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Eva Arrives
She was the first to arrive after Rob and I got there.
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Toly
He had missed my last party, so it was kindof exciting to see him again.
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Anand's Crowd
Anand brought his brother (Al) and his friends (Nicole and Natalie) along; I didn't know them, but they seemed nice enough.
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Valerie and Family
Now *this* was what I was loking forward to - my first time meeting the first kid of
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First Picture of Emilija
Or Carrot, as I like to call her. So cute!
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Val, Myungshin, Siri
Valerie brought a couple of friends with her as well - Myungshin, from her school, and Siri, an old high-school classmate.
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Sassy Siri
I had actually done the job of helping the two of them re-discover each other a couple of weeks before, which was exciting...
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Sarah and Siri
Sarah also went to school with Valerie, and by the commutative property, Sarah and Siri knew each other as well.
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Myungshin
Myungshin was only in the country for a while, but she was pretty friendly. It took a while to get a good picture of her, but it was worth it.
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Taking Care of Emilija
Myungshin and Siri, slightly intimidated by all of the people that they didn't know, had a good time spending energy on taking care of the child that *also* didn't know anybody.
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Emilija, Again
She certainly didn't seem to mind the attention.
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Content Parents
Valerie apparently learned early on that it's a good idea to pass the kid off on others where possible, for the sake of ones own well-being...
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Sarah
I think she enjoys seeing my camera more than most people.
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Suspicious Toly
For instance, Toly often seems concerned.
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Laura
I was kindof shocked to realize how long it had been since I'd seen Laura, too.
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Rob
He was my date. I think he had a good enough time, even if he didn't know what was going on...
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New Year's Boxes
Eva made 25 of these as gifts. Oh, crafty Eva... (They were really cool. And yes, Beth, I have one for you too.)
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Lots of Dinner
We eat well at these events, you see.
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Anand's Group
Over at the other table were the Anand crowd - Natalie, Al, Nicole, and Dave.
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Sean, Sarah, and Anand
There were also the three that I *did* know, and quite well at that...
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Sean, Sarah, and Mystery Guests
...and a pair of ghosts, that took up the last couple of chairs. (We didn't mess up our reservations! Honest!)
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Al and Natalie
I didn't really talk with Anand's brother much, but that's probably okay, right?
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Hungry Anand
I should have gotten a portrait of him when he *wasn't* eating, I guess.
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Hungry Parents
While Emilija was once again being carried around, they took the opportunity to eat a few bites.
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Eating Sean
I'm not sure if he'd had a blood orange before.
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Tim
My friends have learned to borrow the camera and take pictures. It's only fair.
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Proud Daddy
Matas is *really* proud of her, you can tell..
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Matas
The first good portrait I have of him where he's not wearing a tuxedo.
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Anand
Maybe I *did* get a decent portrait of him!
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Tim, Again
A nice shot of me, actually. Thanks, Val!
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Packing Her Up
I was expecting them to stamp "RETURN TO SENDER" on her. (Not really.)
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Heading Out
And so Val and Matas took off, and we all began to disperse... but at least we didn't leave hungry.
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