Once again Grannie has outdone herself with another family birthday celebration. There are many birthdays in the family circle in October, but only one member of the family was at the table in Salt Lake City on Sunday, October 26, 2008. While we celebrated all the birthdays, we actually feted Stephen Randall Gates' birthday.
There was an especially large turn-out this month. There were thirteen family members present: Grannie and Granddad, Stephen and Steve, Paul and Kathie, Philip, Camille and Peter, Emily, and Merrick, Philip and Landen. Grannie put on the usual outstanding spread, the groaning board including: Imperial chicken, brown rice with dried apricots, a tasty acorn squash dish with prosciutto and maple flavoring, crowd pleasing seasoned green beans, a tossed green salad and bounteous orange rolls, with cherry chocolate pound cake and ice cream for dessert.
Following the meal, we adjourned to the sitting area, where Stephen favored us on the piano with three of his own compositions: Tim's Piece, and unnamed piece from about 1984, and a composition he composed when he first began dating Nancy. These were lovely and impressively played pieces, received with appreciative and lively applause. Then Granddad provided a rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday" which we all sang to Stephen, followed by some gifts for Stephen. Serious visiting continued as various family members departed.
I acknowledge with gratitude the efforts that Grannie goes to, to keep family members connected and celebrated.
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