Sister “Slumber” Party
We grew up frequently hearing the phrase “when ya got kids, ya got nothing “. I’m here to tell you that “when ya got sisters, ya have chaos”!
Our dear brother-in-law, Dane, planned to have a getaway at a cowboy shindig, which gave us the perfect opportunity to plan a sister extravaganza! (We ever only have extravaganzas, no ordinary shindig for the Idaho Roses!)
If you know anything at all about Vedder women, then you must be aware of our incredible gift of language. And, never at a loss for a word, if we can’t find one, we create one! This became evident as I made my trek to Elkhorn. In convo with baby sister, Tracy, on whether or not to call me to give me the condition of the fog on the interstate in the Boise area, I replied, in not so many words, that whatever was fine, “as may”. She, of course, called me on it. However, upon explaining that it was as valid as “needs must”, I quickly convinced her of the validity of the phrase. Thus, we have once again expanded the English-Vedder language.
Our first event of the day I have dubbed “The Wheels Off The Wagon”. If you read our last blog, you are aware of our journey into Weight Watchers. Picture this as an “I can top this”session. While specific details shall NOT be shared, suffice it to say that we Vedder women don’t do anything halfway! We fully blew those wheels off!! And so we ate Wheat Thins, Whipped cream cheese and Cammi’s homemade peach chutney. (Don’t ask how much...the crackers say “Thin”, the cheese was “whipped”, and chutney is fruit, right?)
What slumber party would be complete if not for something bubbly, right? So, thanks to purloined bottles from Queen Mother's Christmas trip to California, we were equipped! (Thanks Katie - we thoroughly enjoyed the fruits of your memory lapse!!!)
And speaking of Queen Mother - she is a sushi virgin. So we headed out to Sakana for $1 sushi night!!! (When reading Sakana, please use an “Iron Chef" voice....Tracy did, including hand motions, and we were afeared of getting thrown out...). However, the sushi was incredible and Cammi (CJ) is a convert!
I must say, that after a drink called “Sexy Lady”, I did have some issues with using chopsticks, so most of my sushi was a hand grab, dunk and stuff. (Full disclosure, I had issues BEFORE the drink as well....chopstick issues.). CJ attempted to show her prowess with the sticks by picking up a few grains of rice with her sticks and feeding me....unfortunately it was at the same time our waitress came back to the table. We had to order deep fried cheesecake in order to save our reputations. 'Nuff said.
After arriving back home, we entertained ourselves by feeding bedtime apples to the horses, watching a few episodes of a new show on Amazon, and then on to getting ready for bed. As sisters, we like to share our newest beauty finds, so CJ shared her products guaranteed to make us look like teenagers in the morning, and I shared my charcoal toothpaste....
All in all, there is nothing better than family, and sisters can be the best of friends and the craziest of companions! They will always be my partners in crime, my Abbott and Costello, the
Lucys to my Ethel. As may.
Our dear brother-in-law, Dane, planned to have a getaway at a cowboy shindig, which gave us the perfect opportunity to plan a sister extravaganza! (We ever only have extravaganzas, no ordinary shindig for the Idaho Roses!)
If you know anything at all about Vedder women, then you must be aware of our incredible gift of language. And, never at a loss for a word, if we can’t find one, we create one! This became evident as I made my trek to Elkhorn. In convo with baby sister, Tracy, on whether or not to call me to give me the condition of the fog on the interstate in the Boise area, I replied, in not so many words, that whatever was fine, “as may”. She, of course, called me on it. However, upon explaining that it was as valid as “needs must”, I quickly convinced her of the validity of the phrase. Thus, we have once again expanded the English-Vedder language.
Our first event of the day I have dubbed “The Wheels Off The Wagon”. If you read our last blog, you are aware of our journey into Weight Watchers. Picture this as an “I can top this”session. While specific details shall NOT be shared, suffice it to say that we Vedder women don’t do anything halfway! We fully blew those wheels off!! And so we ate Wheat Thins, Whipped cream cheese and Cammi’s homemade peach chutney. (Don’t ask how much...the crackers say “Thin”, the cheese was “whipped”, and chutney is fruit, right?)
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| Whoops! All we had were the BIG glasses. We did say "wheels off"! |
What slumber party would be complete if not for something bubbly, right? So, thanks to purloined bottles from Queen Mother's Christmas trip to California, we were equipped! (Thanks Katie - we thoroughly enjoyed the fruits of your memory lapse!!!)
And speaking of Queen Mother - she is a sushi virgin. So we headed out to Sakana for $1 sushi night!!! (When reading Sakana, please use an “Iron Chef" voice....Tracy did, including hand motions, and we were afeared of getting thrown out...). However, the sushi was incredible and Cammi (CJ) is a convert!
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| Notice her plate is EMPTY! |
I must say, that after a drink called “Sexy Lady”, I did have some issues with using chopsticks, so most of my sushi was a hand grab, dunk and stuff. (Full disclosure, I had issues BEFORE the drink as well....chopstick issues.). CJ attempted to show her prowess with the sticks by picking up a few grains of rice with her sticks and feeding me....unfortunately it was at the same time our waitress came back to the table. We had to order deep fried cheesecake in order to save our reputations. 'Nuff said.
After arriving back home, we entertained ourselves by feeding bedtime apples to the horses, watching a few episodes of a new show on Amazon, and then on to getting ready for bed. As sisters, we like to share our newest beauty finds, so CJ shared her products guaranteed to make us look like teenagers in the morning, and I shared my charcoal toothpaste....
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| Creature Feature! |
Lucys to my Ethel. As may.
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