My people showed up! The potluck went great!
Everyone picked five songs for the playlist so everyone had something they liked to groove to and it turned out to be a neat icebreaker with people bonding over artists as disparate as David Gray and Rupaul. And also, there is a song called “Cowboys are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other” (with Willie Nelson), and isn't that a great title?
Funniest thing: SD is no longer a work friend, but continues to crack me up. He submitted ten songs (instead of five) on behalf of himself and AH and quipped, "Married filing separately, bitches!" This makes me giggle every time I remember it.
Smartest thing: "Avoid time travel," DG told us--"don't dwell in the past, don't obsess about the future; just live in the present." Sounds like something well worth trying.
Sweetest thing: DV's chocolate-raspberry torte was wildly popular and was polished off before too long. But after clean up, I kicked back with a bowlful of her whipped cream, dipping hothouse strawberries into it.
18 comments:
What a fun party! I love that all the guests contributed to the playlist! The married filing jointly comment is really funny and sounds like a joke that an accounting or finance person would make! But that tart! What a work of art! so glad you had such a fun night with friends! The time travel comment is a wise one.
Nice.
It sounds like yet another Fun Maya Party. Love the quip from your friend to justify 10 songs. The food sounds wonderful, and your tart is a masterpiece--so colourful and enticing.
Avoiding time travel has been a goal of mine for a long time, but I never heard it so succinctly and aptly put. Perfect!
great idea re:music! love the tart-- so joyful
That tart looks amazing but it also looks like a very tedious job to put together!
I love the idea of the five songs. Oooooh I should do that for my next party. My five songs would vary so much based on mood.
What a fun tart!!!!! Looks delicious :)
What a fun idea to make a collective playlist and later it can remind you of the event. That tart looks amazing.
It was a joyful respite, Lisa. I am really proud of that tart as you can probably tell :), thank you!
Thanks!
Thanks, Nance! The power of words! I imagine I'll be able to use "Time traveling" as a succinct reminder to rein myself in when I find myself unraveling again.
Thanks, Sarah!
Thanks, Nicole--it did take a lot of rolling! And it was also quite insubstantial as I used ONE red carrot ONE orange carrot and ONE yellow carrot for the whole thing... But I would do it again--it was tasty and so bright and pretty and made everyone happy.
Oooh, I'm curious--top five right now?
Thanks, Daria! It would go quicker if you had little hands helping.
That reminds me that I have to send the playlist to people in the morning, Steph. The tart is all veggie, so I did think of your family :)
I am stunned at how gorgeous that tart is. And how long it had to take to make. (The yellow pepper works well!). WOW. Just wow. Love the play llist idea, too. It sounds like a wonderful, companionable group -- what a treat!
Wow- that tart looks amazing (AND time consuming!!!) Sounds like a really fun time. And- avoid time travel. Great advice.
Thanks, Jeanie!! (It didn't take *that* long!)
Thanks, Jenny! Yes--It's advice that would do me some real good at a time like this.
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