Party Foul x 2

Kyle and I had two other couples over this past Saturday night. While Kyle was opening the door for the second couple, I was getting champagne glasses out for the first couple. Within 60 seconds, I knocked one of the glasses against the door frame (because, of course, I was talking with my hands) and one of the beers the other couple had brought exploded in Kyle's hands. There was glass around each of us and Kyle was soaked in beer. The worst part was that the bottle cut his thumb open pretty badly. Not quite the way to start a party, but luckily these were all good friends. It was really bad the next morning though because we kept finding glass shards all over the kitchen and since they were covered in beer, they couldn't just be swept up easily because they were so sticky. Ugh.

After the glass episode, we ordered take out Chinese, and the guys watched the Rose Bowl (recorded in January) in order to pacify their football craving until they can watch live football games in just a few weeks time. It was funny to hear the boys talk about football, recruiting, and scores for three hours. During that same time, the two other wives and I discussed whether to work part time or stay at home once you have kids, the housing prices in the States, financial habits of couples, our own unique family interactions and so many other wild topics. Kyle teasingly asked me why girls can't just talk about no-brainer stuff like football. I agree with him that it is a good question, but unfortunately I don't know the answer. As much as I enjoyed our female conversation, it would be nice to sometimes just talk things of no consequence.

Sunday our friends Kate and Ryan had us over for a BBQ on their sunny terrace. Kate is an incredible cook and we left their place completely stuffed. She made a dry rub to cover the short ribs and then baked them for three hours. Once we arrived she put them on the grill with her own homemade BBQ sauce. The meat just fell off the bone and melted in your mouth. She was worried about making potato salad for us Southerners (she is from Connecticut) so she opted for French potato salad instead (made with Dijon mustard). It was as good as any I have ever had! We had watermelon and brownies for dessert and I was in hog heaven all day!