Our monthly cycle

January was my month to host our "girls brunch/luncheon".

Hosting is one of those positions that is so fahreekin exciting and fun to get it all pulled together....

yet can be stressful because you want everyone to enjoy the food you serve, and you want your best gals to leave feeling pampered and relaxed.

AND then you remember why we are doing this in the first place!

It's not about the food.

It's not about the decor.

And it definitely not about what we look like.

It's everything about supporting each other as women and friends.

Combine  a great bottle of 4-bears wine with a table of  ladies that you genuinely love, trust, admire, and  laugh til you pee wtih,

and you have a recipe for the most filling substance you have ever taken in.

I chose to do a salad bar with a lot of things that needed 'chop chop'.

[Chopping vegetables is one of my favorite things to do!

A good cutting board with a sharp knife makes me giddy!]

I like to mix fruits, vegetables, cheeses, nuts, and all kinds of wacky things into a salad.

They crazier, the BETTER yum party in my mouth!

I also saute'd chicken breasts in an 

olive oil/fresh lemon/garlic/pepper concoction for our protein topper.

It goes without saying, that the most delish part of our luncheon was the company.....

I love you gals!

Thanks for just being you.....

"Drinking good wine with good food in good company is one of life's most civilized pleasures."

--- Michael Broadbent

btw:  we all had a conference regarding the "aunt lap dance".

I think I have all of the details to be able post the requested story.

I plan on taking an antacid in the morning so that I can be in full 

'non-regurgitating'  form to write the story tomorrow afternoon!!!