For the 3rd year in a row, we threw our Cabin Fever Party. This winter season has been particularly cold with almost everyday below normal, often WAY below normal. So in an attempt to break “those winter blues” we gathered friends and family together for some much-needed fun. Click here to see the all the photos of the day.
Unfortunately it wasn’t as warm as it has been in past years so most people stayed indoors. The men hung out in the garage or “man cave” as the women affectionately named it, and cooked the food. John has a wood stove in there and it kept the garage quite comfortable.
Us girls hung out in the house with all the snacks and kids and prepared the cooked food as the men brought it to us. This year crab legs were again on the menu as was Buck’s Jambalaya, and Andy’s Slow Country boil. Instead of a deep-fried turkey, John smoked a couple of pork shoulders and grilled up a few clams. There were lots of side dishes, snacks and deserts. No one went away hungry.
- The Kids
We had some new comers to the party this year. My son Brad and his wife Julia, their friends Justin and Whitney, Tim and Colleen, John’s daughter Tiff and her fiance Josh, my parent’s friends Steve and Elaine, Candy’s mom and stepdad Sandy and Bill and of course little Miss Riesa.
It did warm up enough in the afternoon that the older kids went out and played in the snow. We had a fire going in the chiminea and they had fun getting cold and then sitting by the fire to get warm.
Dad (Jerry)and Steve brought plenty of their home-brewed beer. We spent the last half of the afternoon into the early evening sitting around taste testing their creations. Some were absolutely wonderful.
After a few people left and there was more room in the house I brought the dogs inside. The kids enjoyed watching Cooper perform some of his tricks, and they especially liked using the laser light to play with him.
All in all, a very nice day. I would like to do some sort of theme party next year, I just don’t know what kind of theme. Guess we will have to wait and see what I can come up with.
