A Night at the Oscars 2011

Jodi held her annual Oscar party again this year.  Elbert did all the food.  I brought the ballots.  At the end of the night, The King's Speech was the big winner.  Unfortunatly, I was off my game and had to pas the staute to Stephanie.  The ironic part of it is she doesn't watch very many movies!

The prize!!

Enthralled audience

The passing of the statue.

CARP Reunion!

I missed all my Carpenter peeps, so we decided to have a reunion.  Many of us have scattered since I left Carpenter in March.  Dorian and Steve went to Oak Point and Tommie moved to Liberty.  We all met at the new Chuy's in West Plano.  At first they said it was an hour and a half wait!  But just as we were going to leave, they called our group.  It was really nice to have the gang back together.

Coffy, Jodi, & Sandy

Me and my girls!

Dorian with the meat plate, Stephanie won't stop eating for anyone, and Steve.

Tommie

Deuces!

Me and my boo, Bryan.

Group Pic with Sorority squat!

Good times!

We're so cute!

Oscar Night Fiesta!

Jodi's Oscar Party this year had a Mexican flare.  Elbert made fajitas and margaritas.  They were delicious, as usual.  We all pondered over our ballots.  I decided to go with The Hurt Locker all the way.  Mostly, because I didn't see Avatar.  To everyone's shock and Jodi's horror, I brought home the Oscar again this year.  My score was 35.  I got all the major categories and a bunch of random little categories.  Who really knows who will win best Sound Editing?  It's always a guess.  Jodi can redeem herself next year.

Blythe with the paua shell I brought her.

Little mischevious Blythe.

Artsy Fartsy Stephanie took this one.  I just liked it.

I would like to thank the Academy.

Jodi presenting me the Oscar.

Dorian's 30th B-Day!

We celebrated Dorian's birthday at his favorite restaurant, Olive Garden in Addison.  Dorian actually got there early to get a table.  Maybe his old age is making him want to eat earlier in the day.  The food was great like usual.  I got the spaghetti and meat sauce.  But I really just ate the salad and breadsticks.  The spaghetti will be today's lunch!  David, Sandy, Gordon, and I got Dorian an iTunes gift card.  Steve got him some pink sweat bands.  And he got a plethora of cards.  Good times!

Dorian & Coffy.

Coffy & Bryan.

Bryan & tired Tess.

David & Me.

Mary & Dorian.

Table shot.

Dorian, Stephanie, & Sandi.

Breadsticks are yummy!

Pink looks good on Dorian.

Everyone loves Dora!

Tess checking out the Dora card.

My Bridal Shower

I had the best Bridal Shower anyone could have asked for. My friend, Jodi Burley, is the most creative person I know. She put the whole shindig together with another friend of mine, Sandy McKinley. It was at Sandy's house. Jodi and her husband, Elbert, did all the food. He even made green punch! My favorite! We played a few games, like All About Sara. And then we opened presents. I got some great stuff. Especially the much needed knife set and curtains. I didn't get too many pictures on my own camera. When I get Tommie's pictures I will post them on Facebook. Thank you so much Jodi and Sandy!

Welcome tree.

Two love birds.

Green hydrangea centerpiece.

The spread.

Chocolate cake.

Vanilla cake.

Chocolate covered almonds.

Green punch! You gotta be really special to get that!

Carribeaner favors.

The Trees Ball! Cheese ball made into a tree. Get it...

Jan won a game for being married to John for 37 years!

Everyone playing All About Sara.

Tommie and Stephanie only got 2 wrong!

The single ladies search for the garter.

Coffy won!

Averi and Jaxon cuddle on Heather's lap.

All my moms! Natasha, Pat, me, and Tommie.

Me and Blythe.

The coolest invitation ever!

Inside of the invite.

The envelope was cool too!

Coffy's Big B-Day Bash

Coffy had another wonderful birthday bash this year! A whole bunch of us gathered at Pappadeaux's in Richardson. We could tell the waiters hated us from the get go. Who wouldn't? There was like 30 of us! I busted out the camera early. Everyone acted like they didn't want their picture taken, but you know they did. David and I split the salmon. It was very good, but I could have used some rice to go with it. Coffy opened her gifts. Jodi got her a gag gift of a really ugly purse. Her really gift was an Ulta gift card. After dinner, we went to the Nylo Hotel lounge. We rented a little seating area and had our own waitress. The atmosphere was fun. I didn't quite care for the music or the volume, but I enjoyed it anyway. Everyone was dancing and drinking and having a great time. We stayed until it closed. Then Jayme, Bryan, Dorian, and I went to IHOP. It took us so long to get breakfast. It was cold in there and I was tired. I fell asleep at the table. Dorian took me home around 4 AM. I haven't been out that late in forever!! Let's see if Coffy can top this year at her next party. She better start planning now!

Smile Stephanie!

Cutie David.

Steve looked nice until right when the flash went off.

Sandy is feeling Dorian's boob!

Table shot at Pappadeaux.

Coffy and Big Ken.

Bill and the McGuills

Jayme and Brian.

Cousins!

Me and Coffy.

Stephanie and Coffy.

It looks like the straw is in Coffy's mouth.

Derrick, Me, Coffy, and Big Ken

Dorian and Coffy.

The purse gag gift.

Stephanie, Dorian, and Coffy.

Dorian and Jyame.

Mary sitting pretty in the egg chair.

Bryan at da club.

Stephanie and Bryan, partners in crime.

Me.

Me and Dorian

Best buddies!

Coffy and Bryan.

We are so cute!

Jayme and Bryan are cutting a rug.

Coffy and Mary.

Tommie and Jayme.

Jayme, Bryan, and Me.

Dorian, Jayme, and Bryan.

Mary steals the show!

Stephanie and Me.

Tommy S. is too cool for the camera.

Is Bryan giving Stephanie a lap dance or did he fall?

Stephanie and Tommy.

Getting their freak on.

They are dancing machines!

Jayme giving Dorian a dance leasson.

The Nylo pool and fireplace.

Me and Jayme poolside.

Three amigas.

Sisters!

Coffy and Derrick.

Stephanie and her man, Tony.

Me and my men?

Jayme and her man? Um....

Sleepy time!

Bryan and I in the egg chair before we left.

Dorian knocked us over.

Pretty birthday girl.