This weekend we hosted a barbeque for a few friends to inaugurate our new and improved backyard. It was fun. We felt like real, live, grown-ups. Here are some highlights of the evening:
- I went inside for two seconds, and the sausages on the grill lit on fire in less than a minute. Well, that’s one way to get them to brown quickly. Luckily, I had poached them prior to putting them on the grill, so no one got trichinosis. I’m pleased to report that, despite the blaze, there were only four sausage casualties.
- Maddy got very excited at seeing so many people, which she indicated by sitting in the middle of everyone and barking once every nine seconds, until someone pet her.
- Roger also got very excited, which he indicated by peeing more and looking longingly at the food everyone was balancing on their laps.
- The Hezel-McCormick orzo salad was a big hit.
- I had a rousing game of “What celebrity does my friend Konrad look like?” with Konrad’s most excellent wife Nikki and Dan’s friend Leigh. It was a tie between a younger, Australian version of Val Kilmer, and an older, Australian version of Prince William.
- Bocce was played.
All in all, a great evening. Although any event that involves a cooler full of beer, Cornell chicken, and homemade sangria is bound to be a success in my book.
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