late spring weekend

The weather is incredible but the summer heat is already getting me down. I wilt to the point of dizziness. There are outdoor events I am avoiding, like Tunes From The Tombs, if there is no escape from the sun.

 Last night, we went to a duo-birthday party at the home of Thomas and Lindsay, in Marietta. The theme was an Enchanted Garden Birthday Party and it was a great evening. They had obviously spent a lot of days clearing, landscaping and decorating their back yard for an outdoor party. Tiny lights were everywhere, in lamps on tables, in a sculptural fire pit of painted logs standing as vertical pillars with candles on top of them, strung overhead from the house to the trees, and lighting tents in the back yard. Low seats and tables were made from wood palettes that had been a smoothed and painted with short legs attached to make tables and pillows placed on top to create seats. Friends had worked to put out a spread of food and booze on the back porch and, as usual for them, there was a digital photo booth set up for guests. Fortunately, the rain held off and it was a clear night. I mostly sat at tables in back, talking with friends, and MonsterMustDie walked around catching up with people he'd not seen in a while, since he rarely goes out with me to these things. One of the best things for guests were paper fans that were placed on some tables. Loved the paper fans and used one most of the night that kept me comfortable. We got home around 1:00 a.m.

MonsterMustDie woke up feeling a bit delicate this morning. We both took naps at some point during the day. He worked on sculptures in the afternoon while I cleaned, prepped food & did some laundry and we had Cindi & John over for dinner in the evening that featured grilled sausages from Pine Street Market and sauteed lambs quarters that were on sale at the Peachtree Road Farmers Market. We had fresh baguette with sliced radishes and salted butter, also from the Farmers Market. Just the right end to the day - good fresh food with good company & fun conversation. It makes me a lot happier to have an active weekend with stimulating social activity.

Tomorrow, he has another very early day at work and I have dinner with the girls.