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Lisa C Being a Great Sport with PJ's on Her Head!
It’s been a long time since Mama and I have had a party that didn’t include a princess related theme, more children than adults or a jumper, and I realized this morning (after yesterday’s party) that’s it been way too long. Needless to say, we did a friendly potluck yesterday (with more adults than children) and it was awesome. Thank you so much for everyone that joined in. The food was fantastic, the weather was amazing (especially for November), the wine was divine, and the company cannot be matched. Thank you to everyone that joined in, we appreciate it more than you know.
Of course, no good party would be great without some stories, a few pictures and maybe a video or two. Fortunately for all, we got a few of each. Don’t worry, nothing too embarrassing for anyone.
Many of our friends that came to this party were co-workers of Gina and their spouses and children. It’s nice to see that most of the teachers have geeky husbands, and that similarity seemed to give everyone something to talk about. John Ironmonger was in town for his daughter’s basketball game (University of Oregon vs. San Jose State) and was able to make it by for a snack and catch-up. I’ve missed seeing John every day, and am very happy to know that he’s doing well, enjoying life and very, very happily married to his sweetie. Carolyn and Carl are (finally) engaged, which added some additional celebration, and there was plenty of good food – for the meaties and the vegies – to go around. Everyone brought along a bottle or two of wine and I think we consumed all but one. That made for a very light afternoon, and at 6:00PM we were still sitting outside enjoy a 71 degree evening in November!
Thank you to everyone that came along and made this a wonderful day. It was great seeing and chatting with everyone. I do want to give a special thanks to Lisa C, who I tease a bit about all the “special words” she shares with my children, her obsession with Facebook and only half heartedly her shoe fetish. Her antics and fun with the girls yesterday was amazing and the games that they came up with they’re still talking about today. She’s now been in their treehouse more than any other adult, and we’ll be coming to her for decorating ideas since she now knows it so well. Lisa was a true champ and yesterday she left an indelible impression on both Sofi and Natalie (and us), who really appreciate it her more than they can express.
Their games include a special butterfly dance, but I would have to say that my favorite was seeing Lisa, Sofi and Natalie running around with pajama bottoms on their head doing some secret-squirrel dance. It ended in a dog-pile on the floor with all three laughing uncontrollably. The good news for everyone is that I managed to capture this on Video and thought I’d share it with you so that you can see how how much fun Lisa is and how much pride she had to sacrifice to keep my children entertained. (Click on the text link for the video.)
Again, thank you everyone for attending. It’s nice to know that we have friends like you in our lives. It does make all the difference in the world. Make sure that you check out the Gallery to find pictures that haven’t been included as part of the post. There were some good ones (thanks Brook and Lisa!) that really show off how much fun everyone had.
Papa
