Dick and Fran were in New York and so we went into the city and met them for dinner at La Silhouette but somehow neglected to get pictures of the food.

Back at work, Judith Weisenfeld came by for her meeting as Acting chair of religion

And, Michele Minter came by for a meet and greet as she enters her new role.

Back on the campus, I ran into Seva and Alison Politziner while speaking with Joyce Rechtschaffen

Then it was Rosh Hashanah and we were happy to have everyone home for the holiday. Sarah baked a lovely challah and then there were various attempts at finding a venue for the family photo before we realized that we should go outside and Sarah made her way to join Suzanne and then they were joined by Jane and Ben before I joined for these set of family photos, one of which would be our holiday card.

Josephine who was our photographer then posed with the kids and with Suzanne before we headed off to services. Back at home, we had a caprese salad and green beans and parsley and nice apples to dip in honey to go with the chicken dish and 3 cake layers for the cake that would have some structural issues and, of course, Sarah's challah The tomatoes called out for artistic photos as did the fruit bowl the olives the figs (with goat cheese) and the artichoke hearts as I tried to get the perfect fig picture, not an easy task. We were about ready to serve the salad the green beans and these elegant appetizers when the Kramers arrived and so apples were cut challah was blessed and we gathered by the table to eat. Sam arrived and he and Ben went off on an excursion and then Jeff arrived but insisted on traveling incognito though he did bring us various pieces of Hawaii and holiday cheer as we had those foods that dip well in honey and hoped for a sweet year.

In the next round, Claire arrived with David and Ed, all fresh from their various trains which amused Suzanne as we assembled for yet another meal, undoubtedly suggesting that it would be a year of abundance but hopefully not a year of corpulence. Lily arrived soon after and cracked a smile as we all wished for happiness and good health.

Next it was time to prepare for the Race for the Cure and so Jane started making cookies from this large amount of batter and none of us wanted to think about how much butter was going into the batter which would look delicious though Suzanne insisted that we hold off until marshmellows could be added to the product to give a smore like feeling even as we selected a wine and cooked up the shrimp that would be dinner.

The actual day of the race arrived and so we assembled the T shirts from last year's race that we had been given and arranged them outside for all to take and displayed signs from previous races to complete the setting also noting the M&M's that were specially made for the event and the elegantly colored flowers from Sam's Club and elsewhere as the fruit and M&M's were placed on the table with the desserts chips desserts and chips about to emerge as Suzanne gives me the money I will need for the ice and hoagies as we arrive at Hoagie Haven and watch their display as the first hoagie is brought out and consumes the whole shelf as the worker hands me the bill and then helps us place the hoagie in the car before we return and place the ice of the floor to be distributed. Kristen, Suzanne and Sharon pose as we assemble the hoagies and condiments and arrange the ice around the drinks with the smoked salmon taking us back to the drinks as the delivery from Main Street arrives accompanied by the bill. with more stuff and more bill. The grapes, nuts, chips and dips were put together and the M&M's added as the first guest -- the Baums -- arrived and then came Jeff Diane White Kaylen and Adele hagadorn John Shea and Boot Seem with Doris and Lauren right behind, the Marsh's the Gardners Audrey Steven Just Laura and Hannah Ash Paul Dimaggio and the Klockenbrinks along with Heather and her family as Tony brings his dog forward to be followed by the Middlekauff dog and the Jones's and then the Harrison's -- Scott, Kelly, Graham and Fletcher. Carolyn and Lucy arrived as we assembled for the group photos.

After the walk, Suzanne and Carol Mason dug in and later that day, Ben had the sandwich to end all sandwiches.