Holiday Hi-jinks
Last night I hosted our Annual PediRehab Holiday Party at the Clubhouse in my building. It was a success last year so I volunteered myself and the room for our little shindig once again. This time I got food catered from Ozone (the Thai place down the street from here) and we had food food for days. Everyone enjoyed it all and I even made Mommy’s Secret Coconut Sticky Rice with the mangoes I found at Costco.
Speaking of Costco…I bought the drinks and the famous 7-pound chocolate cake there and it fell off our cart and onto the floor (opened and upside-down) as we exited the warehouse. I was mortified but luckily the Costco guy was nice enough to quickly clean it up for me and grabbed another one from inside. Phew. That sucker was $17 and I didn’t want to wait in line for another one.
Anyhoo…back to the party. Everyone had a great time and Patty was drinking her fair share that night. In fact, by the end of the night, she had slipped and fallen, couldn’t stop talking about my belly-button, and ended up sleeping in my fort (the couch) last night. She was a hot mess but endless entertainment for me…the only sober one in the place.
We had a pretty good turn-out and I’m pretty sure everyone got home safely. It was certainly a happy holiday party for all of us this year.
I didn’t take as many photos this year but I got some highlights.
Reese came over tonight while her brother got to go to Cirque du Soleil with the parents. The only problem was that I was in class all day and wouldn’t be able to get home in time for the drop-off. So, Jes had to fly solo with her for the first 30 minutes until Bang and Vyl came over with Rowan to do some laundry and then I arrived another 45 minutes later. I’ve had Reese in my care before but she’s usually asleep while I’m entertaining Jack. This was the first time I’ve had to entertain, feed, and change her and she was so much fun.
Last night we had a Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner at the Bangs’ new home in Burlingame with smoked turkey and all the fixings. They finally moved out of their Marina apartment to the ‘burbs into a really cute 3-bedroom house. We were also treated by a visit by The Dangs who are in town from Maryland to visit family. It was fun to have everyone together and there were kids everywhere! The great thing about their house is the HUGE backyard. Jack and Andersen had a really fun time running around the big tree and on the grass outside.
Last night we went out to Embarcadero Center once again for Light-up Night. We started at Osha Thai for drinks and dinner while the buildings lit up and the fireworks went off.
Then we headed over to the Hyatt where we admired the lights and hung out at the bar for a few more drinks. Initially I was missing my usual glass of wine but we had so much fun laughing and making fun of each other that I ended up not missing it at all.
The night ended with even more laughs when Matt and Patty decided to put on ice skates at the rink nearby. Patty’s been taking lessons this past year and Matt was just really pumped about the skating. So, they strapped on the skates and took a spin.
It was quite a show watching Matt slip and slide around the rink in NOT the most optimal state.
He took a few crazy spills but this morning he reported back with just a sore palm and a raging headache. I guess this is the beginning of the holiday season and I’m glad that I was able to enjoy it with my friends.
A few weeks ago, Vyl convinced Jes that he needed some practice before Kumquat arrives. So he agreed to babysit Rowan for an evening. On Friday night, Bang and Vyl dropped him off around 6:30 and they handed him straight over to Jesse. I paused to see if he would cry but he didn’t! In fact, he was totally cool with him all the way up to the condo. Vyl left quickly and Rowan didn’t even flinch. Instead, he was busy watching Koa who was scurrying around him on the floor.
When it was around his bedtime, we prepared his bottle and he guzzled that down. Unfortunately, he was still wired from all the excitement so we hung out for a while. Jesse even got into the mix and read him a book and then snuggled with him with the lights turned down.
He cuddled his blanket and doggie while sucking his thumb quietly all night (just like Linus) but just couldn’t fall asleep. At one point we put him down in the pack-and-play but then he started to cry for a good 10 minutes.
I felt bad so I brought him back out and we just hung out until he fell asleep. It only took an extra hour for him to settle and he didn’t fuss when his parents returned.
There were a few things we learned last night: 1) our house is pretty toddler-friendly, 2) the dog is good entertainment for a toddler, and 3) we can handle this kid thing together after all. Oh and of course, Rowan is pretty darn cute.
Luckily, that same evening, I had McWino Night planned with the girls. It’s our spin on Happy Hour that started one night when Teresa and I ended up on the roof of my building with wine and junk food. It later evolved to a night on the roof with McDonald’s and bottles of wine. For this go-around, we had to move it indoors since it had rained earlier in the day.
We also added nachos to the menu this time in order to celebrate the end our hospital audit.
While I was telling the girls about how I had to fatten up, I found a baby McNugget. Isn’t it cute? I thought so…and it was delicious. At the end of the night, we used FaceTime to hangout with Ranee too. Good times…
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