Farewell

The folks at work had a little send-off for me this week! They were either really happy to see me go.. or perhaps really sad. They did bring in a band for the party! Unfortunately they also had a small incident involving the tent blowing away. High quality engineering!

At the very least we know that Virginia will miss me! When I left to go chat with some coworkers she told her mom she couldn't eat her dessert until I came back. Poor thing!

So Long

Last weekend Amy and Marie threw the most awesome going away party that Vicksburg has ever seen. At least, that is how it was billed! It was great to get to see everyone one last time and unofficially say goodbye. For those who couldn't make it, we missed you. For those who could, thanks for coming and I really do miss you already! The door is always open in Pittsburgh and I hope to get to see everyone again, preferably sooner than later.

The awesome hostesses and I with our lychee martinis, the drink of the night!

Chef Andy did a great job maning the grill despite his gorgeous apron and delicious drink!

Roasted marshmallows and Brownies were enjoyed by all!

Cousins Christmas

Whilst in IL we had an old fashioned Jersey-Seng cousins Christmas party. We haven't had one of those parties in ages -- maybe since I was in H.S. I'm thinking the last time I saw Shari was in '97. Unfortunately Snow Miser was against us and brought many inches of snow to the greater Chicagoland area. Only a few cousins made it -- here is our documentation! It was great to catch up with Shari, Aunt Arlene and Uncle Steve, and Aunt Barb and Uncle Bob. Hopefully we can do this again soon peeps.

This picture was sponsored by the color brown.

Iron Chef: Guinness

I am an Iron Chef Success! The event was supper club. The theme was Guinness in honor of our good friend St. Patrick and the whole Irish thing.

The menu:
Guinness Cheese and Crackers
Corned beef and Veggies in GUiness Sauce
Guinness and Oat Bread
Irish Trifecta Cupcakes

It was amazing. Seriously. The corned beef was coated in brown sugar and then Guinness was poured over it. It was seriously good - ranked up there wtih desert bacon.

Trifecta Cupcakes: Guinness and chocolate cupcakes with a Jameson's enhanced chocolate ganache filling and Baily's frosting and green sprinkles.

Everyone had a great time and the weather cooperated so we had room for folks to hang out on the patio. Peeps, I'm trying to be a better hostess - my house is so perfect for entertaining, we must have more oppertunities to socialize chez sarah.