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We couldn't believe it either. We went to the city to hang out with adults. We had three birthdays to celebrate -- Teena's, Num's, and Lena. We met up for dinner at Libation down in the Village, then capped the evening off at Cafe Wha.
A big dinner for friends from Michigan, New York, and New Jersey. We all met up for dinner at Famous Dave's in New Brunswick for Southern BBQ.
Me, Doug. That's my wife feeling me up |
Doug's wife Kathy, Doug's older brother Mike |
Paul, Biji, and Ipe Junior |
A dinner for 8 |
Surprise party to celebrate my friend Neil's 30th birthday party.
The women |
The men |
The men with Neil (next to me) |
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Basically, dinner out on a Wednesday night......for whoever could make it to the city on a Wednesday night. Vijay was Employee of the Year for his division at his company, Sandhya & Vijay's cousin just flew in from Singapore, and I think that was it. Who cares. I got to go out with adults, and drink. I think I needed it. Unfortunately, I missed the last bus from Port Authority to get home, so Plexy & Lesh drove out of their way to get me home. Aww.
The name of the place is Pipas Tapas y Mas.
Reeba is in shock over the ridiculous bill |
My department arranged a get-together to build up a team dynamic. We went to a nearby restaurant for drinks.
Nowadays, I generally avoid taking photos of coworkers, because I'm not friends with most of them -- just "friendly" from 9am to 5pm. I am friends with some of them, so here are some pictures of some of my coworkers, and who I am friendly with. I am friends with a small, small subset of them. They know who they are. The rest don't know about this website, and let's keep it that way!
A thousand of us got together for dinner to celebrate mine and Lesh's birthday. [That was a grammatically butchered statement, wasn't it?] We had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory in Wayne, NJ.
Good food for everyone |
Sunil, Heidi, Reeba |
Plexy, me, Vijay, Pradeep |
Sandhya, Ligy |
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Lesh, Nums, Joshy |
Me, Pramod |
Good night! |
Vib turned 30 this year. His wife Deepa threw him a big ol' surprise party in the city for him, family, and friends. Nice place, excellent Indian food, and Vib was very much surprised. The cake was pretty delicious. The bottom half was regular cake and warm, while the top was ice cream and cold. Interesting, but how did they do that?
Surprise, birthday boy! |
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Nice cake, eh? It was delicious. |
Well, he's happy |
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Cute couple |
Sandhya graduated from Nursing school, so there was a surprise party for her at someone's house down the shore. After the initial surprise, we took the festivities to a nearby beach. Unfortunately, the surprise got blown, as Sandhya saw an incriminating email on her brother's PC. Rats.
As a result of dating (and eventually marrying) somone who likes country music, I think I've officially attended more country concerts than any other genre. This is the second time I've seen Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in concert, and 4th country concert I've been to. I'll admit that the first time was a free ticket to see Faith before meeting my wife, so I can't blame her for that. The rest, including the Sussex Country Farm & Horse Show, is her fault. :P
Oh yeah, anyway, after Sandhya's party, we hightailed it home to freshen up, drop off the kid to his grandparents, then drive down to Pennsylvania to meet up with Teena. Then we drove over to the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia for the concert. Decent concert, but so many cowboy hats.
The last of the couples got married. Congratulations to Chirag & Kanika! The wedding reception was held at this amazing reception hall called the Rockleigh in Old Tappan, NJ. It was a really stunning venue.
The reception hall |
Amit & a bridesmaid |
Sunay & Reshma |
Vib & a bridesmaid |
Chirag & Kanika |
First dance |
Mandatory cake eating |
Family photo |
Snazzy title, eh? I'm getting more creative in my old age. Next title will be, "Stuff happened. See enclosed." Num was in training this weekend, so she missed all the fun. First, Joshy and I drove to Plexy and Lesh's house for the annual summer BBQ at their place. Afterwards, he and I met up for dinner with my friend Olivia and her friend Greg @ the Chilli's in Freehold.
When Plexy wasn't biting my kid's arm, he was cooking at the grill. |
I think Sandhya is always ready for a picture. |
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A long day, and the day wasn't even over yet. |
Dinner with Olivia |
Since Paul & Biji were in town, we had a BBQ at the Kondorfs. Don't laugh at the pitiful number of photos from the BBQ. I video as well. If I have a free moment, I'd like to convert it and post it. Check back with me in 2014.
Do you like his salsa mustache? |
RoseAnn and Anup got married. Nice wedding. The wedding was held in Scarsdale, and the wedding reception was held at the Surf Club in New Rochelle, NY.
This is just for the appetizer hour |
The Surf Club sits right on the Long Island Sound |
Beautiful chandeliers |
Our friend Teena as the Maid of Honor |
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The happy couple |
Why is Plex kissing my wife? |
Teena, Lesh, me |
I'm just tacitly making fun of this tradition |