{"id":2468,"date":"2013-08-07T16:43:19","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T20:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/?p=2468"},"modified":"2013-11-19T13:04:05","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T18:04:05","slug":"a-rand-estate-of-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/a-rand-estate-of-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"A RAND Estate of Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2475\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2475\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2475\" alt=\"Tarrytown House\" src=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_4020-485x293.jpg\" width=\"485\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_4020-485x293.jpg 485w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_4020-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_4020-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_4020-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_4020.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The RAND summer party took place at the beautiful and historic Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Two weekends ago RAND coworkers, family, and friends got together for our annual summer outing, and the setting this year was both stunning and stately. Only 25 miles from Midtown Manhattan but far removed from the hurried pace of the city, the festivities took place at the beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarrytownhouseestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center<\/a>, which overlooks the Tappan Zee widening of the Hudson River and offers a great vista of the Palisades Mountains. The 26-acre estate and its landmark hotel were built in the mid-19th century and were often used as a gala venue by the area\u2019s elite. While we don\u2019t claim our RAND clan is elite nor our gathering a gala, RAND did continue its tradition of throwing fantastic and fun parties.<\/p>\n<p>The merriments featured a sumptuous lobster bake complemented with assorted seafood, prime rib, grilled chicken, side dishes, and desserts galore. Thankfully the brutal heat wave earlier in the month had subsided, which allowed us to take full advantage of the estate\u2019s many sports and leisure offerings, including tennis, basketball, volleyball, touch football, badminton, bocce ball, and swimming in indoor and outdoor pools, not to mention sand arts and crafts for the kids. Of course, the day also featured plenty of sprawling out on the lush grass under a tree, catching up with each other over drinks and treats on the patio, and ambling about the beautifully landscaped grounds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2472\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2472\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2472\" alt=\"Summer Party 2013 Lunch\" src=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_0066-485x363.jpg\" width=\"485\" height=\"363\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy as a clam(bake): RAND employees, families, and friends share good times over seafood and barbeque.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The festivities extended to dinner, drinks, and parlor games in the tavern for those who stayed overnight in the estate\u2019s hotel. The next morning after a lovely breakfast, a group toured nearby <a href=\"http:\/\/lyndhurst.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lyndhurst<\/a>, a Gothic Revival mansion and a National Trust Historic Site. The brilliant designed residence and its collection of decorative arts did not fail to impress our architecturally attuned group.<\/p>\n<p>RAND\u2019s first overnight company outing hit all the right notes to make it a summer party to remember. We\u2019re already wondering how we\u2019re going to top it next year!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two weekends ago RAND coworkers, family, and friends got together for our annual summer outing, and the setting this year was both stunning and stately. 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