thanksgiving redux

It came and went pretty smoothly. Kate and I finished reading Girl in Translation together and it is my new must read book for this season. Consequently I was able to deal with my mantra God is In the Details and I was organized like a german field marshall which was all to the good with a pre Thanksgiving dinner party for the Sheftalls who had just driven up from Georgia and other guests totalling 16 people and then Thanksgiving for 11 people. This was after Kate and her cousins went up to the Museum to watch the parade from a VIP vantage point that I had been able to wangle for them. Kate has turned into an amazing hostess and was a real champ about helping with the details of the Wednesday night dinner. Arnie came into town on Thanksgiving morning and did all the things that husbands do like reaching those bowls and vases that live on the tallest shelves, setting up the bar and being charming. On Friday I had to go into the office and pretend to work. No self respecting journalist worth their salt was working but I was there on the off chance that they might be struck by immediate interest in the Museum. Off to dinner with the Sheftalls again at our favorite New York restaurant Bar Pitti and then they went off to the theatre and we prtty much collapsed. The Sheftalls left on Saturday and Arnie flew out on Sunday. Actually the adrenaline was pretty much flowing for everybody until Monday night when Kate and I both went to bed at 9:00 am and woke up at 6:00am. what an indulgence.

Took Kate to school this morning who exhibited true New York City street smarts. As we got on the bus I noted to Kate that the back of the bus seemed crowded with very few people sitting near the driver. "Probably a crazy person is sitting up front...."