Sunday

Highlights of day four of GraduWeduation Weekend

*Sleeping in was luscious, though we were slug-a-beds only til nine or so. It was overcast and trying to rain while we enjoyed orange scones and coffee for breakfast.

*We didn't discuss that this should be a stay in our jammies all day day, but as the day progressed and we didn't get dressed, it became one.

*Time with my sisters is so precious! We found ourselves moving en masse from one room to another. If Pam wanted to check her email, we moved the sister party to my office. If Martine followed Newt into the next room to rub his belly, we followed.

*We thought the sangria was all gone. To our delight, bottle number twelve was discovered loitering in the basement fridge. I made pasta to accompany it and we ate at mid afternoon out in the garage/party room where the tropical lights were still on.

*Lunchtime entertainment was provided by a black and white mouse who ventured out from under the back steps to nibble holes in a choice garbage bag containing party food leavings. We learned that mice like whipped cream when I lured him out by squirting a blob on the garage floor. While the mouse had been skittish and ran for cover at any distraction earlier, once his nose was in the whipped cream he remained until he finished it despite our boisterous behavior.

*Moving on to white wine, next we popped open a bottle of Candoni pinot grigio.

*We promised Mom a Viking Funeral. Her wish was fulfilled on a smaller, but no less grand scale. At dusk we memorialized her in song and poetry while a bonfire burned in her honor. I truly hope that her spirit, which always seemed so restless, has found some peace.

*The evening was rounded out with a viewing of Star Trek 2009. I would suggest a sturdy red wine as an accompaniment to this film full of sturdy men. We chose Layer Cake Malbec.

*Winos, you're thinking. Puh-leez! Over the course of an entire day, our wine consumption averaged out to one bottle per woman. Which is perfectly respectable. Yes, I have fully rationalized this.

*Tomorrow my son is getting married!