Chris Gressley and Rick Ruppel wanted to have a housewarming party for
their friends and co-workers as soon as their new place was up and ready
for it. This date finally arrived in October 2004, when a whole pile of
people showed up, ate food, admired the homestead, and burned Microsoft books. Aah,
geeks...
We also got some shots of the
house.
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Arrival A few people are here, and there's a fire, but not much is going on yet...
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Paul and Chris Our host and one of her workers leave the house to greet us newcomers.
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Dog I don't remember whose dog this was; he was old, that's about all I can tell.
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Empty Shed Paul stands in a shed that was once filled with...stuff. It's a bit empty now.
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The Birds I just had to try for a shot of the thousands of birds flying around.
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Damian and John Hey, familiar late-comers!
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Diane Yi One of the BISS front-line helpdesk types.
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Weenie Fork I should have had someone else hold it; this just didn't work.
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American Gothic Well, close enough. (Rick and Chris.)
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Tim Cooks 1. Beth got my camera. 2. That's a lot of plaid. 3. I wish you could see more...
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Tim Cooks, II Oh, these, you can see more! Good shot!
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Beth Cooks I think Danielle got this shot.
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Catherine's Dog A large Chocolate Lab; I played with him for quite a while...
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Eating Dinner Everybody convenes at the dinner table, leaving their chairs unguarded...
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Darren Cooks He looks really happy to be out there. It couldn't be because it's a dark night, could it?
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Cold Family Blankets are alwas fun to watch.
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Fire Sometimes it's fun to take shots without a flash or tripod.
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Final Roasting Just a few more weenies!
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More Dog I liked playing with that dog a lot.
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Lots of Minglers There really were a lot of people there. I was impressed.
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Cold Girls The blanket really helped them a lot, and it's so *cute*! (Vered, Danielle, Beth)
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Hungry Dog Ooh, nobody ever feeds that dog! (I always say that about dogs.)
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Bryan Holderfield Our building electrician.
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