southern shindig with my sis

my little sis flew out to san diego for a little rest and relaxation and to celebrate
our birthdays together. i missed her rollerskating party in oakland
and well, we were due for some sista fun.


we got pedis one afternoon and because Girl's Nights are always fun and needed
....especially when one is surrounded by men and boys at home and at work,
i hosted a 'southern shindig' the weekend leslie was in town for some close friends.


we ate fried chicken, cornbread and apple pie, and someone even brought bacon
wrapped sweet pickles {i couldn't muster up the courage to try one even though i
love bacon}.  we ate, laughed and played in the photo booth like teenage girls for
hours and ended the night watching sweet home alabama outside under the stars. 


it was seriously a fun night!


i didn't take a single photo with my camera or phone
{a sign i was having so much fun}, but here are a couple
from the photo booth. disclaimer: i had nothing to do with the confederate
flag. the owner added that without my consent, not understanding the negative
connotation that it has. these cali girls didn't get offended at all...they simply laughed.

~ and where were my boys during all the fun? they ran off to the movies for a few hours.

gladly i'm sure...especially after i dragged finn and scout into the photo booth to pose with

me. they firmly believe those are "for girls". since they read my blog, i spared them any

embarrassment and aren't sharing our photos here, but the photo strips of me and my boys
are safely tucked away.

i must also share that c spent hours cleaning and setting up the backyard

{and training me on the use of our new projector} so that everything would run smoothly

for the night.  he puts up with my bossiness and impatience extremely well i must say.

he loves me an awful lot and well, i am truly grateful. 

senoritas and margaritas

a girl's night at my house was LONG overdue so this past weekend i tidied up the cottage and invited some girls over for a night of three of my favorite things - mexican munchies, margaritas and games! the boys stayed in the main house and had themselves a little movie night.

unfortunately, i forgot to take photos of our night - had the camera battery charged and even sitting out, but i was having so much fun i forgot all about it (a true sign i was just enjoying myself). there was about a dozen of us girls and we sat around sharing laughs and interesting dialogue stemmed from the girl's night out edition of table topics - something i picked up a pottery barn a few months ago.

i learned alot about the girls - even those i know really well. i must not wait as long to have another girl's night. it was so much fun and we all seemed to need it. the last girl left at 1am. i can't even remember the last time i stayed up that late - another sign i'm getting old. *wink* c was kind enough to take the boys out of the house so i could sleep in the next morning.