Pug is in the House!

I am finally back from my fun vacation! I have so much to blog about, and a lot of pictures to show you! I did get to attend the Wine Tasting Party, because the People were running so late that they forgot to take me to Kari's house! I did not get to go to Mr. Chris's wedding, but that's ok, because we stayed up late the night before, and I needed some rest. I have missed the Internet while I was away, and I promise to get caught up on all your blogs this week!

I don't want to bombard you with too much fun at once, so today I will give you a Wine Tasting Party recap. The party started at 7:30pm, and the fun continued well after midnight. There were about 20 people there, and I had a great time mingling with them all. Some of them I was meeting for the first time and others have been good friends for a while now.

The People chose 8 wines for tasting - 4 reds and 4 whites. I listed them below so as not to clog up the blog.

No one got all 8 correct, but Serenity did get 6/8 and won the grand prize - a bottle of Concha y Toro Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon and a bottle of Melini Orvieto.



Poor Lynn got 0/8 correct and won the booby prize, a bottle of Boone's Farm strawberry-flavored wine-like beverage. She was happy to win something though!



Oddly enough, Serenity's fiance really wanted that Boone's Farm and traded a bottle of Serenity's good wine for it. He's a strange, strange man.



The People served an assortment of yummy cheeses, walnut pomegranate spread, babba ghannouj and various breads and crackers. I did get a couple samples of things that "accidentally" dropped to the floor (thanks Barbara), and it all tasted great to me! The People forgot to bring out the birthday cake until only Katherine, Andy and Nate were left at the party, so that means we have lots of left over cake.

There were also presents! Who knew that you still get presents when you're as old as Ian - haha!



Dan gave Ian this hideous thing that makes noise like the ocean. The Woman was glad to learn it was just a gag gift, because she was afraid Ian would try to hang it in the house!



Everyone had a good time, especially me! I could hardly keep my eyes open by the end!



Here are some People that I know...

Bill and Kari



Kris and Lynn



Laura and Dan



Andy and Katherine



Woman and Lynn - I had to post a picture of the Woman, because she was pretty proud of her new dress - LOL!



And as promised, The Wine List ...

The Whites:

• Fontana Candida - Frascati 2005 (Italy)
• Pepperwood Grove - Viognier 2005 (California)
• Barton & Guestier - Vouvray 2005 (France)
• Robert Mondavi Private Selection - Fume Blanc 2005 (California)

The Reds:

• Beringer - Gamay Beaujolais 2004 (California)
• Capestrano - Montepulciano díAbruzzo 2005 (Italy)
• Bogle - Old Vine Zinfandel 2005 (California)
• Jewel Collection - Petite Sirah 2004 (California)

Later this week ... see pictures of our den, Chris and his new wife, and me being a supermodel posing with tomatoes in the garden!