Tonight we went to our friend Julianna's house for our first Friendsgiving! It was a lot of fun. First of all she and her wife had decorated. There was a banner that said "Give Thanks" and this quote on their white board:
Their regular house decor was awesome too. I was especially impressed with this board Julianna painted herself. She would fit in well on Pinterest.
Gui loves holding Clara.
It was a potluck dinner so there was a TON of food, all of it delicious. I brought cheesy potatoes, which got annihilated. Always nice when everyone really likes your potluck dish. There were these bacon wrapped dates with goat cheese that were especially amazing. Of course there was green bean casserole and pumpkin pie. There were also brownies. And we brought a spoon for Clara so she could try a bit of any of the mushy food. She seemed to like it all.
Speaking of Clara, I thought maybe since there were 30 or so people going there might be others with children, but no, she was the only one there under about age 21. That means she got a lot of attention, of course.
Making friends with Sydney.
I got to chat with Julianna and Erin, and at one point Melissa, who I hadn't seen in awhile, came over just to catch up with me, which made me feel good. We end up making each other laugh a lot, I love that.
Later in the evening Melissa got out her guitar and sang a few songs. She's quite good! Not only does she have a good voice but at one point she sang a song she'd written herself, and it was excellent! Very clever lyrics and cheerful. Julianna sat next to her and sang back up.
Clara watches the singing and guitar playing.
But the best part was when they started singing "Want To Want Me" by Jason Derulo, and Erin flipped and got way into it. I love Erin's enthusiasm. So endearing.
Overall it was just a really nice evening, and a great way to start the holidays.
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