It is Sunday. Glorious Sunday.
Friday night's gig was a success, but we were exhausted. I don't really even remember driving home or going to bed.
Saturday we got up and powered out many projects before our guests started to arrive at 3pm. We emptied the last of the "necessary" boxes and stashed the rest in the garage. We set up the kitchen table, hung a few pictures and Andy went out to buy a chiminea and a few tiki torches. My son and I made a few centerpieces out of kitchen bowls and floating roses that we cut from the arbor. A few candles placed around was the finishing touch...everyone was quite impressed!
Before the party, we had a dramatic thunderstorm...it was AMAZING! From up here we can see the weather coming in from any direction. The clouds were threatening, but beautiful...we continued to work in between raindrops and then suddenly...CRAAAAACK, KA-BOOM! Thunder and lightening! It was FABULOUS! Heavy rain followed and even a little sleet, totally COOL! Our first guests arrived as the clouds parted and the sun came out...perfect timing. I wish I had gotten it together to take pictures of the whole event, but the truth is, we were so busy (multi-tasking at its finest!) that it did not even occur to me to walk around with my camera.
The party started with red wine, burgers and dogs on the grill. I also made a batch of my famous sausage and peppers. YUM-O. We huddled on the porch, watched the sun set and talked for hours. Later in the evening we broke out the guitars and kit-drum set and started jamming. This is a tradition with Andy's close circle of friends. Every few months they get together for a "Bistro Jam". Months ago we planned my first bistro jam on November 28...NOT KNOWING we would be buying a new house and moving into it 3 days prior. We talked about postponing the date, but Andy and I wanted to keep it. We were looking forward to hosting "Lisa's Bistro Jam" on our new property...and we did. We even opened up our first bottle of Di Long Ranch wine and sampled it, the perfect christening. The whole night was perfect...just the right combination of new friends and old friends. It was fun. Really fun.
This morning we had a few lingering guests, so I made a country/hangover breakfast, complete with very strong coffee...and tylenol.
Now the house is quiet. Andy is napping, and I am taking a moment to catch up on e-mails, Facebook and of course, blogging. I know I keep promising pictures, but my downloader is in a box somewhere. I will get around to it, I promise!
Di Long Ranch is underway. It might be New Years before we get around to doing any painting or landscaping, but that is just around the corner. We look forward to hoisting a real Christmas tree in the living room and celebrating our first Christmas together as a family. It is exciting.
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