The party is over....

It was one of the best that we have had...everyone seemed to be in a festive mood....even in spite of the worst economy we have ever experienced.

I always get a little "Sybil" just before my guests arrive....I may have actually scared my family members who were trying their best to help me in the kitchen....I sounded a bit like this:

"Oh my gosh, I forgot to make the salad, where are the crackers, go get the silverware out, open up the Sterno, NO, don't light the Sterno until I have the water in the chaffing dishes, run this stuff to the compost, why is the chocolate not melting, Light the candles, get the ice in the ice bucket....."

Yeah, I pretty much just start flipping out and barking orders at anyone who is in my general vicinity.

In my mind nothing seems to be going right and no one is moving fast enough for me! Meanwhile Coach is telling me to chill and the children are afraid to make eye contact.

We were laughing about it this morning...I said something to the fact that when I get like that, I would like to be OUTSIDE my own body and watch to see what I look like to other people. I bet it is not pretty. But it only lasts a few minutes and then I am normal again. Well, normal for me.

I almost had a heart attack when I could not get the Chocolate fountain to flowwwwww properly....Coach to the rescue and chocolaty goodness for all.....

This is my silly friend Stacy. I just love her, she and I do nothing but laugh together.

A was leaning in for a picture w/ her and she brought up this little tidbit that she recently learned from a good friend of hers that is photographed a lot at high society functions.

What the friend of hers said to do for a good picture w/ no double chin is to do this.

Put your chin out forward (like a turtle) and place you tongue on the roof of your mouth just behind your upper teeth.

Well, this scenario brought out lots of laughs all night long....

Me: trying to do the turtle neck.

My other most favorite friend in the world Dawn. She was a birthday girl at our party so she got to use my precious Birthday girl wine glass.

Coach and I were talking about how much fun the party was this morning and he said that Dawn and I both laugh alike. or did he say a lot?

could be both.

Raise your hand if you have ever cradled a bottle of vodka and tried to do the turtle neck at the same time...

Ohhhh the end of the night.....I did not get to bed til 1:30...that is late for this gal.