Deck Crawl 2014

 Friends!

I am so behind in my updates,

please forgive me. 

My computer broke.

Seriously.

So anyway,

its still broke and I may or may not

have lost everything on it.

Nonetheless,

thanks to my overly active social media skills,

I am able to grab some pictures 

and memories and share with 

the masses on my blog.  

Aunt Karen, Aunt Sarah, Mom, 

you are the masses. 

We co-hosted 

our annual neighborhood

deck crawl.

Our co-hosts were the Nelson's.

Honorary neighbors, 

since they moved out a few years ago.

We decided on a Texas theme,

thanks to our recent trip.

We served Shiner Bock beer

and Texas Caviar dip and chips.

The best part of this whole deal,

was that I got to know this gal a little better.

When she made a play list and included

Alvira 

(a favorite tease song for my Grandma Alvina)

and The Duke's of Hazard Theme Song

(hello!!! Luke Duke is from Lodi!)

I knew we were best friends,

who just needed to spend more time together.

So we found ourselves at my favorite local 

Italian Eatery one week night 

to "plan" our party.

We chatted and laughed and cried.

We both had waitressing stories,

and losing our Dad stories,

and motherhood stories, 

and marriage stories,

and all the wonderful 

stories that connected us.

 

And in the final 5 minutes,

we shared what we already had planned

in our minds 

for our party,

which was of course the same.

Use bandanas for the table cloth,

turn the sombreros upside down for a chip bowl.

Yup, yup.

Take ONE picture all night.

The only one you need.

 

Yup.

Giddy Yup!