7.

we ate:

tish's tomato caprese appetizer (i used mozzarella balls instead of string cheese)

warm feta spread

julie's crunchy romaine toss

summer shrimp salad

mary's orzo with roasted vegatables

and this pie (thanks joy!) that takes less than 2 minutes to make and less than 2 minutes to eat because it is sooooooo good:

1 container cool whip

1 bag heath bar bits (in baking section)

1 chocolate pie crust (in baking section)

hersheys chocolate syrup

get cool whip close to room temp - mix in most of bag of heath bar bits and set aside rest of bag - pour mixture into pie crust - top with rest of bits and chocolate syrup - cover and put in freezer until ready to serve - ENJOY!

the ice breaker:

every place setting had a picture, so you sat at the picture that was most relative to you.

(emily - we missed you. there was a lot of intrigue around your place setting!!)

everyone took home my favorite gum and a bookmark with ovarian cancer symptoms and risk factors (in honor of mom).


here's some other pics and there was a whole lotta laughter...


i feel blessed to have so many special girlfriends in my life! this was soooo much fun, and i was not stressed, relaxed and thoroughly enjoyed hosting a dinner party!