772 tried on another ear ring IMG_0773 as the kids IMG_0774 IMG_0775 IMG_0776 watched the food and Jane's many attempts at profile got lots of Suzanne IMG_0777 IMG_0778 IMG_0779 and a little of Jane IMG_0780 whose expression of horror IMG_0781 was undoubted derived from a bad photo IMG_0782 and the pistachio nuts IMG_0783 IMG_0784 from Trader Joe's.

I finished the weekend in more sedate moments with my fellow deans IMG_0785 IMG_0786 Peter LePage (Cornell), Sharon Long (Stanford) and Peter Salovey (Yale).