Teri's Birthday Smash!

One of the most difficult things about living a life and blogging about that life is that when living enough to have things to blog about there is little time to keep up with the blogging! This is especially true today. I think I will make the next few postings pictorial rather than verbal because, it feels overwhelming otherwise.

Friday, I lunched with my kids at school. Both kids seem to be getting on well with their classes and their friendships. I am blessed to have the kind of life where I can spend a few hours with them on any given day. Seems that in today's world this is not the norm.

And now to reveal the cliffhanger...

Teri is our girlfriend who lives in a palace on our road. In Princess style, her handsome husband and son threw her a 50Th Birthday Bash at the Bear Creek Winery here in Homer. I couldn't exactly talk about it on the last blog posting because of my blog following...she would have found out the secret!

Although the rain was coming down, the setting was splendid as we watched her shock and amazement over the surprise party.
The food was delicious and I must compliment Sean M. and McNeil Canyon Meats. Well, I must also honor everyone else who brought a potluck dish. When we were invited it was made clear that there would be no counting points (a Weight Watchers habit) allowed! Good thing because there was a baked brie surrounded in phyllo dough with nuts that was out of this world!

The wine was flowing freely and a gentleman who will remain nameless cracked out a box or two of Cubans and I think that at some point every man (and woman) there was enjoying a cigar. I must say that there is something mystical about outdoor parties that have an aroma beyond fresh air, flowers and trees. Picnics at the beach have it when we are burning driftwood. Bali has it with the incense and the clove cigarettes. It is a sweet smell, escapable because you are outdoors, and pleasant. Ah...

As we watched Teri work her way through the party, laughing and thanking everyone for coming, Suzanne and I have decided that we must really rate in order to be honored with an invite to such a spectacular bash. Thank you for having us!!! Teri, May your second 50 be just as fun and lively as your first, and may you keep basting us with your zesty temperament... It does keep things lively!

We love you Teri! It was a fun night... thank you for including us!