thanksgiving with some family

Some pics from last week's Thanksgiving "linner" (lunch + dinner) over at Chip, Pinky, and Miles' home out in Brooklyn... Second year in a row, first year with Vallie (Valaida, Veronica, Val, whichever name she goes by these days!)... Nice to have another family member on the East Coast!

mmmmmm..... a maple and hickory smoked bacon glazed masterpiece! 

lynn valerie and valaida 

chippy and lynn 

joe and veronica 

chip and miles 

chip and his college buddy, derek 

joe and his sister, jennifer 

with pinky 

""Friends are the family we choose."

Not sure whom that quote is attributed to, but it's true... Friends ARE the family we choose. Been thinking about that a lot, especially since the holidays are around the corner....

"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them."

--Michael Jordan

"Reality is nothing but a collective hunch."

--Lily Tomlin, actress

a wedding fit for a princess (a real one)...

katie and her bro... walking down the aisle

a very pink ceremony

glad THAT's over... let's party!

two of my best friends - gorgeous, as always

sach and su, looking very prom-like, during the cocktail reception... overlooking tampa bay

me and chett at the reception

the happy couple... the princess and her prince charming

my first U.S. Open