Thursday, July 5, 2007

You know you've had a good party when...

all the food is gone! We hosted a fabulous 4th of July party last night. Lots and lots of people (we estimated about 50 people showed up... some of which I had to introduce myself to because I had never met them!), lots of food (2 thumbs up for Dad Roddy's brisket and Wayne's oh-so-perfect smoked chicken), lots of fireworks (I ended up making 6 ice bags for 6 different people who got burned/injured :-()


I hope everyone who came had a great time and that no one left hungry. For those of you who left early (we all had to go to work today), we ended up hanging out until around midnight. Notes to some of attendees:
*Connie... you may want to take your husband home WITH you at the next party. He nearly caused WWIII with David and the fireworks!
*Rob & Jen... we promise we won't throw such out-of-control parties next time (Todd will go home with Connie :-) Keep doing a great job with your girls... with Emery's crush on Dyl, she may just end up as part of our family one day.
*Ellen & Chen... it was good to meet you... maybe we can get together soon in a "calmer" setting to get to know you better.
*Jill & Irvin... you fit in with us just perrrrfectly!
*Mom & Dad... we really do take care of our kids... it's not everyday we let them run around barefoot eating junk food, with burning fireworks ;-)
*Brooklyn & Zach... hope you join us for more of our parties (so what if there is about 10 years difference... partying with you is so much fun... hope you feel the same).
*Justin & Heather... you have great family (Dennis & Shauna were so cool to chat with).
*Darra & Stacie... party on!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Paula - a GREAT party it was!!!!! It was nice to get to meet other couples in the neighborhood and their families. The food was awesome, the spirits cold, and the fireworks were spectacular. Darra and I got off to a slow start today (thank goodness we didn't have to work) but it was all worth it. I'm enjoying your blog (and felt honored that my picture made it on there) and can't wait for the next party - my house or yours----to be determined!!

Beth said...

Paula - I can so see Todd fighting over the fireworks!!! Connie must have left him there on purpose. ;)

Brooklyn said...

We had a lot of fun (as you can tell.. since we were some of the midnight stragglers)! Thanks for inviting us & for tonight too!

Anonymous said...

Fireworks and Alcohol seemed to mix well for Todd. He had the best time. When he came home, and woke me up after midnight, he couldn't stop giggling. He will talk about this party for months to come. Thank you all for the great food.