Progressive Dinner

I want to thank the four Troy restaurants that are joining together this Sunday for our progressive dinner party. McCormick and Schmick's, Maggiano's Little Italy, Kona Grill, and Morton's the Steakhouse have either donated or have significantly reduced their costs to help raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

I can't thank them enough! Thanks to their generosity and kindness, we will raise nearly $1,500 for the society in one night. That is a lot of money. I couldn't have planned this event without Amy (McC/S), Annette (Mag's), Steve (Kona) and Andrea (Morton's). They truly are wonderful people, and deserve more thanks than I can write here.

Thanks to my friends at the local newspapers, the restaurant's generosity will not go unnoticed. Cindy Kmett ran a story in today's Somerset Gazette, and Megan Pennefather is writing a feature article for Thursday's Troy Eccentric. I only hope the picture in the Eccentric is better than the picture I submitted to the Gazette. I'm still surprised that the printer didn't shut down the line when my face appeared in the paper.

I can just hear it now, "shut down the line! We've got a problem here."

"What's that, boss?"

"Someone published the wrong picture, that's what's wrong. I mean, really, who would let THIS go through."

"I know, boss. But its the only thing they had."

"Naw. Cindy would never do that. She wouldn't let through something like...well...like THAT"

"You're right. But the guy isn't all that attractive...I've met him before...and unfortunately, that's what we got."

Begrudgingly, the printer turns back on the press. "Well, okay then. Let's just hope the dinner party is better than this picture!"