We Didn't Drink the Koolaid

Before we left for the Mothership, my husband suggested we not wear our black Nikes and advised us to not drink the koolaid. He's so silly. So I made my first tip of what I hope will be many to the famous Mothership BBQ. I'm not sure Dr. Funkenswine will ever let me in again, though. He sure has an intimidating glare! It was an innocent enough remark.

I wanted to impress my husband with the delicious cooked pig, so ordered a pound of pulled pork and a half rack of ribs to take home. Jim didn't like when I asked him if it tasted good re-heated in the microwave. Oh man.... his guy who was also working said, "Them's fighting words!" and ran out of the kitchen. Gulp. In any case, he should know that when we reheated, it was done nice and slowly in our oven and not in the microwave! And it was lip smacking good! Thank you, Jim for letting us roost at your pad for a wonderful meeting!

So the meeting was loads of fun. It was great seeing so many familiar faces, and I sure enjoyed talking with Christian Grantham and Vince (LOVE the house, man!). I was embarrassed that I thought Mashby was Huck. Duh. Malia was her usual beautiful self! I think Kerry Woo is the coolest person I know. I mean, dang. Gunner and Elizabeth were gracious and so welcoming! Big Orange Michael is such a great guy with the most fantastic smile! And I was privileged to see John of Salems Lots again. Actually I think he'll give Kerry a run for the coolest person I know race. By the way, I finally blogrolled John, Christian, and the Mothership.

But no meeting report would be complete without the opportunity to brag a little about my two good friends, Ivy and Michelle. They don't know it, but they are two poeple who I greatly admire. Ivy is so much fun to be around... we think so much alike it's scary. She's sensitive, funny, caring, generous, and one all-around interesting chick. Interesting as in not boring, not freak-show interesting. haha. Then there's Michelle who has overcome so many challenges in her life, coming through with three beautiful, well-mannered, smart kids as a testament to her inner strength. Both of these women inspire me to just try a little harder in everything I do. I like them both a lot and hope our friendships last a lifetime.

And that's the coolest thing about blogging. Every single person who was at the meeting has such marvelous character! I feel good about myself just being around them.

And to make a good day even better, my husband put on an alien making the peace sign sticker on my car. He said my two favorite things: aliens and hippies. haha. He forgot the dragon. I love dragons (thanks to Anne McCaffrey's "Pern" series). :)