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Mom arrives (late) and gets set up on the air mattress in the living room. - IMG 5043
Thursday: the day of far fewer pictures. Leslie and Bryan try to hit all the neighborhoods they haven't seen, stopping every 10-15 blocks for tea and warmth. Grand Central Station, down 5th avenue (past library), to Union Square. Then, subway to Chinatown, walk north through Little Italy, shop, drink tea, begin to get snowed on in Soho. Footsore, cold, and hungry, they actually GO INSIDE the crepes restaurant in Greenwich Village (this may be of interest only to Clare). They stay there for almost two hours, warm and full of crepe. - IMG 5049
After dancing among the lesbians like absolute freaks for an hour or so, Leslie and Danny make the somewhat questionable decision to walk home in the snow. - IMG 5045
After failing to get rush tickets to Avenue Q, they return to McSorley's to be abused by an Irish waiter. They note with amusement that "the cheese plate" is some slices of cheddar, raw onion, and a sleeve of saltines. Then they meet George for $1 stand-up (worth every penny) at the Telephone Bar in the East Village. Then George and Bryan head home while Leslie meets Danny. Here he is in his workplace. He's the volunteer coordinator at a nonprofit bookstore/cafe in Soho that raises money for homeless AIDS victims. - IMG_2326
Back in Dallas: making Christmas Eve dinner - IMG 5050
Danny. - IMG 5215
Students pose with the Mexican flag...upside-down and backwards...during Cesar Chavez march. - IMG_7140.JPG
Mom and Dad preparing the feast - IMG 5048
L&D head back to Brooklyn for a benefit party. "What does this party benefit?" it occurs to Leslie to ask about halfway through the evening. "Someone's sexual reassignment surgery." As it turns out. Awesome. - IMG_2327
trying out swanky new wine opener from the Klingners - IMG_7150.JPG
Mom, still working - IMG_7152.JPG
Dad begins the carving. - IMG_7155.JPG
Leslie's plate - 02 G
Day one: the projects begin. Leslie in a discount fabric warehouse, shopping for curtain fabric. - IMG_7156.JPG
Someone noticed we could see the reflection of the entire table in the light fixture. - IMG 5241
Mr. S and Mr. M inexplicably on a tractor on Cesar Chavez day. - 05 G
Leslie by some exciting flowers. - IMG_7144.JPG
Cameron tells a story; Murphy hides - IMG_7145.JPG
Muuuurphy - IMG_7153.JPG
intense concentration required - IMG_7149.JPG
The meal comes together. - IMG_0047
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Leslie at a late lunch. - IMG_7158.JPG
Cameron shows Bryan her latest Warcraft accomplishments at her apartment. - IMG_2328
Leslie, Cameron, tree - 04 G
Mom at her bed and breakfast. - IMG_2209
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pre-meal - IMG_0031
Carolyn and Matt ready for feast - IMG_2210
Cameron tries to break Murphy of his very rational fear of the cows...