Weekend Report:

This weekend we threw a not-so-little wing-ding here at mi casa. For no reason other than to just have fun, get everyone together and kick off for what is sure to be a long, hot summer here in the desert.

I had hired a bartender to serve up the drinks but he had the nerve to get sick on Friday and cancel. I was unable to find a replacement so I was behind the bar most of the night. Not that I mind, I'm pretty comfortable back there - but it didn't give me a chance to do much schmoozing or take any pictures until Kai spelled me once things had started to wind down. I've had my camera for almost a year now, but I have yet to master the nighttime photo technique. Most of the pics I snapped either captured deer caught in the headlights or unrecognizable grainy blurs. I'll spare you most of them.

It was a beautiful evening, not too hot, not too windy with a hilarious eclectic mix of neighbors, the usual ModSquad suspects and good friends (you all looked FABulous, by the way). At one point I had to stop and do a double take at seeing a Marine, a Mary Kay rep, the missus, a metal worker, a German graphic designer and "space designer" (whatever the hell that is) conducting some kind of formal interview out on the lawn. Joan Rivers didn't show up (she never does) so I'm pretty sure it wasn't for E!

Despite my fears of not having enough food, there was plenty to go around and very little left over (always a good sign). We got a LOT of positive feedback on the house project and I'm pretty sure we got two offers, but it could have just been the vodka. Things finally wound down around 1:00 and I was stunned (stunned I tell ya) at the amount of booze left over (not that we didn't give it our best shot or anything - I was not feeling my prettiest yesterday, and I'm still moving slow today...) and I can't believe no one took a dive into the pool (purposeful or accidental) ... We must be getting old!

I had a fucking blast. I wish we could do it again next weekend!

A big thanks to all our friends who came...