Sunday, September 12, 2010

Hello Again

I'm sure you haven't noticed that I am just the teeniest bit behind on blogging.
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Three months behind isn't too bad. We haven't been up to much since we got back from Lake Tahoe.
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In July, we decided to host our Dinner Club up Millcreek Canyon.
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Usually, everyone books babysitters for the night but with the space, we decided to invite kids. When we started the club 10 years ago, there were 8 couples & three kids.
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We had over 50 people - including our newest 'member' Kate (but excluding Shawn & Shauna who were caught in the Park City construction). The oldest kid is almost 14 & was babysitting the twins.
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About 1/3 of the group are fraternity brothers of Nick, another 1/3 are sorority sisters of the initiating member and the rest are friends (Jessica & my friends from graduate school, John & Suzanne have been fun additions). The host provides the meat & drinks & everyone is assigned a side dish. Serving dinner once a year is a fun way to keep in touch with friends.
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Kids grow fast when you only see them once a year!
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Jen K made the comment a few months ago that we were the Costco dinner club because everyone shops there. To counter this, Pam stepped it up and MADE the bread & butter this month (usually the easiest assignment). It was fabulous.
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Heidi & Tony have the most plentiful garden & made spring rolls from their harvest. I heard they were delicious (they were gone too fast!)
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Patricia made a cherry almond tart with cherries from her yard. It was eaten too quickly to be photographed.
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I love that Val looks very skeptical of what Kevin is saying.
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After noshing on hotdogs, the kids played. Emily, Audrey, Seiji, Coleson & Alec traverse the stream running through the picnic site.
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We will just pretend this photo of Joe is in focus.
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Nick was a slave to the grill that night. But, people kept him company & kept a cold beer in his hand.
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I didn't feel too guilty though since I made 50 plus skewers and copious amounts of Israeli couscous that morning. It's always hard to come up with a recipe when you are hosting. Originally, I thought we would do dutch oven cooking, but then I saw the June issue of Bon Appetit. These kabobs were fabulous & devoured.
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After dinner, we brought in the architects to design the bonfire.
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A marshmallow or two may have been sacrificed that night.
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Jessica has been trying to get us up Millcreek again this month. Looking at these photos makes me want to make it happen.
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Melissa & I always laugh about how segregated the dinner party becomes. Boys on one side, girls on the other. Here, the independent 4 year old at the party scaled a fence at the top of a big hill. Notice how all the men (including the father) are jumping to his rescue?
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Luckily, his sisters were there to guide him back down the hill.
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We are going to miss Dinner Club this month as we take a trip to New Mexico.
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Hopefully I will get a chance to celebrate with everyone in October.





2 comments:

Shauna said...

Hi krista -- These photos are great and are making me think 2.5 hours of traffic would have been worth it. Have a successful weekend in New Mexico!

livystone said...

Lovely photos for what looks like a really lovely time!