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We found the SUGAR...you can't see me but you can see my hands clapping coming out of Lamar's shirt.

We did it. Spanish Sassafrass and I threw a Tuscan dinner party for our friend Gary's birthday. The food was amazing. Tamara and her Mom cooked up a storm. I am sad we didn't get any pictures of the food or the tables filled with food. We had roasted peppers and asparagus, roasted potatoes, pork loin with a wine sauce gravy, Spanish Tortilla which is that egg dish at the bottom on the left. It is pretty much my favorite thing it has potatoes in it. yummy. There was good bread and salads, fresh fruit, olives, hummus, dips and those yummy little tomato, basil and mozzarella things, bruchetta and strawberry shortcake for dessert. It was a night filled with good friends and good food. Just like you would have if you were in Europe on a Spring evening. It was delightful. It was a good way for us to serve our friends and celebrate this time in our lives.

We had one inside table and on outside table. We enjoyed Gary's lovely home and gardens. We don't drink so we had a Blood Orange soda that was delish, San Peligrino, and Martinellis.

Here is Tamara with the birthday boy, a few of our friends and a few of his.

We were surrounded by friends and doing what we love to do. Cooking and relaxing with friends. It was a lot of hard work but worth it! I hope everyone had a good time. We couldn't have done it with out the tireless help of Gary, Josh, and John. Seriously, they worked with us tirelessly through the night and well past 12 PM as we cleaned up. I left that night feeling exhausted but happy. I was happy that I could have such wonderful friendships new and old.