I would have said Happy 4th yesterday, but I was too busy getting ready for our party. But I figure the poor 5th of July never gets any attention anyway, so it could use a shoutout.
We had a small handful of people over for a barbeque, and as usual, I went way overboard. I think we had 10 people total at our largest point, and I made something like 45 cupcakes with dyed icing. Really, Valerie? I'll be eating cupcakes until I die....probably from icing overload.
(By the way, why is it icing and not frosting? What's the difference? Is it a regional thing or are they really different?)
Mitch made hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken wings. Our neighbor Kathy made potato salad and a chocolate pie (soooo good.) and I contributed my first ever Deviled Eggs and some improvised whiskey beans. I feel like our Colonial ancestors would approve of using good ole' Jim Beam whiskey in our 4th of July celebration.
We also played croquet and Trivial Pursuit, which caps a pretty good day for me. We were correct in our guess that we would have an excellent view of the Stillwater fireworks from our back porch. The thunderstorms delayed things a bit, but we still got a great show.
Happy Belated 4th everyone. And 5th of July? We still love you!
Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Love, Twoo Love.
Mitch and I are off to a wedding this weekend.
and my friend Megan
are getting married!
Mitch's friend Dustin
and my friend Megan
are getting married!These two met at my birthday party, so I'm going to claim responsibility for their happiness and future babies and all of that.
See at this birthday party, there were some drinks. And many people had many drinks. Lovely Megan had just enough drinks to make her Silly Megan. Silly Megan thought it would be a good idea to sit on a styrofoam ice chest since all the chairs were taken. Silly Megan!
The ice chest exploded, sending ice, water and beer everywhere. Dustin, being the gentleman that he is, grabbed a towel and helped with the cleanup efforts. Despite being mortified, Megan must have made an impression that night, because two weeks later, they had their first date!
So, they're pretty adorable and we can't wait to be a part of the beginning of their married life. Congrats you two!
And don't worry, we'll bring a plastic ice chest from now on.
See at this birthday party, there were some drinks. And many people had many drinks. Lovely Megan had just enough drinks to make her Silly Megan. Silly Megan thought it would be a good idea to sit on a styrofoam ice chest since all the chairs were taken. Silly Megan!
The ice chest exploded, sending ice, water and beer everywhere. Dustin, being the gentleman that he is, grabbed a towel and helped with the cleanup efforts. Despite being mortified, Megan must have made an impression that night, because two weeks later, they had their first date!
So, they're pretty adorable and we can't wait to be a part of the beginning of their married life. Congrats you two!And don't worry, we'll bring a plastic ice chest from now on.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Amarillo
We're back from our trip to Amarillo. Great friends, fun times, creepy city.
Amarillo is odd in that there isn't really a good area of town. It's just small areas of nice houses surrounded by slums...lots of slums. In one of these slums was the flea market. We thought we might find some nice deals, so we tried it out.
If I had been looking for a nice deal on bongs, pinatas or any merchandise with the Virgin Mary on it, I would have been in luck.
When we left, we passed a few local attractions, including the nightclub Club Uneek and the strip club The Crystal Pistol. Classy!
During our time driving around Amarillo, I saw some weird street signs saying things like "It's the same brick in the ice pack/it's the same trick with an ice pick." If you're saying WTF, join the club. Apparently, artist Stanley Marsh 3 (Yes, that 3 is part of his name) is behind the signs, which are all over Amarillo. Marsh is the guy who did Cadillac Ranch.
Story goes that he put up a few signs and really irritated a woman in town. So when she complained, he really showed her by paying people to put other weird signs on their property. Now there are about 200 of them around the city. Ummm, k?
Despite Amarillo's weirdness, we had a great time. Amarillo has a free zoo where you can get about 3 feet from the animals. I could nearly touch the lion! And of course we had a great time hanging out and catching up with Mitch's best friend Brody and his wife, who are about to have a baby.
But the best part? Smores. Enough said. :)
Amarillo is odd in that there isn't really a good area of town. It's just small areas of nice houses surrounded by slums...lots of slums. In one of these slums was the flea market. We thought we might find some nice deals, so we tried it out.
If I had been looking for a nice deal on bongs, pinatas or any merchandise with the Virgin Mary on it, I would have been in luck.
When we left, we passed a few local attractions, including the nightclub Club Uneek and the strip club The Crystal Pistol. Classy!
During our time driving around Amarillo, I saw some weird street signs saying things like "It's the same brick in the ice pack/it's the same trick with an ice pick." If you're saying WTF, join the club. Apparently, artist Stanley Marsh 3 (Yes, that 3 is part of his name) is behind the signs, which are all over Amarillo. Marsh is the guy who did Cadillac Ranch.
Story goes that he put up a few signs and really irritated a woman in town. So when she complained, he really showed her by paying people to put other weird signs on their property. Now there are about 200 of them around the city. Ummm, k?
Despite Amarillo's weirdness, we had a great time. Amarillo has a free zoo where you can get about 3 feet from the animals. I could nearly touch the lion! And of course we had a great time hanging out and catching up with Mitch's best friend Brody and his wife, who are about to have a baby.
But the best part? Smores. Enough said. :)
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Dorkus Maximus
All over Twitter lately, graduating seniors have been going on and on about last days of class, things they will miss about Stillwater and all that jazz. One of those soon-to-be-grads, GPaul, is one of those super students who wins all kinds of awards and stuff.
Once upon a time, I was one of those seniors, except without the whole leaving Stillwater thing and winning awards, but whatever....I digress.
That GPaul, he's also my friend. So, since he will soon be gone, I need to hurry up and embarrass him with ancient photos of his ultimate dorkiness.
He sure is excited about school...that must be how he won so many awards. :)
Once upon a time, I was one of those seniors, except without the whole leaving Stillwater thing and winning awards, but whatever....I digress.
That GPaul, he's also my friend. So, since he will soon be gone, I need to hurry up and embarrass him with ancient photos of his ultimate dorkiness.
He sure is excited about school...that must be how he won so many awards. :)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
