Shall we play shuffle board now?

Friends, you and me......

you brought another friend.....

and then there were three.

We started our group....

our circle of friends....

and like that circle

there is no beginning or end.

Derek and Lisa hosted a gourmet meal at their lovely home to an intimate group of friends.

Lisa spent much passion and time into making the table settings and the food a loving event.

Derek's major part in the efforts toward this particular evening, was to take their two lil girls out of the house for the whole day so that momma Lisa could achieve this fabulous result.

Everyone pitched in a lil somethin' somethin'.

My contribution assignment was bottles of wine.

Paula brought a crisp and refreshing green salad,

Dalton whipped up a unique, spicy, love in your mouth, quinoa salad,

Lyns made a totally kick ass, addictive cranberry cheesecake,

and Lisa's menu was as follows:

cheese and pear appetizers

braised chicken with capers

and baked acorn squash with a sweet crusted topping.

It all came together without a hitch and  everyone was content with  full belly satisfaction.

With fingers to my mouth I say,

"delizioso!!!!!!"

We sat around the table and talked of having monthly dinner parties;

 and then realized that we sounded like old people that would get a rise out of a game of shuffle board, decaf coffee, and  a bowl of rice pudding as an after dinner dessert!

[To redeem the shame of geezer talks that came from our young mouths, 

we also made it a point to  talk about sex.

Sex talk will totally cancel out geezer talk!

I think wine had a lot to do with the sex subject being brought forth]

Paula graciously allowed me to wear her newly gifted vintage mink coat that still holds the smell of an old time swanky cocktail lounge.

I LOOOOVED it!!!!

Can you imagine the stories that coat would tell if it could tattle!

[Me, Lyns, Dalton, Lisa and Paula ]

[Dalton and Jerry]

I have deemed  Jerry 'The most interesting man in the world' due to his dinner coat, sporty turtle neck and way of posing with his mug popping up in the background of many pics.

With Thanksgiving around the bend, I would like to give my thanks to the joy  you all give to my soul in these get togethers.

Thank you Paula for the fabulous pictures!

Thank you Derek and Lisa for an evening of good  food and great friendship.

Thank you Lyns for sharing your contagious laughter and beauty.

Thank you Jerry and Dalton for the best poses I've ever seen!

As I get older, I realize that I need my friends in the same way I that need oxygen.

They fuel my body with energy and my mind with clarity.

I truly appreciate my fortune in being in this spectacular mod podged circle of commitment.

To have friends you must be a friend.

We all learned that quote at a young age, 

and the words still ring true without fail.

We make time and take effort into keeping these relationships in tact.

Thank you, my circle of laughter, friendship and love.

You are good to me and lift me up.

I'm proud to call you my friends family by choice.