The gang all gathered round for Maggy's 50th birthday party at our
house. Roughly once a year we let these people into our house. We trash
the place, annoy the neighbors until late in the morning, eat, drink, and
otherwise have a good time. We occasionally take pictures. This time, the
world gets to see.
Because it was Maggy's birthday, the guests insisted on bringing all of the food. Indeed they did; it felt strange preparing for a major bash by doing nothing at all. And bring food they did! Shari is known widely for her "pigs in a blanket". True to form, she arrived with dogs & dough in hand, intent on making them fresh for us on the premises. Here they are, right out of the oven. Tell Martha Stewart to get another job!
And they brought gifts! One of the evening's highlights was the unveiling of the group gift, exquisitely designed by Pat; Martha Stewart should now be worried. The expensive wrapping will be useful on our upcoming trip to the Dominican Republic. The bottle of Stoli inside will help Maggy pack for that trip.
The end result of all of this was a puzzled look on the face of our guest of honor,
Once reassured though that this was in fact, her birthday, she relaxed in her role as "Queen for a Day",
Of course, this party would have been a dull evening, consisting of looking for life on Saturday night television were it not for our magnificent friends. New to this party were our golfing buddies Ed & Joanne. They quickly figured out that the key to enduring one of these bashes was to, well, get bashed. Ed is holding a bottle of El Presidente, official beer of the Dominican Republic.
Maureen, Michelle, and Stacy are demonstrating how not to look at these parties. Don't feel bad for them, these rather glum faces lasted only long enough for me to click the shutter.
Shari, on the other hand, will never be found without a smile on her face. Fred realizes that he's a lucky man.
Another couple that invariably gets deposited in the "happy bin" at these parties is Pat and Bob. Yes, they really are this much fun to be around.
Possibly the biggest party animal of all, though, is Mike. Mike and Dan, shown here, demonstrated extreme amounts of intestinal fortitude in upholding the reputation of these parties as "till the dawn" affairs. Our thanks to Mike and Dan.
There you have it! We all had a blast! The next day, we had lots of great food to nibble on & a terrible case of "theater floor"!
