Get PO'd! It's Time to Party!!!

Here's a fun idea I put into action last night:  I had a "PO Party."  P = pasta & pie and O = Olympics.  I stole the idea of having an Olympics party from a colleague, but I gave it the theme of "PO" just to make it extra hokey.

It's not that I'm all that excited about the Winter Olympics, and, yes, this comes on the heels of last weekend's Super Bowl, but with winter getting rather looooong, any reason to get together with friends and family to party is great. 

I have wonderful neighbors who always invite me to their homes for differing occasions ... most of the simply to just get together and spend time with one another.  They have always looked after me, doing such thoughtful things as decorating my house for Christmas a couple of years ago when I was at my mother's house recovery from major surgery.  (I still list that as THE nicest things anyone has ever done for me.)   I need to reciprocate more, so this was a start. 

Feel free to steal this idea.  First, cook up a bit batch o' your favorite pasta.  (I also bought some tasty pizzas from Sam's -- they're cheap and quite good.)  I had a selection of wines for my guests to try, and they volunteered to bring sides and desserts to share.   I was tempted to say they could only bring foods that started with an O or a P, but figured that would have been too hokey.  But, we did get some pies -- coconut cream and chocolate!!!

At a time when 49 of nation's 50 states are covered with snow, it's time to bring some warmth and fun into our lives!