How about a summer BBQ my SoCal friends? A little pre-Chicago warmup?
I just know you're all atwitter as to what changes have occurred at my house. Some things change while some things stay the same. An even bigger bonus is that the racetrack is almost complete, but still raceable. You'll most likely be roped into racing or recording the race, by my husband, but apparently that's fun for some people. Who knew?
As usual, we'll provide meat and drinks, all you need to do is bring a side dish and/or dessert. If enough people show, I may even make some gumbo. (Side note to shayera: Even though we didn't get to eat the macaroons you made at the party, they were finished off that weekend by my husband and two friends who thought they were the most delicious macaroons they had ever had.)
Because I'm way too lazy to do this diary justice, I'll just copy this over from my last diary and update it:
When will this extraordinary shindig take place? Saturday, July 14th
What magical land will I be traveling to? I live in El Sereno, a small slice of LA, squashed between Lincoln Heights, Alhambra and Montecito Heights. It's about 10 min. north of the 10 Fwy.
What edible delights should I bring to tantalize your taste buds? Please bring a side dish. I don't eat pork or squash--hint, hint. I also will not be offended if someone brought that chocolate-coffee-ice cream cake thingy from Trader Joe's. (this still stands!)
We'll get some various meat to put on the grills. My husband will do his best to get you drunk, so please make it clear if you don't drink. Naturally, there'll be water, sodas and juices for those who abstain and anyone who may be pregnant and/or underage. Feel free to bring a beverage of your choice. We'll have tons of snackies and kid-friendly foods.
Speaking of my spawn, can I bring them?: For some reason, I feel like I'm the only one in LA with little kids, babies really, but feel free to bring yours. Keep in mind, my oldest is 4, so the toys pretty much top out at that age, but I do have an Xbox.
Can I bring a friend in case you guys are exceedingly boring in real life?: Bring whoever you want, as long as they don't steal my shit and don't have a crappy attitude, I'm okay with it.
So, how do you get to your pad?: Email me at fabooj [at] mail [dot] com, but please put SoCal meetup in the subject line, so I don't dump it as spam. Please include your screen name too, so I can get little jaunty name tags.
Take the poll below. We need to decide on a good time. Just note that I'm partial to the late afternoon, as my backyard is no longer hot after 4pm.