Today is Vana's birthday, and we had all been looking forward to a birthday potluck party tonight. But then we got hit with a major snow storm!!
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Our power went out for a few hours, and we were afraid we'd have to cancel the party. But then the lights came back on just in time to bake a cake and the party was ON!! YAY! I made a chocolate cake with raspberry buttercream frosting.
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Potluck food! I put out some Peeps in the hopes that people would eat them up before they got stale.
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Cheryl brought chicken salad!
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Cheryl and Vana made a green salad, and I made tortellini salad.
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My mom made this baked shrimp recipe from this delicious seasoning that Pat brought us back from New Orleans. The result is a delicious buttery sauce and flavorful shrimp, and you sop up the extra sauce with some good crusty bread.
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YUM.
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Time to dish up!
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Kayla!
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Vana and Cheryl!
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Mmm! Kayla made this awesome super spicy soup! Moss made some egg, hummus and mushroom on toast appetizers.
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After we ate, we hung out by the fire for awhile. Emma loves it!
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Cheryl demonstrated some knife fighting techniques.
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Time for some birthday car bombs!
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CHEERS! I didn't get the memo that the pose we were doing was a "CHEERS!" shot, so there I am in classic party pose in front of everyone else, whoops.
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GO!
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WHOO!
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Now the part where we all talk about how fun and delicious that just was.
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Presents!!
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Make a wish!
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Yay, cake and ice cream!
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Another round?
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YAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO VANA!
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