My Resolution Expirement

Sunday Dinner Week #1

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

819744308 Well, just a quick update. Tyler’s cauliflower soup was fab. Here’s where new habits get hard. First, 2 people— yes 2— were missing. Harrison was coming back from LA and well holiday traffic was horrific. But the Sharks beat LA—so he got a free pass. Kyle had a dinner date that was planned for a while—so what could I do? And secondly, I forgot to take photos! Duh—how does a photographer forget to take photos? I don’t have an answer for that one.

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