Another Day, Another Celebration

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"Tropical Depression" 
by Patti Liszkay
available it on Amazon:
https://www.amzn.com/1685131832

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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER CELEBRATION

...Continued from previous post:
      The next day, Sunday, August 6, we threw a party for Theresa's birthday.
     Though the guests weren't due until 5 pm, nonetheless on Sunday morning we hit the ground running - or rather, cleaning, 

...prepping,

...cooking,

...dish-washing...

...and otherwise setting up.

      At 5pm the guests began arriving,

...including the birthday girl and her friend Mayren,

...who brought a beautiful Mexican tres leches birthday cake.

     Everyone helped set out the food,

...which included:
     Roast beef au jus,

...mashed potatoes, green beans almondine, corn, , hot dogs,

...stuffed mushrooms,

...rolls warm from the oven,

      Mac and cheese,

...chips, veggies and dips,

...tres leches cake, M&M cookies and cherry almon streusel pie, 

...and fruit salad in a watermelon bowl.

      And when everything was set out and ready (except for the watermelon bowl, which I left in the kitchen),

...we dug in.

       Theresa cutting her cake the correct way,

...a circle in the middle, then slices around the circle.

    We then whiled away the evening, having seconds and thirds, chatting,

...playing,

...watching the highlights of the U.S. Women's Soccer World Cup match,

...and washing pots and pans.

      Then the guests started heading for home,

...and after a while the dining room was cleared away and the leftovers put away,

...and there was just enough time for a couple of rounds of Exploding Kittens before bed time, which rounded out the day nicely.