Our open house party on Saturday was a blast! The whole afternoon is a bit of a blur for us, but we had fun and it sounds like everyone had their fill of food.
David and I agreed that we remember our wedding and wedding party better than the housewarming. Of course both the wedding and the subsequent party were smaller than the housewarming. We talked with the caterer yesterday and she said that over 100 pizzas were made. 3 cases of water, an unknown amount of sodas, 3 1/2 cases of wine, 1/2 pony keg of beer, and 438 deserts were also consumed. We ended up with just 12 of the deserts (petit fours) left for us.
There were some gifts brought as well though we didn't have any time set aside at all for opening them that evening. That would have been impossible, as I'm sure that anyone who was there could understand! So, if you brought something then I'm sorry we weren't able to open it right away but we had a good time doing so yesterday, and it was delightful. Also, one thing to mention: our wine cellar is definitely diverse now! We ended up gaining 3 cases of wine to add to the cellar. Of special note is the "vertical" provided by our friends Ralph, Valerie, Jim, Noelle, Matt, & Laura. This vertical is special. Not only are all 12 bottles of a different vintage year, sequentially, but each bottle is also a different kind, and from a different winery from the others. This really is special to us and these 12 bottles are now residing together in our cellar.
This party was the 1st (OK, maybe 2nd...) of many to come, though there will probably never be any that are nearly as large.
Oh, one last thing... the person who gets the prize for travelling the farthest: my very good friend Joanne. Joanne used to work with me a number of years back on NHANES, the travelling job that you may or may not know about. She & I grew very close and still have a bond of friendship. She is from Rhode Island, and flew all the way out here for our party. How unlikely is that?: A girl from Texas and a girl from Rhode Island becoming such good friends? She said she hopes to come back out here soon (and hopefully spend more time!) which would be great, but I have a feeling it's our turn to fly out that way next.
