Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Like the rose in the summertime a simple email invite to brunch blossomed into a beautiful thing: An AOII reunion. It’s been (cough cough) years since I graduated from George Mason and said farewell to some of my best friends from some of the best years of my life.
How nice it was to see the baby pandas (now with real babies of their own-or on the way) again. What better way to re-light the loyal spark than at WILDFIRE.
The gathering at Tysons Galleria restaurant was perfect for us A-O-Piggies. On the Club Brunch menu… eggs benedict, baked maple french toast, applewood smoked bacon, potatoes and fresh fruit! Executive Chef and frequent 9NEWS guest Steven Lukis got ’major snaps’ from the sisters. Shout out to my dad (a former IIOA- our sorority’s sweetheart) for playing photographer for all of us again!
Big Order: The New Class
Sweet treat: Thanks Vi for making personalized panda chocolates
Gavel Girls: Former Presidents Eve, Angie, Jennifer, Molley & Erin
New on the menu: Chef Lukis Scramble
Bridges? Sarah, Jo-Elsa, Jenny, Crystal & Avisha
The Party Bus: Erin, Jen, Megan, Teresa, Katy & Mary
More pix and slideshow
Vegetarian: Egg white omelet was specially made for one sister
Wildfire’s Best!
Greatest Dad
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Friday, January 29th, 2010
Washington’s biggest baby and perhaps most loved is leaving.
One week before the scheduled departure of Tai Shan for a new home in the mountains of central China, officials give us play by play of Tai Shan’s trip.
- Tai Shan will fly Feb. 4 nonstop from Dulles International Airport aboard a giant FedEx 777 F air freighter.
- The plane will be mostly empty, reserved especially for him and one other panda, and will have big black and white panda logos painted on its fuselage.
- Tai Shan, 4, is the only giant panda born at the zoo to survive beyond infancy, and his departure is breaking the hearts of panda fans across the Washington region.
- A farewell party is planned at the zoo Saturday, weather permitting, and many private goodbyes will take place in the week before he goes.
From birth to departure view the wusa9 Tai Shan slideshow
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