There was a 20% chance of thundershowers for the day of our party, which is extremely unusual during this time of the year. We woke up to a beautiful sunny day. At 9:00am our friends came over with tables and chairs and began setting them up in the yard. The table clothes were put on by 10:30am and we all had time to relax before things got going at 2:00pm.
At noon, the sky got very dark and there was thunder and lightning and the rain can. I couldn't believe it as we were all set up. I kept going to the door to look west to see if it was getting clear. Patsy told me to sit down and relax; that it would clear when it wanted to. My jumping up and down wasn't going to make it go by any faster. I knew that he was right but we has 70+ people coming over- they wouldn't all fit in our condo. What would we do? The food was all ready to go so we couldn't cancel it. We had prepared pasta fagioli, mini lobster rolls, drinks and 2 birthday cakes as it as it was Lumpy and Greg's birthday - all of which was not planned when I set the date. Guests were bringing appetizers and a few desserts.
At 1:30pm, the sun came out. Everyong in the complex came over to dry the chairs and wipe off the table clothes. It got nice and warm with a bit of a breeze in the air. It turned out to be just a perfect day!
In the above is Patsy with his pot of pasta fagioli waiting to serve it.
Here are a group of pool pals ( left to right) Flo and Don, Ken and Mary, Patty and Jerry
pool pals ( left to right) Gail facing her husband Paul, Janice, Cathy, Kathi and Ann and Bob
A group from our complex and golfing friends ( left to right) Ron, John, Bob, Jim, Al and Liann
Again golfing and complex friens( left to right) Bev, Christy, Joann, Glenice, Dennis and Mavis
Friends from our complex ( lright to left) Karen, Pat, Keith, Dave, Tom, Liann and Al
Pool pals in line for some great appetizers ( left to right) Anne, Susan, Bev, Jan and Ron
Pool pals getting a cool beverage ( left to right) Mary and Susan
Donna (pool pal) is checking out all the great appetizers
Golfing friends enjoying the appetizers ( left to right) Jenny Sandy, Tommy and Bob
Pool pals (left to right) Karen, Anne, Judy and Bob, Rick and Susan and Ron and Jan
Pool pals Mary and Phil
Pool pals Susan and Bob
Complex and golfing friends (left to right) Karen, Sherry and Ron and Ron
Complex friend (left to right) Mona, Pat, Sherri and Matt
Looking at the patio at our condo
Our yard
Lumpy ( one of the birthday boys) and Wendy having a wonderful day
John and Sandra, visitors from Thunder Bay, ON, with their hosts Greg ( the other birthday boy) and Gay
The birthday boys with their wives ( left to right) Greg and Gay and Wendy and Lumpy
Lupmy's birthday cake
Greg's birthday cake
Patsy congratulating the birthday boys
We also, unbeknown to us, had an engagement to celebrate. Left to right admiring Margatet's beautiful diamond ring are Mary, Susan, Bev, Margaret all smiles and Sandra.
Here we have Ron speaking to Mac, on the left, who proposed to Margaret on the way to the party. Margaret had been in Vancouver visiting the family and Mac picked her up at LAS. That was a very nice ride home!
Easter Sunday a group of us went to Shrugrue's for the buffet, which caters to any palate. The food was great, salads, a seafood bar with Alaskan King crab, jumbo shrimp, oysters and smoked salmon. The carving station included baked ham, prime rib and lamb with all the trimmings, a breakfast station with omelets made to order and a dessert station which was incredible. Also never ending champange and all for a price of $25 per person. You could stay as long as you wanted - there was no rush
The breakfast bar
the desserts - the truffles were fabulous as was the key lime pie
The buffet
the bar
These 2 tables were ours
Dave and Joann have a great time
Glenice and Keith have champagne
Bob and Bev very happy with my choice of restaurants
Linda and Joe glad to be with good friends
Lumpy and Wendy toasting: Good friends and good times.
Kay enjoying her Mamosa
Patsy and I happy to be with all our friends
