was good times. At Mom & Dad's house and catered by Osaka. Mmmmmmmmmm. Sushi. Even Rick ate some! And he liked it!! It was his first sushi ever and he has decided that the only way he will eat fish is if its raw. LOL!
I decided against the flannels and the wools and went for a navy blue top/khaki skirt combo. Very cool looking (thanks elan for your fashion sensibilities). Club President wasn't there but a few of the board members were and they all thought I would be PERFECT for the job and declared they would say so at the Monday meeting... so, hopefully I will hear some good news on the job front very soon. THAT would just be awesome.
Back to Jojo's party though... Mom & Dad got her a pretty "Photos of Nevada" coffee table book and all the guests at her party signed it on various pages, like a yearbook. What a great idea for a guestbook and what a great keepsake for her of the state she is leaving behind. Sometimes they come up with the coolest stuff. Lots of wine was served (no surprise there), as well as Sake. I swear Mom had a glass of wine in each room of the house and as she mingled would nudge over and say "is that *my* wine?" and nudge over and have a sip. Then she would trot over to another part of the house and do the same thing. It was rather amusing, though not as amusing as later in the evening when she & Dad were on their, I don't know, fortieth glass of Sake (okay possible slight exaggeration on the glass count), and Mom kept saying, "Sa-ke. Saaaaaaaaaa-ke. Sak-e. Sakkkkkkkk-e. SAKE. sahhhhhhhhh-keeeeeey." over and over and over and over. Dad was his charming self as usual and was trying to speak "Japanese" to the guy at the sushi bar, but of course not really speaking Japanese, just making himself sound like he has a Japanese accent for the benefit of everyone in the kitchen (in case we didn't know how to properly pronounce "halibut" the authentic Japanese way LOL). That was funny, though not as funny as the time when a group was sitting around the firepot and a flaming pinecone tumbled from the mouth of the pot and rolled across the ground, landing just under Rick Wright's pantleg. Thank God my husband was sober enough to get a stick and shove the ball of flame out of the way before Mr. Wright ignited.
Yes, the party was lovely and so was Joanne. Wearing a pretty sleeveless cable knit sweater in an aquamarine that matched the jewels she was wearing, she was stunning, charming, and the perfect guest of honor. I'm going to miss her... I hope she spends plenty of weekends in Las Vegas hanging out with us. At least for the sake of game night. Without Joanne on their team, Mom and Dad have no hope of winning Trivial Pursuit. ;)
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that sounds like so much fun! i'm glad rick liked the sushi too! :) it really is the best!
i can just picture dad and his "japanese" voice and mom and the saaaahhhhhkeeeeee. too funny! i really wish i could've been there!
and seriously, we are SO going to whip mom and dad's butt this summer at trivial pursuit without joannie's help on their side! woohoo!! :)
ihhh declaihrhhh wawhhhhh!!!
I did not have forty glasses of sake. I quit at 30. It was a very fun party. It was very enjoyable when Riley and Violet came over. We tried marshmallows for violet. They went on the bbq fork a little stiff and violet had them in flames in no time...but lo and behold Patty Wright likes her that way. Then Jessie had to totally flame a whole one to show us something about how marshmallows are like a volcano lava or something ridiculous she was saying. Then later there was a blue wadded up naptkin on the ground when we were sitting around the pot. I grabbed it and Lali stopped saying Saaaake long enough to ask me what it was. I said it was marshmallow ash and she said ick throw it in the fire and I stuffed it in my mouth. She let out a blood curdling scream and then I popped it out and in the fire. We all had a ball. And only have a little headache.
love you guys, wish you were here, dad
I did not have forty glasses of sake. I quit at 30. It was a very fun party. It was very enjoyable when Riley and Violet came over. We tried marshmallows for violet. They went on the bbq fork a little stiff and violet had them in flames in no time...but lo and behold Patty Wright likes her that way. Then Jessie had to totally flame a whole one to show us something about how marshmallows are like a volcano lava or something ridiculous she was saying. Then later there was a blue wadded up naptkin on the ground when we were sitting around the pot. I grabbed it and Lali stopped saying Saaaake long enough to ask me what it was. I said it was marshmallow ash and she said ick throw it in the fire and I stuffed it in my mouth. She let out a blood curdling scream and then I popped it out and in the fire. We all had a ball. And only have a little headache.
love you guys, wish you were here, dad
hahahaaaaaa dad posted twice cause he's drunk....
Oh and I will just have you know that my marshmallow charring trick was a very cool experiment in chemistry showing that sugar is indeed made up of carbon (which is hard for a lot of youngins to believe since sugar is white and carbon is black). By charring the marshmallow until it bursts forth like molten lava and cannot char any more, it turns into a hollow ball of pure carbon... and a very cool one at that.
Hey this is Jo Jo...mamalali shouwed me your narratives on the party...it was great fun, wasn't it? Jessie, I loved the 'stunning' part.....you are the coolest! And I told your mom how great you looked last night...quite beautiful and great hair!
Talk to you all later,
Love
GoGo
That sounds like more fun than I had last night.
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