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happy birthday, viola

We spent an enjoyable evening at John and Viola’s. In case you couldn’t figure out from the title of this post, we were there to celebrate Viola’s birthday. Dinner was great–they did up these pork and veggie kebabs that were delicious. There were also a number of tasty side dishes. …

pj & lisa

Our friends PJ and Lisa came over last night. I think everyone had a really good time. I did up some BBQ and we ate and drank until it got dark. And then we huddled around the chiminea–it was rather chilly last night–and drank some more. As a side note: …

dinner tonight

Judy graced us with her presence for dinner this evening. It had been a while since we’d hung out, so I invited her over tonight. As usual, we had a good time catching up on things. As I always say, we should really do this more often.

cookout

We had the neighbors over for a cookout yesterday. It was a lot of fun. They have three kids that Jake plays with all of the time, so I thought it was time that the adults got together to talk while the kids played. Evidently the evening was a success, …

rum party

We went to a rum party at Doug’s last night. The food theme was New Orleans, so I made my famous muffuletta for the occasion. Apparently it was a hit because it didn’t last long. I made an extra one for us, so we’ll be enjoying that for the next …