Well actually, there we were and the Seems PC240958 dropped by on their whirlwind visit back to Princeton where they thought Santa Claus would find them. Suzanne PC240959 seemed glad to see them and brought out holiday nuts PC240960 as Mary and Jane PC240961 watched and Lauren showed off her cosmopolitan PC240962 in colors that would make Santa happy. Sarah was still looking very woozy PC240963 from the late night and the drugs she was taking to cure the after effects of the disease she had gotten. Lauren posed for this sequence of photos PC240964 PC240965 PC240966 taking care to never have the drink reach her mouth (for advertising purposes) which made Boot happy PC240967 since he would be driving later. Someone managed to capture this rare picture of David PC240968 who seemed to have caught some of Sarah's wooziness. And, we got one of the last pictures of Nancy PC240969 before she gets her glasses.

At this point, we gave the camera to Mary (having not learned our lesson a few weeks earlier) and let her do avant garde photography. She captured Boot PC240970 then David and Lauren PC240971 and Suzanne PC240972 and some crowd shots including a clearer version of Sarah PC240973 and less clear versions of others PC240974 PC240975 before the avant garde photography began PC240976 PC240977 PC240978 PC240979 interrupted only by this photo of your truly PC240980 and then back to the artistic work. PC240981 PC240982 They were in a hurry to leave PC240983 but we were able to calm them down for one last clear picture PC240984 of the Seems before they departed for their massive dinner.

We then braved the traffic down Nassau Street taking extra care to avoid the flying reindeer overhead that threw off our GPS and made us unusually late for the Justs who had already eaten the hors d'ouveres but had enough food for me to make this wonderful plate of too much to eat PC240985 which made Steven and Sara happy PC240986 especially as Lizzie shone behind the candle, PC240987 Suzanne and Benjamin enjoyed the food, PC240988 Jane stared into space, PC240989 Peter stared further, PC240990 and Rory would only give us this side view. PC240991 None of this helped Sarah PC240992 who was still woozy from the drugs and all. Seva and Richard PC240993 seemed very involved in the task of eating but hopefully not the decorative baskets PC240994 that adorned the table. Seva was still there (and more clear) PC240995 after dinner when Jane returned from her walk down Prospect Street with her battle scars a scraped arm PC240996 and torn pants PC240997 acquired while finding Rosie. PC240998 Together, Jane and Rosie took this picture of the triple header PC240999 atop the wall and then Rosie captured Jane. PC241000

After this, many adjourned from the heated discussed of the possible need of a Star Wars defense shield to engage in a game of dominoes where Benjamin started with this hand PC241001 as the others watched PC241002 and then got very engrossed PC241003 in seeing what move Rosie would make next PC241004 as the trains started PC241005 and Benjamin's joke book PC241006 stood idle.

The trains grew PC241007 as Benjamin watched PC241008 and grew further PC241009 as Suzanne watched PC241010 until move PC241011 after move PC241012 after move PC241013 led to the end of the game.