Friday evening, my good friends Toni & Rod Hoffman, Susan & Gary Neumann, Suzy & Moe Krabbe, and Trudi & Dave Syferd hosted a small birthday dinner party in my honor. What a special dinner party! Toni and friends had gone to huge amount of effort getting photos of me as a child which were displayed on the tables and the tables were set beautifully with Toni’s antique china, antique salt cellars and sparkling crystal. Suzy Krabbe wrote a personalized poem which the ladies performed as a gentle roast. (I’m so glad they were kind and gentle!)
Since we didn’t know each another then, one of the activities of the evening that I especially enjoyed was hearing a story from each person at my table about something interesting or memorable that had occurred during their high school years. One of the couples (not married to each other) had dated briefly in high school. Another, who had come from a privileged home life, told a story about one day when the butler was sick and she was late leaving for school, her 10 year old brother got out the car and drove her to school. And another was a baseball letterman who played first base. I shared a story about being a synchronized swimmer which I had a hard time convincing my table to belief. It was true however!
Ken had fun visiting his stored wine at Seattle Wine Storage and selecting just the right wines for the dinner party. There was certainly no shortage of wine and there were many bottles left over for the next big party. His selections included:
Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin Brut
2006 Far Niente Chardonnay
2006 Grgich Hills Estate Chardonnay
2007 Stags Leap Chardonnay
2005 Sait-Aubin White Burgundy
2007 Rombauer Chardonnay
1994 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Leonetti Cabernet Sauvignon
1989 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
2006 Shafer Merlot
1994 Woodward Canyon Merlot
1993 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
1983 Rieussec Sauternes
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