BETWEEN THE BAGUETTES, NUMBER 3
SOIREE
We’ve had our first party!
RUSS – MASTERMIND!
Russ was the mastermind of the pre-party prep and the Hauler-in-Chief. He transported rosé bottles 10 -12 at a time from the store to our apartment. When you don’t have a car, are expecting 40+ people and need sufficient supplies to fill a refrigerator, that’s a lot of hauling:
SWEET TREATS
Other features of the evening were sweet treats:
Special thanks go to Anne for serving as party consultant – she and her husband John even hand delivered the above for the festivities.
COCO AND ZOEY
And of course, the dynamic duo were great hosts. Here’s Coco taking a moment in mom’s arms:
FRIENDS: THE MAIN ATTRACTION
The main attraction was the wonderful group of friends from Montpellier. As usual, I failed to take sufficient photos but a few exist to document the amazing group from the evening.
The terrace was a big hit, even if those pesky mosquitos didn’t totally leave us alone.
It was a lovely evening with charming people and my only true regret is that I wasn’t able to have long conversations with everyone!
Leaving you with a picture of the hibiscus, until the next post!
What a great event! Everything looks lovely (the terrace was transformed — you & Russ are magicians!) and everyone enjoyed themselves…hats off!
Thanks for sharing the pix…the baked goods look divine!
Wanda,
The white cloud-like one was coconut and strawberry.Yum!
Leslie
I love it!!! The setting…gorgeous! The desserts…exquisite! The libations…plentiful (thanks Russ!)! Your outfit…chic! You all did GREAT!!!
Thanks Cousin!!!
What a gorgeous soiree. I love that you and Russ have now broken the place in with new friends. Well done!
Amy,
Thanks for reading and the comment. It does feel more like home now!
Leslie
What a fantastic celebration you had! Hats off to Russ for hatching the plan & hauling the libations- I hope he got a glass or two! You looked Parisienne Chic, and you wore your bright Leslie smile too. Those desserts look SO YUMMY!
I hope y’all are resting up today.
Trish,
Rest was definitely in order. Zoey and Coco needed it too!
Leslie
Looks fabulous! So glad you have such great friends!
Connie –
We’ve been well-trained by a great set of friends in Dayton!
Leslie
That looks like it was just marvelous!
We had great fun!
I’m so impressed that you’ve already made it to party mode in such a short time! Your outfit was adorable, and it looks like everyone was having fun. Congrats and thanks for sharing!
Thank you Kristina! We had so much fun that we’re doing it again in late August to celebrate our 10th anniversary.