Posts Tagged ‘joanie loves bocce’
A Shiny Bocce Evening
Friday, May 7th, 2010
The babysitter came and James and I left the house.
James and I kissed before we got in the car.
Since this season of bocce started, we went on a bocce date.
On this, the first night of bocce, the potluck theme was “Dogs.”
(We played the Hone Dogs, the team with the most wins in town.)
Caffo’s corn sausage dogs were amazing.
Cocktail weenies in all their glory, glorious.
The Dogs in a blanket?
Tasty as all get out.
Our friends, the “Sand Crabs,” made a macaroni and cheese with crab and crawfish that was well, a life-changer. I also tasted some Nickel & Nickel, so, there was that.
We may have lost all three games.
Okay, we did.
But hooray bocce!
Joanie jackets make you look even more foxy than you already are.
I can’t say that about the competition.
Not all baby
Friday, September 5th, 2008
Egads, I fear I’ve become that person.
I talk about the baby all day long.
Nap times, feedings, doctor visits and blah blah blah.
Apologies if I’ve bored you.
I’ve also been doing other stuff.
Our bocce team, Joanie Loves Bocce, has 11 wins and only one loss under its belt. That loss I feel personally responsible for as I played that game. That was the only game I’ve played in this season.
See, I was really great at bocce when I was pregnant.
Now, not so much.
(I think it was the exceptional counter balance she provided.)
(See? There I go talking about the baby again.)
Our food themes this season have been really fun.
We’ve had food that
begins with the letter B
is inside out and upside down
feels like the first time (food that we’ve never made before)
And I’ve never had more fun with these people.
Who would have thought bocce.
BOCCE of all things would have such an impact on my life.
Come to think about it, I feel the same way about cookbooks.
I’ve joined a cookbook club. Once a month 12 exceptional ladies get together to cook recipes out of a single cookbook.
And there is wine.
And mama’s first solitary night out was a hoot.
We had the event at Acme Fine Wines, a fancy wine store off the beaten path in St. Helena. It is in a shiny, modern/rustic, brand new building that had us feeling exclusive indeed.
Despite our lack of a web site, Cheesewhizzes is still kicking. Next event comes soon and I’ll tell you all about our cheesy goodness as it happens.
Today I have my third in-person business meeting with a baby (there I go again). It’s nice to have such open-minded clientfriends that don’t mind the occasional yelp, jiggle or holler.
Yeah, she’s just become such a part of my life that she’s a part of my life.
(Thanks for coming with me on this trip.)
Oh wait, yep, here it comes, baby photo, I simply can’t control it.
Bocce, won 2, lost 1
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Joanie Loves Bocce update.
Last night, we won two games, lost one against the “Bocce Bandits.”
(They wore neckerchiefs to demonstrate their banditness. We out-styled them in our foxy jackets.)
Our food theme was “All Balls.” So everyone conspired to make ball-shaped food.
It was also hilarious to talk about putting “balls in your mouth” or tasting Caffo’s “Chocolate Salty Balls.”
Next time you need to host a potluck or food theme, remember the balls!