success!

the cookout was a success. except for that minor incident with singing a large portion of hair (on the front/top of my head, my eyebrows, eyelashes, and a bit on my forearm. didn't hurt all that much, but it's definitely made me realize that grilling with charcoal is NOT for me - not enough control like there is with a gas grill.

i think kat was a bit disappointed that it wasn't a games night sort of event, but i wasn't about to herd everyone in to the clubhouse to play games when just sitting and chatting was very nice.

i made mom's tropical fruit salad, in the bowl she always used - just a small way of including her in the festivities.