So normally. I am not one to make a big deal of my birthday. A nice dinner with a few good friends will certainly do. So it was hugely out of the ordinary for me to celebrate this year in the way that I did. A dear friend of mine threw a huge bash for me at a beautiful old church built by the Rockefellars in New York City. Complete with a pianist, magicians, a band, tons of food, and about 100 hundred of my closest and dearest friends and relatives, the night was a true hit. Naturally, having this lavish gala in my honor, I had to play along. I had 3 costume changes. I know, I know, but I had to! One for greeting, one for dinner, and one for dancing!
And to top it all off, my friend put together the most wonderfultwenty minute slideshow. It included over 250 photos of me from when I was little until now (age 29!) doing all sort of things, from my years in school, to my first days in radio, to my digs as an archaeologist in the south of France, to now. There was not a dry eye in the house including my own. I was so grateful to have been able to share such an incredible experience the people most important to me inmy life. The night was unforgettable and at this point I can say a big bash was well worth it!
In a previous blog, “A Runners Wife” I spoke about my husband training for the NYC marathon. All I have to say is that the months of training all came together of an amazing race. Race day is a grueling day for runners, and the family. But a miracle happened...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the senate judiciary committee and basically shrugged when asked if any other enemy combatant captured overseas had ever been brought to civilian criminal court to face justice. Talk about an incompetent boob, not to mention a disgrace.
Here is a list of wines all from Spain, and menus from restaurants in Brooklyn where a crew of us did a food / wine crawl through Carrol Gardens and Williamsburg recently
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