Larissa's PhD Graduation



5/19/02  -  5/21/02

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...and now for the big show...

Aaron, Sue and I flew out to San Francisco on Friday the 17th. Larissa met us and the airport, and took us to the People's Republic of Berkeley where she lives.  First, to a really luscious B&B she'd booked us into, then (click here for more) over to her house, where we talked and Aaron got to know Zilla

The next morning, in the continuing process of eating our way across Berkeley, we had breakfast at a wonderful French restaurant with Vince and Diane And Dan and boy, did we talk! (Click Here  for more)

The guys went to see StarWars: The Obscene Flone Calls to let their digestion settle and the goirls went off to the flea market (the tough went shopping).  Hard work for all of us.

Then (click here for more) we met back at Larissa's again, this time with the whole family.  Again, Vince told jokes and everybody else cracked up.  And again we ate...at a neighborhood deli (50 blocks away and a long grueling walk)

After that we split up.  Vince, Diane and Dan went back to San Francisco across the bay.  La had a party that night (complete with dogfight) that we went to (no pictures).  The next  (Sunday) morning, we continued our (burp) Culinary tour of Bezerkely with breakfast at Mom's Royal Diner....an original '50s diner with scrumptious Eggs Benedict (no good pictures, but plenty of calories).

Then came graduation (click here for more).  The walk down the aisle, the hooding and the magic words were said that actually turns Larissa into a dottore....why that had to wait 3 years to say them I don't know

Afterwards at the reception... Larissa (and everyone else) was grinning like a loony...More food, would you believe: champagne,  nori rolls and chocolate cake...God, I love the California Eclectic.  Here's Larissa, who's ditched her robes for a feather boa, along with Kari and Jen (click here for more)

Finally, there was one Last Supper that night....Chinese this time (and about time)....La and Michael got all kissy-poo huggy-face....(click here for more).

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That's all folks