Laura Vegas

i don’t normally take pictures of food … but i had to take these today. this is what i had to eat today:

my brother and his wife had their 4th annual "shrimp and crab boil" today. it’s mainly close friends … we finally made "the cut" last year … so this is our second year. and no kids allowed … which the girls weren’t big on. lol! tons of munchies and stuff to snack on … veggies, fruit (my contribution this year), chips, dips, etc. and lots of drinks … lemon drop martinies, margaritas, beer, shots … who knows what all was going on. lol! although i’m strickly a water girl … i think i had 7 bottles of it today.

but then comes the main event. i don’t know all the secrets … but i know there is all kinds of good stuff going on in here that i don’t even know about. lol! but there were huge pots going … and this is what comes out of them in the end. it all gets dumped on the table together … and then a huge pot of butter is poured over the table … and then everyone digs in and fills their plates. unless you’re my brother … he’s the cook … so he just eats right off the table. lol!

look at all that food! crab … shrimp … artichokes … red potatoes … corn. and on the side there was also chicken … which i totally forgot about. add to it some garlic bread and little personal bowls of butter to dip everything in. yummo!

had a great time … a huge thanks to scott and kathy! they do such an awesome job with everything.

last weekend we had nothing going on … this weekend we have 4 parties. i had to skip a housewarming party today for a good friend of mine … so sorry we had to miss it (because i really want to see your new house barbara!). and tomorrow we have a birthday party for amanda … my daycare girlie that just turned 7! and alyssa’s soccer team is having a big swimming party … although i have yet to get any details about where it’s at or what i’m bringing (and it’s now 11:45pm saturday … party is supposed to be at 1:00 sunday). so looks like we’re headed in two different directions tomorrow.

i promise to come back tomorrow night and give you one of my good old "random stuff" postings. i havn’t done one in a while … and i have lots of random stuff to share. one of which is about make-up … i really want to share this one because i think you’ll like it. see you tomorrow!