Birthday Girl

 We celebrated Jamuna's 16th birthday in Aspen on July 8th.  Here are some photos of the evening.  She wanted to have dinner at Asie - so we did.  We enjoyed an array of food items selected by the manager Frank who is really good at pretending that he remembers us year after year.  Rather than struggle with selecting from the menu we just ask Frank to surprise us.  He does a nice job of selecting appetizers and entrees that are easily shared around the big table, but the biggest surprise comes at the conclusion of the night (and I don't mean dessert).

Speaking of dessert, we had a nice cake made especially for Jamuna by the gang at Main Street Bakery.

After dinner we went "home" to open a few presents which included a book (The Andromeda Strain), a triathlon outfit, a cool water bottle, and....... and electric violin!  And..... an amplifier!

UPDATE:  Prema is back in Rapid and hard at work to support our lavish lifestyle in Aspen.  She is feeling a bit better every day but still feeling the effects of Newton's Laws of Motion.

We (B-Squad and the Portlandia Abrahams) tried to take a gondola ride this afternoon but a big thunderstorm rolled in.  Instead of having lunch on the top of the mountain we sat in the grass by the miniature golf course.  Homemade bread (thanks to Caroline), salami, cheese, Nutella, and fruit was enjoyed by all.  We barely beat the rain.