Housewarming

Four months after actually moving in I did have a housewarming party. I found out that is about normal if not early since others at the party had moved into their new homes almost a year ago sans party.

We had a great time. It was nice to see the Dallas people mix with the new Houston people. I was also surprised at how many Dallas people actually came.

Thanks to everyone!

I know some people have been waiting for the party food recipes, those are coming soon.

WT

Kendra's husband turned 40, woo! In honor of his older-ness, she decided to throw him a party. Just for fun, since they are both from a small town in West Texas, she decided a white trash theme would be the most interesting. It was! You know when you've got sausage balls, trahscan punch, a blowup doll and men in half shirts, there is going to be trouble.



HEU Tara and Me before the trek



HEU Tara, Bon Jovi video slut impression



Kendra, strippered out



Kendra and formerly Ricky Bobby

My Ricky Bobby costume didnt last long since it was long sleeve, oh so breathable nylon and it was hot outside. I should have just worn my stripper outfit. Well, on second thought.

The party was fun. Kndra had been planning the details for months, acquiring those important items like individual vacuum sealed Spam, pie tin plates, NASCAR posters, mullet wigs and the all important blowup doll.




Every party should have one

The blowup doll became more and more gross as the evening went on. Someone stuck a mullet wig in the doll's bikini, then there was the grilled sausages and Vienna sausages. Naturally the cheese in a can found its way to her head. I wont post those since they make me throw up a little.

Jello!

HEU Tara and I are going to a white trash wake. Its actually a birthday party for my friend Kendra's husband, he's turning 40. I already got my costume, its pretty cool, I think I might wear it for Halloween too! Lets just say when I give the eulogy I will saying "Dear lord baby Jesus. Tiny, tiny, little 8 pound 6 ounce baby Jesus".

HEU Tara has been looking for the right tube top to take a bedazzler to but alas no tube top has been procured.

Over the wekeend HEU Tara and I experimented with all things Jello so we could pick the perfect dessert for the white trash wake. I figured we could really doctor up a Jello mold to be completely repulsive. And we did. Jello shots and jello molds are stuffed into every cranny of my fridge right now but I think these two are the winners for dessert.




Now I like Jello, really I do. But blue Jello? Oh, hell no. There is something very wrong with any food that is cobalt blue that tastes like it was manufactured by ExxonMobil. But what could possibly make it worse? Yes, that's right - canned fruit cocktail. But not any canned fruit cocktail, it must be very cherry canned fruit cocktail.

Now I know what your going to ask. But Jim, is there anything worse than that? Why yes there is. Just add mini- marshmallows and viola! But keep in mind they must be multi-colored pastel mini-marshmallows and you must add them when the jello is warm to get that foamy opaque look that I have achieved.



I think we are ready - Shake and Bake! :)

Mistress Bad Ass

HEU Tara graduated with her MBA, hence she is now known as Mistress Bad Ass. I was privileged enough to be invited to the bad-ass celebration. It was a little too much fun. HEU Tara's mixologist friend from Miami had made some Pom Martinis with vodka that had been soaking in mangoes and strawberries. I had 3 just to make sure they weren't tainted (really sure).




Announcing HEU Tara, MBA

Of course no celebration is complete without a pink flamingo. Bad-ass puppy supervises as bad-ass mom finds the perfect outdoor chair to display the decor.



Yay flamingos!

What I thought would be an early evening turned into a late one. This is a recurring theme with Tara parties, she has fun friends and despite being a work-hard girl, she has no problem flipping over to the wild side.

I should post the picture of her sleeping with the pink flamingo, but I won't :)

Decade & Bruschetta

Three parties over the weekend. I captured some pictures of two, the third was a pass-through.

First up John-John had a birthday, a decade birthday. A big decade birthday. The party was fun, about 50 or so boys spread out around his sprawling house and yard. I ran into alot of people I had not seen in a very long time. Many people I didn't remember because I had met them in clubs years ago, and well everyone knows how my memory works - plus I drink, you know.

I hated to scoot by 11p to make the other party, particularly when I got to other one and everyone was leaving. A Skyy and Tonic later I was leaving too. I thought about joining John & The Gang afterwards but they were going to the Eagle at midnight. I was not dressed Eagle-like, so opted for home and sleep.



John's Cake ablaze

After the fire dept. came - John(L) & Russ(R)

Sunday afternoon Hotel Godess had a Bruschetta Party, I think this was inspired by her recent journey into Italian lessons. Or maybe it was Italian men, or wine, something, I was never good at remembering the fine details. Anyway, it too was fun and the food was incredible!


Bruschetta Girls

NYE 2006

Austin was the destination for NYE this year. Normally when I go to Austin I spend more time with friends than family, so I decided to transpose the two this time. I don't think I had seen my cousin and her family for a couple of years. While I was at my cousin's house, her son, who is 14, came clumping down the stairs. Everyone said they wished they had a camera to capture my face when I saw him. The last time I remember seeing him he was 8 and shorter than me. Now he is 6' tall and looks like a college student. Even their 8 year old is almost looking eye-level at me. Giants, all of them! lol


2nd Cousins
Actual NYE was a small house party with friends, complete with overtaking the drive outside as our personal (and slightly illegal) fireworks launching pad. Beautiful! It was cold but me managed to drink enough wine to stay warm.

New Year's day Auntee and I went to the new Whole Foods in downtown. I've been to a Whole Foods before but Auntee insisted that I had not been to one like this one. She was right, this makes Central Market look like a Stuckeys truck stop. Seriously, you have to love a grocery that has a whole nut roasting station, 50 varieties, all freshly roasted. The produce 'ailse' was bigger than my neighborhood Krogers. I would have to live next door to this place if I lived in Austin.

Random Party View

Me, The Happy Drunk
Never give the gays ribbon and wine. You know better, you know we will only put the ribbon in our hair and make a funny face. I warned them, they didn't listen.


Esther, Me, Cute Straight Boy and Jimbo
Here I am pointing out that there is a huge freaking table of food. Eat people, EAT! (Good grief, I'm becoming my grandma)


Dad and Groovy Bartender
What happened to my dad? I had never seen him in full-on party mode. He was all over the place talking to everyone. I could hear him laughing and joking from the other side of the bar. I realized at that moment that my dad and I have exactly the same laugh - loud and infectious.

My dad walked right up to Former Boyfriend, introduced himself and asked him how he knew me. Former Boyfriend looked at my mom who then looked at my dad with a puzzled look. I guess those three Christmases he spent at our house didn't register with my dad. Maybe if Former Boyfriend had blonde hair and boobs my dad might remember him better, lol.

Dad was shocked to find out that most everyone already knew him for his rendition of Santa. Raised in Brooklyn, he does a wicked Brooklyn Santa, yo. If you missed those shots you can trip back to the archives of Dec 2005. Or just wait a few weeks, I'm pretty sure he'll do it again this year.


Noeha and HEU Tara
Noeha had to work an 80 hour week to be able to take time for the party, a huge thanks! HEU Tara, organized the list of things to see and do after the party, the music, took photos and she transported my drunken butt all over Dallas, hugest thanks to her!