Chris and Charla

Dale and I went to a party tonight to celebrate the 10th wedding anniversary of Chris Shull and Charla Sanderson, who now live in Dallas. Chris and I worked together for about 10 years before he moved. One of the highlights of the evening was the unveiling of a portrait Chris and Charla had taken of them in their Dallas apartment. The photo really was stunning, and perfectly captures the essence of these two crazy cats.

Close up. I think the photo looks like something you would see in Vanity Fair to accompany a story about a sophisticated and urbane NYC couple.

Chris giving his remarks.

Charla.

Chris with Sonia Greteman.

Norm Warminski and Jerry Martin.

Diane McCartney and Dale.

And a shot of this funky piano that Marie King, who lives in the house where the party took place, has in her living room. It is basically an old upright that she decouppaged with sheet music, photos and other papers and documents important to her life. It really is beautiful.