Tammi's World

Blender Night

Ohhhhh I really need a blender night.

You know what a blender night is, right?

For me - it's my best friend Joyce's lania. It's music that covers every mood and era. It's what ever drinks we decide on, when we decide on them. Food - oh, yeah. We got food. Pasta and veggies with some chicken and sauce. Usually a Pesto sauce. Lots of french bread. Then the chips and homemade salsa to get through those wee hours of the morning.

But lots of music. Lots of laughing. Lots of blender drinks.

We started this tradition 5 long years ago. Joyce was temping at Trop, new in town, single mother. We hit it off immediately. She invited me to the house one day after work - and truth be told, I never really left. I love her girls. I adore Joyce. Her family took me in and I just, well, fit. Fridays and Saturdays were Blender Nights. At that time I didn't have a "drink". Oh - I loved tequilla, I drank beer but not any one signature drink. So I bought a blender and took it to her house to make any number of yummy things. Hence the term Blender Night.

They became Blender Weekends. She has the best collection of music anywhere. And no matter what the mood - she had it covered. Many, many a night we'd sit up drinking talking and singing until the sun came up. Then roll out the door to the pool or beach and sleep it off just to start all over again.

I miss having her around. I miss drinking with her. I miss Blender Night.

So tonite I'm having my own damn Blender Night. I've made a pitcher of Appletini's and am well on my way to finishing it. Oh - I've got more in the hanger, don't you worry. I'm gonna turn on some music and just hunker down. I wish y'all could be here. You'd love it. Nothing is sacred and everything is fair game.

Ahhhh......

*take this as a warning for drunk dialing*

Posted by Tammi at August 5, 2005 05:22 PM