Party All The Time

Who doesn't love a good party? :)

At the beginning of May we had a party for my good friend Sara's birthday at Great Falls National Park. What a beautiful place!

The Falls

Me and Jen-one of my favorite people on the planet!

Sara being sneaky.

I was in charge of bringing dessert. I wanted to make something delicious and summery so decided on a fruit tart. I looked up several recipes online when I came across this one. Winner, winner! They were pretty darn tasty if I do say so myself!

I split the filling and added lemon in one and Nutella in the other.

I added a bit more lemon zest than the recipe calls for. I was kind of sad there wasn't any filling left over . . . though it's probably a good thing! ;)

Then there was the party six years in the making . . . I got together with a handful of friends to watch the series finale of LOST.
We had Dharma Beer (root beer for those of you who are questioning the extent to which my fandom may take me), water, and potato crisps, and Ashley made yummy numbers cupcakes. Some cupcakes were frosted with peanut butter, a tribute to Claire and Charlie. The oranges are there for Locke's orange smile at Kate in the pilot. (Thanks to Ashley for this cluster of pics).

We couldn't watch the finale without tissues. I may or may not have decoupaged this box for the occasion . . .

And let's not forget about the "wild boar on a stick!"

I won't go into all my thoughts and theories about the finale, but I will say that I love, love, loved it!!! What a perfect way to end one of the best television series to ever hit the air! I look forward to the day something comes comes along that comes close to being as good as LOST. If that's even possible . . . ;)

Then there was Memorial Day weekend. I spent the last three days at Duck Beach in the outer banks of North Carolina. Somehow I didn't take one picture. It was a blast though! Hundreds of LDS young single adults from the east coast and beyond go down and rent beach houses, hang out on the beach, play games, swim, hold volleyball tournaments, eat, karaoke, play music, relax and have a fabulous time!

Despite a few mosquito bites and a slightly nasty sunburn it was a great weekend! Sara and I left late Friday evening, rolled down the windows, and blasted tunes as we made the 6-ish hour drive. Saturday was spent on the beach, in the pool, and having good times with friends. Sunday several of the people from the beach went to church. This awesome ward/branch (I'm not sure which) does an awesome job accommodating 500+ people in a building not designed for that size of a crowd. They have parking attendants, the bigger rooms are filled with chairs and the halls are lined with them as well. Church is an hour long because it would be impossible to do anything else. This particular sunday the Stake President and his wife spoke and a choir of young single adults and local members sang. It was a perfect Sunday meeting. After church we relaxed, ate, and enjoyed one another's company. Monday we spent more time at the beach, made a Dairy Queen run, cleaned up a bit and then headed home in the late afternoon. It was sad to have to leave and come back to real life but what a great way to kick off summer!!