Hot Hudson Housewives Christmas Party

On Friday night, Jay and I attended one more Christmas party! It was the 2nd Annual Hot Hudson Housewives Christmas Party and Carrie and Kris' house. We had more food than you could imagine and some delicious desserts! We also enjoyed wine and other Christmas cheer - tequila rose to be exact! If we don't have tequila rose at a HHH party then it just isn't a party! We ate, dances, drank and laughed till our cheeks hurt and before we knew it, it was after 1 AM!!!

A group shot of the HHH - after about 5 tries!

I made the snow man cake - it was so yummy!

I Scream, U Scream, We All Scream For

ICE CREAM!!!

I had been wanting to have an ice cream party for Arabella and her friends all Summer long so when Mother Nature decided to cooperate today, we had one! I sure could tell that Arabella was excited about the party today when it was about 7:15 and I was still in bed, but awake, and she walked into our bedroom and crawled into bed and said to me "Mommy, can we go to Junies house for ice cream now?" It was so sweet! So as soon as swim lessons were over, we packed up all the ice cream fixings and headed to June's house to enjoy the pool and sunshine and of course ice cream! (PS - I was good and stuck to my diet...no ice cream for me...I am 2 1/2 pounds away from losing 20 pounds...not about to wreck the diet now!)

I put all of the different toppings in a muffin tin...we had sprinkles, fruit, nuts, coconut, cherries, dark chocolate chunks and smashed cookies!

They kids worked up an appetite for ice cream by playing and swimming. Arabella had a lot of fun pushing Ryan around on the John Deere tractor...better not let Dad see this picture!
Ryan also gave her a little ride too!


Arabella doing her superfly jump!

Too Much Time On My Hands???

About once a month, the Hot Hudson Housewives get together for a D&B (a/k/a Ditch & Bitch). The D&B is an evening where we ditch the husbands and kids and get together for a girls night of wince, snacks and bitching/girl talk. We rotate houses and everyone brings something to drink or snack on. So when we had our D&B last week and I went to the store to pick up something to bring the strawberries caught my attention. Maybe it had to do with wanting summer and warm weather and they looked to good to be passed up. Plus they were on sale 2 packages for $5...even better since they are usually about $5 a package. So when we got home and Arabella was down for her nap, I was bored and decided to make the strawberries into a special treat for D&B. What do you think?

From this:

To this:

To the final outcome:
I think the came out great. And they tasted even better. So yes, last Tuesday, I had too much time on my hands, but no one at the D&B was complaining. Having too much time on my hands is not the norm, so I can't promise these at every D&B but you never know...

Hot Hudson Housewives

Last night, Jay and I attended a Christmas party and our friends, Carrie and Kris', house. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed great catered food and drink. We had Scottish Salmon Cakes, Shrimp Risotto, Mini Salami Sandwiches, and other yummy food! It was nice to get dressed up and go out for a night of adult only fun. Over the course of the night and after maybe a little too much wine and champagne, we named the group of ladies that Arabella and I spend a lot of time with. Even though not all of us live in Hudson, we spend enough time there, so we are now called the "Hot Hudson Housewives"! Thanks for a great evening Carrie and Kris, we are already looking forward to the next get together!

There are a few of us missing, but here are the Hot Hudson Housewives!

The yummy food, or what is left of it!