Triple Whammy Party
Within a few days of each other Jim celebrated an anniversary, I turned 27, and we moved into our new place. It was the perfect occasion for a party. Luckily the weather was beautiful so we grilled and ate lots of other great food (lots of vegan options)! It was so fun to catch up with friends and just enjoy spring. (As a side note: for the first time I feel weird about getting older.)
Delicious salad made by SimJam.
Of course our friends didn’t start showing up until 30 minutes after we said we’d start grilling.
I love Marc, and I appreciate his interest in being the grill master, because after the veggies were done I didn’t want anything to do with the grill. Some people have to have their meat.
Rick making burgers. Poor guy, I threatened him not to get his meat hands on any of my stuff.
Annabel gave us the coolest glass platter that is perfect for our coffee table as a housewarming gift. It’s so colorful! She also gave me the sweetest silver friendship necklace for my birthday. (I’m wearing it in the photos). Funny thing was that the weekend before we were at her housewarming party, though she actually bought a house. I had the most incredible experience with her while helping her shop for her party. With out all the details, I found out that her mother (who passed away last year from brain cancer) was the most influential woman in my life (other than my own mother) in terms of instilling a passion for food within me. This revelation lead me to drop all my self-doubt about pursuing a career in food (and both of us crying in the middle of Super Target). It was beyond incredible. Here’s a photo of us at her party:
Here are some of my friends forgetting that they are white and live in Boulder, therefore negating any toughness they may have.
My friend Gabe became a vegan while we were in Costa Rica! Love this rascal.
Natalie looking oh so summery. She brought us a flowering violet orchid that reminds me of Costa Rica.
So great that Adam came up from Denver. Wish he’d move back to the bubble!
This became the “smoking section.”
Lita and Sasha both went crazy when they saw Marissa. She and her husband Jeff used to watch the girls for us when we’d go away. Even though they hadn’t seen each other in 8 months the girls remembered and greeted her with exuberance.
Lisa (on the left) has been my biggest mentor and hero since we met almost nine years ago. She and Ashley are gems.
Marissa kindly asked me what seeds I’d like to have as a housewarming gift to plant in our gardens. Isn’t she the cutest?!
Baby Eliza is the cutest chunk of a baby you’ll ever see. She’s so social and smiley. Alisha gave us a gorgeous blue hydrangea plant that reminds me of Costa Rica.
Kate, used to work with Jim at HP and also used to live in our place. (She and Sita just bought a place in Lafayette.) We were thrilled to get in touch with the landlord before they had started advertising.
Natalie, Kurt, and Cecilia are our next door neighbors (and rock). Cecilia loves Sasha and Lita. It was great that Kate and Sita came from Lafayette as we didn’t get to chat with them much at their housewarming party the week before. Fun for them to be able to see the work that was done on the place and Kate’s old neighbors and friends.
This didn’t last long as most people were more interested in going to play frisbee golf.
It was such a fun party, with lots of great friends, food, and lovely weather. It’s times like these when it’s nice to be back in Boulder and I don’t miss the beach in Costa Rica so much.
