the power went out
just before our dinner party
so we had it anyway
candlelight, a warm fire, and great friends made it even better.
“what is a soul? it’s like electricity – we don’t really know what it is, but it’s a force that can light a room.”
-ray charles
enjoy your people tomorrow
no matter who or what they may be.
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‘the only thing I like better than talking about food is eating. “
-john walters
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credit: the new yorker
mg took me out
for a big birthday night
relaxed fancy dinner
4 star restaurant
chocolate
concert
great company.
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we looked up the dress code
before leaving home
and were so very pleasantly surprised.
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Dress Code
We want all of our guests to feel comfortable.
Therefore, all guests must comply with our dress code.
Anyone found in violation will be required to leave.
• No see-through clothing
• No exposed private parts
• No offensive material or language
• No visible undergarments
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we wondered what must have happened for them
to have felt the need put this code in place.
and it also
really put a damper on my planned ensemble.
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‘good humor is one of the best articles of dress
one can wear in society.’
– william makepeace thackeray
four generations in one place at one time with one common purpose.
dinner.
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a family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women,
an occasional animal, and the common cold
– ogden nash
I didn't have my glasses on.... 