There were eight of us dining at this table last night. Note the chopsticks, dinner fork, and dessert fork. We were going to have Chinese cuisine! Well, guess what, seven of us used the chopsticks, while David was the only one using the dinner fork! So haole!
Before David’s brother (Michael), his wife (Shirley), and daughters (Amanda and Victoria) arrived, Julia played with her toy pots and pans, which meant she didn’t irk me by taking my pots out of the kitchen cupboards. Pretty cool invention!
On one side of the table sat Maria, Julia, Grant, and Shirley.
On the other side were Victoria, Amanda, Michael, and David. See the resemblance between the two brothers! Mike is the elder of the two.
We sang “Happy Birthday” to Maria.
Julia blew out the candles.
Lisa arrived late and helped herself to the buffet.
Julia (who is 21 months old) does Yoga. Here she is doing “Downward Dog.”
Julia – about to do “Warrior Two.”
Maria turned 31 this month. She made two surprising announcements. First, she was promoted to Chairman of the Math Department at her high school. The second announcement was also great news, but she does not want it publicized on my blog…yet. We congratulated her and wished her only the best. She is such a special person. I am very proud to be her mother.
We all had a good time last night and will be seeing Mike, et al., next Saturday for dinner at Assaggio’s. And then, they will return to their lives in Massachusetts.
August 24, 2009 at 5:25 am |
OH that was a great treat……gorgeous table,beautiful people,lovely kids,tempting cake,good news…..may be i got an idea what could be the second good news……..Gigi my best wishes for all of you.
August 24, 2009 at 7:06 am |
You sure did set a beautiful table, Glenda. You have such an artistic eye. Happy Birthday and Congratulations to Maria!!! She’s smart AND she’s knock down gorgeous.
Julia is absolutely precious. She’s learning yoga…. AND she remembers the stands? Looks like you’ve got another brilliant, beautiful family member. You and David are very fortunate.
August 24, 2009 at 9:51 am |
What a beautiful table! It looks like a fun family time for all. Congrats to your daughter and Happy Birthday,too. AND, I loved the pictures of your grand-baby. She is adorable.
September 1, 2009 at 9:31 am |
You have such a beautiful family, Gigi!