I've been running on a sinus headache and continually running nose for a few days but we decided that shouldn't ruin a good Friday night. To set this up ....
1. Big E and I joined a bowling league with two of the guys from work. We stink, but nobody is out there having as much fun as us. Oh yeah, we are in dead last place.
2. We have a bit of a fan club for our team. Each week, one or more of the usual gang comes to see the excitement. Either they are jealous of not being on the team or they want to see if Big E can back up the smack talk.
3. Thursday, Big E and I had a surprise "meeting" with a young man to discuss the future.
4. Thursday night, the bowling talk turned into a question of when we will be having the next party.
5. In a moment of weakness, joy or sheer ignorance, I agreed to Friday night.
Friday, for lunch, I managed to sneak away from work and picked up a couple of beautiful boneless pork "butts". They were destined to be main event (or so I thought) for Friday with a side dose of coleslaw, sausage and buns.
Everyone started to arrive around 7:00 Friday night, which turned out to be perfect timing. The "butts" were smoked, rested and ready to be chopped. Big E made the homemade coleslaw and we grilled the buns for a little extra flavor.
Side Note: Have I mentioned lately that I have the coolest and best grill made? The Green Egg is simply amazing!
The barbecue turned out to be PERFECT. The meat was seasoned perfectly. The pork had a nice quarter inch smoke ring and was super moist in the middle. The only thing missing was a home made BBQ sauce, which I still have not tried.
Throw in a few drinks, 8-10 good friends and we had a party! Regretfully, we didn't have any of the usual games to be played. Actually, we were having so much fun eating, drinking and talking that we forgot to drag out the games.
Another side note: The weather was awesome. By night fall, the temperature had come down so that it was completely comfortable sitting outside for those without the sinus issues. However, it was still nice enough to leave the back door open for those of us not up to sitting outside.
Everything wound down around 12:00, with Big E reeling from her extra pull(s) on the apple shine (potent!) and my head still splitting from the draining of my left sinus, we walked everyone out and then sat down on the sofa to rest for a minute and play with the dogs before heading to bed.
However, bed had to wait as the main event was still to come. Now, for some of you, get your mind out of the gutter!!!!!!! HeeHee
Around 12:30, Jessica stormed into the house with a sound of joy that could only point to one thing........ Remember that meeting with the young man about the future? Yeah, Elizabeth and I don't do the Gypsy Fortune Teller stuff, this was that other meeting with a young man about the future ..... John Michael had finally gotten the nerve to pop the BIG question!
Big E and I had a good idea that it would be coming soon, as JM came to see us on Thursday but neither of us expected the next day. That young man did a good job ... took Jessica back to the spot they first met and had a NICE ring to boot. We are so lucky to have him joining our family.
Needless to say, its was a few hours later before we were able to make it to bed with all the excitement. Going to be an interesting couple of months till October 6, which I hear is the planned date.
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