April 1st, 2007: Couples April Fools Dinner Party. Let's see. . . there was a lady in a tiger dress wrapped in fur, a man in a flowered dress and hat, a rastaferian pot head, a devil in a blue dress, a bearded lady, a lady in a black tux and red …
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Couples Christmas Party
Shrimp Boil Group Dinner
OCT 14, 2006; SHRIMP BOIL GROUP DINNER; Arthur and Sharon hosted a wonderful shrimp boil for our Fall couples group dinner. We first got to tour their new house addition to see the progress. It's coming along quite nicely with plumbing, mechanical and electrical work being roughed in. They should …
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We got together at Ron & Julie's to celebrate our Mothers and Mom's favorite recipies. A real carb feast. Meat loaf, barbecue, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, creamed carrots, asparagus, garlic and cheese biscuits, walnut tort ...... yum! Everyone brought old family photos to share.
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Ron and Julie have started teaching a couples folk dance which is a lot of fun. First, they're excellent teachers ... and second ... it really is a good time. They had 16 couples participate, which I thought was a very good number. Ron is getting the hang of his laptop computer …
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March 19th,2006: MURDER MYSTERY DINNER at the BENTON HOUSE a.k.a. Roadkill. "The Good, the Bad and the Guilty." All I can say is that Elvira did it; but we didn't find that out until some time after imbibing in a great quantity of wine and enjoying a …
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Wednesday, December 21st: Had Christmas dinner with friends. Each couple made gingerbread houses afterwards.
Arthur suggested we make up limericks as a group activity, which turned out to be great fun. Each person started a limerick on a piece of paper, then passed it on to the person on …
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We got together with Jim and Janet to give Ron a rousing chorus of Happy Birthday since Julie was out of town. Good idea, Janet H.! We took Ron to Luxor for dinner in Fountain Square and then came back to our house for brownies, ice-cream, and raspberries with hot …
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February 12th: Being close to Valentines, Ron and Julie hosted a lovely romantic dinner for eight along with friends Jim & Janet, and Arthur & Sharon. Everyone dressed up for this one which was kind of fun. Ron had roses for the ladies. The dinner was delicious. We all got to read …
read moreDinner with friends - January 2005
SUNDAY: We went over to Jim and Janet's for a "lovely" progressive (without the progressing) southwest dinner. What a great way to start off the New Year. Thanks to all the Chefs, everything tasted terrific. Ron and Julie had the wonderful idea of playing Charades or as Arthur would say …
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OCTOBER 17th, 2004: SUNDAY SUPPER CLUB. Today was a good day. We went over to friends Arthur and Sharon's house where they hosted a very European style Italian dinner. Ron and Julie made the anti-pasto, Sharon made the pasto, Arthur grilled the meat course. Janet made the bread. Sharon also …
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ART PARTY 2001: Janet hosted the 2nd annual Christmas Art Party which is always a lot of fun. What's special about this party is that it was a pitch-in with a show-and-tell afterwards. Everyone brought great food and great pieces of art that they have created or are working on …
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