Dinner in the yard

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We had a great time- good food , good conversation, and everyone stayed until dark!

It sounds simple, doesn't it?  Just invite a few friends over for a BBQ on the deck on a summer evening and away you go! 

So an uncomplicated menu (I said -- haha)!

Food--Brats, chips, potato salad, watermelon and ice cream. 

Beverage-- lemonade.

Complications soon raised their heads.

The hubby said -lemonade ok but let's also have beer and wine.

Now needed: ice bucket, beer and wine glasses, bottle opener

A friend said--Ice cream? ok - I'll made an ice cream dessert. 

Now needed: plates and forks (instead of cones)

I have myself to blame too: fresh potato salad (not store bought); watermelon-let me make a simple fruit salad (Watermelon, mango, lime) so good and "I haven't made that in a long time lol."

Now needed: more ingredients and more time to prepare it.

So eventually the food and beverage problems were solved.

hmmm- Did I say "on the deck"??

I spent approximately 2 days cleaning up the yard!!! Serves me right!!  The yard looked fabulous!

But, deck chairs were a problem also in that we only have 7 chairs and 8 people were going to need a seat.  Not a problem- I had been planning to buy a few more anyway.  Go out buy 2 simple stackable chairs. I went to three big stores and not a chair was to be had!  Even Amazon could not help me out!

We borrowed two chairs from my son who -- dare I say it? -- is not a neat freak like his mother. Nice chairs but oh, so in need of a very thorough scrubbing! 

After all of that, I can say it was worth it! We had a great time- good food , good conversation, and everyone stayed until dark! My only regret:  I did not take any pictures!

But now that  the yard looks fabulous and will stay that way for a short while, we are inviting people over again for next weekend! (the menu will be simple - haha)

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