From June 27th to June 30th, 2003, I headed out once again to the Charm City. This time, the occasion was Kathleen's 22nd birthday. Lisa and I threw a surprise party for, and she was appreciably surprised. No pictures were taken that night, but I started in with the digi the next night on our trip to K's new apartment in Newark, DE. Yes, Delaware. It's pretty nice, though, I swear.

The three folks I was hanging out with the night of the 28th. L to R, Hideki, Lisa and Kathleen. Hideki chopped the veggies, while Lisa was working on opening a little spice jar for the Paella, and Kathleen readied some of her myriad measuring spoons.

Kathleen proudly displays a spatula that Lisa gave to her because it scared Lisa. You can see why.. Yup, it has feet and a face.

Here we get a shot of the main course, home-brew paella. It was excellent.

Hideki and I settled in for some beer and Snakes & Ladders. He won. At chess too..

Lisa ponders her next move in Mancala. The pits in the board weren't really big enough for Mancala, but Lisa and Kathleen are tough.

I surprised them with the last photo, so they demanded a re-shoot that more accurately depicted the circumstances. Yup, they both just smile at me, pretty much constantly. Weird..

Hideki ponders his next move..

Fuzzy, but still a cute picture

Hideki's and my Snakes & Ladders game

K starts clean-up.

Kathleen was apparently bashful of me getting a shot of her drinking. What's the under your arm, K?

Persistent am I, because I still managed to click one.

I was talking, but still a good shot of the two of us.

Jackie and Scott just bought themselves a house, so I had to snap a shot of them in their new abode.

Jackie, a bit impatient with my photography. The camera survived, barely.

K stylin' in her shades, which she almost broke moments later. Look before you sit..

Jackie taking some excellent photos of her husband whilst driving..

What good little Catholics! Kathleen pours over a book on Lourdes while I brush up on my catechism. All while boozing.

Kathleen grabs the last remnants of her kitchen supplies from 106.

K, amidst her last day's worth of survival gear before we hauled it up to Lisa's place