"It might seem," Phoebe said, “that the nicest birthday present I ever received was from Casey-Marcel, but, my birthday is always when the hockey season begins, so this present from Genevieve is the nicest present I have received since the skates, that I got when I was 3 years old." In her hands she held a gift airline ticket, more than enough for a round trip to Los Angeles, and a ticket agency gift ticket that Genevieve noted could be used for a surprise appearance in the audience at a LA Kings game."
"Family story," Griff said. "After our chance meeting in an oceanside bar, I thought I'd never see Caydance again. "I went to a museum opening; she saw me, fled. McGuire, I thought, check out Stanford coeds at the cafeteria. Then at the San Jose State game, the first home game of Stanford's season, I looked up in the stands. There she was wearing pink shorts and pink hat. And now…" He held up his hand displaying his wedding band.
Phoebe opened her pocketbook; took out a postcard adorned with an image of Crater Lake National Park. "I just received this from Ranger Dick." Everyone at the table began to laugh. "Dick is his name." But it was not the night with Ranger Dick she was remembering, it was that long weekend with Casey-Marcel.