I crack myself up!

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(For some reason I think blogger is having problems doing hyperlinks, but I still wanted to share this!)

Weekend Update

Friday was super busy after I got off work. Noodlette met me at Noodle's house to start the maniacal task of cooking and having everything done at a decent hour for dinnertime. After it was all said and done, we completed cooking the following: Dijon Baked Salmon, Garlic Pesto Chicken, Thyme-Roasted Potatoes, Roasted Asparagus and Shallots in Red Wine Vinegar, Green Bean Casserole, Rolls, and Pistachio Salad. Not to mention, we had lots of wine, liquor, and our very own margarita machine on the balcony to make all things even more entertaining.

We had a great dinner to coat our stomachs, and then the night progressed to absolute retardedness with the boys singing 80's tunes in the living room while everyone broke down in old 90's dance moves...let's just say it all started when someone played the song "Ice Ice, Baby". How is it we ALL know Vanilla's dance moves????

The rest of the weekend was basically recovery after Friday night. A few people went to another Christmas party on Saturday. Unfortunately, I had to do some work...however, I don't think my body could've gone through Round 2 anyway. Below, I've included some of the less incriminating photos.

My beautiful tablescape - yes, I had place cards for everyone's assigned seat at the table

The Grown-Ups' Table (aka The Couples' Table)

The Kids' Table (aka The Singles' Table)

We had MUCH more fun at the Kids' Table than the other table! Don't Ask...I have no idea what started the napkin hat ordeal!

The boys and their shots...

The Ladies and their shots...


Having more fun than we should staying in!

I call this "Club Living Room" - It's the place to be!

My 90's throwback to doing the "kid'n'play"

I love hanging out with these people!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

Tee hee hee

Nothing like a sadist Reindeer to spread holiday cheer...

I thought this was f-ing hilarious

LMAO!!!

Holiday Gatherings

We are now officially in the last month of the year. You know...the time of year where you blow a ton of money on family and friends and squeeze in holiday parties galore almost every week until December 25th. Oh, and probably gain about 15lbs on top of all that...

This week, I have 3 dinners to go to: (1) the Lombardi Award dinner on Wednesday - a non-holiday event, but a big event for NCAA football; (2) the YPE Christmas Party on Thursday; and (3) our End-of-Year/Holiday Dinner with our close group of friends on Friday. How exhausting!

For Friday's dinner, I'm taking the helm on the cooking. So far, this is my menu:

• Salt-, peppercorn- and herb-crusted beef tenderloin with wild mushroom red wine sauce. A recipe I found in Ladies' Home Journal - yes, I read LHJ.
• Thyme-roasted baby new potatoes
• Roasted Asparagus
• Green bean casserole
• Assorted rolls and breads
• And for dessert: Pistacchio Salad - so good if you have not had it and SUPER easy to make!
• And of course lots 'o' vino - Cuz that's how we roll....haha...I love saying that!

So there you have it. I have four days to summon my chi in order to psych myself up for all the cooking. Wish me luck!