bbq: parts 1 & 2

back before i can remember (march, maybe?), heather bought a grill, and i a fire pit, vowing that we would find a saturday, no matter how distant, to host a bbq. it was this, my first saturday back in the state after a very long month of travel, that was chosen as the golden day.

the weather gods held up their end of the bargain, and we were blessed with a perfect california spring day to welcome in the month of may, and to celebrate my return home for almost an entire month.

on the menu were delicacies such as hamburgers, hot dogs, bratwurst, avocado salsa, queso, fresh strawberries and grapes, key lime pie, and the biggest cupcakes you've ever seen (thank you costco!) heather put on her grill-mistress hat (figuratively) and went to work preparing our dinner amidst the smoke and yummy smelling smells emanating from the charcoal half of the grill, as our guests arrived with more goodies, and fully intent on having a good time.

we spent the afternoon chowing and chatting with old friends and enjoyed meeting new ones. this was also my first successful attempt at blending my work social life with my home social life, as my friend vicki was in town for an event and came over to join the fun..

as the sun began to set, and with stomachs full, a few of us warmed up by the fire pit before eventually retreating inside to eat more!

eventually the guests began to depart with a small group staying much later to chill and chat and chow some more, before calling it a night.

as usual though, we had a lot of food left over, so we decided to offer up 'bbq: the sequel" as a perfect way to break our fast on sunday, and after church the chowing and chatting recommenced with a slightly different and more intimate group of mouths. it was both relaxing a stimulating - the perfect siaze group for everyone to be included in conversation and still have it be somewhat depthful.

when we were done eating and the majority of the group took their leave, a couple of the boys decided to hang out for awhile, so we popped in a movie, and curled up on the couch together to enjoy.

for those of you who've previously commented on the 'cute-ness' of my friend brandon, you'll be pleased to know that he was, in fact, MY couch buddy. that being said, he is and will always remain a friend, but that doesn't mean i can't enjoy sharing a couch and a blanket with a cute boy;)

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