Onward by train to Ottawa, where we celebrated a second time, mostly with friends and family who couldn't make it out to L.A.
A classic multi-course Chinese meal at Mandarin Ogilvie. This time, we ate the food.
The whole village showed up. A unique sense of gratitude filled me when I was surrounded on this occasion by those who watched me graduate from diapers.
I felt as if a big piece of the puzzle slotted into place when Sharon and my in-laws met close friends, Sunday school teachers, pastors, and extended family. Can you pick out in this photo my relations from Sharon's?
Dinner meant a lot more than food. Martin's classic slideshow, footage from the ceremony in L.A., music, and a lot of laughs went down smoothly with the walnut shrimp.
