Yes, we were the recipients of a wonderful gift which showed up unexpectedly on our doorstep. Inside the shipping carton was this beautiful wood box with a brass clasp. Upon opening the lid, we were greeted with the sight of a beautiful dark chocolate (yum) torte. Unfortunately, since Punki only enjoys a taste of chocolate every once in a while, the reponsibility fell on my shoulders to fully enjoy this gift. The frosting is a hard sweet chocolate covering which melts slowly in your mouth, while the cake underneath melts much quicker. The consistency of the cake is a more firm and less sweet than, say, a devil's food cake, enjoyable none the less. However, none of it went to waste because it ended up on my waist.
I think that my "brother-in-law" needs to convince his sister that a skiing trip to Wengen is a necessity to help me lose the extra pounds that the torte added.

On the way home from work tonight, Punki also expressed some interest in attending this gathering, but unfortunately, her cold which she had been able to forestall during the PiP this last weekend, has reasserted itself, and she headed onto bed before we could commit to attend. Put us down as a possible maybe. We have a couple of SWUs that will expire if we don't use them.

[This message has been edited by Hunki (edited 11-14-2001).]