One of my goals for October was to host a fall brunch. When we lived in VA, this was our yearly tradition, but over the last couple of years it has fallen by the wayside. In between crazy jobs and trips and the move, we haven't had the mental bandwidth for it, so I'm very happy we have room for it in our lives again.
The little LED candles eventually went into the pumpkins. They flickered while we ate. |
Menu
Mimosas & Beer
Vegetable Tray
Fruit Salad
Warm Crab Dip with Baguettes
Ham and Cheddar on Wheat (finger sandwiches)
Turkey and Provolone on White (finger sandwiches)
Cucumber and Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese (finger sandwiches)
Hash Brown Casserole
Warm Goat Cheese Salad
Peach Cobbler
Pumpkin Bread
This was the only pic I got of the spread.
The house was decked out and Lucy Loo was on her best bunhavior.
I made Candy Corn Bars as a take home for the guests.
The stressful thing about two Type A's hosting a big brunch on Saturday? We spent all of Friday night cleaning and baking and cleaning and double checking things and cleaning. As fate would have it, our refrigerator bit the dust this morning. So did our vacuum cleaner. A couple of years ago this would have sent me heading for the hills. But now? I took it all in stride. Our fridge has been on the fritz since we bought the house, so we'll just have to buckle down and get a new one. And a new vacuum cleaner. I would actually prefer an entire cleaning staff that would also attend to Lucy but we live in sqaulor and that's not an option.
The awesome thing, though? It's early Saturday afternoon and our house is spotless. We are in our pj's and have leftovers for the rest of the weekend. Thank goodness the garage is cold enough to store food and drinks in :) I have a new book waiting for me, and I think there *may* just possibly be a nap in my future.
Hope your fall weekend is a good one.
Beautiful! Wish I could have been there
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