superbowl party

We hosted our annual super bowl party this year and it was a blast as usual. Since we already had hosted Lindsay's shower the day before which required a lot of prep for this more easily tired preggo, we got creative and ordered a couple of party subs from one of our favorite local delis Mom's Deli and then only really had to create our annual mashed-patini bar (mashed potato bar in martini glasses).

Unfortunately we had a minor hiccup with that as well when all of our potatoes were green green green (which we had learned a few months ago from Russell that green means there is a poison in it - not harmful really unless a lot is consumed, BUT we had several preggos coming and I didn't want to poison the crowd). So, Pete, being the wheeler and dealer that he is, talked to the manager at the grocery store and let him know what had happened and the manager gave us 6 tubs of microwavable mashed potatoes for free that actually turned out to be great! It might be a new little trick we use next year too, we'll have to see!

Anyway, we had a smaller than usual turnout but lots of good food and good laughs.

At halftime we even got to witness a feat of strength when our friend Johnny ripped a phone book in half. Johnny is on the left in the red. He challenged Adam, on the right, to try it too.
Johnny, the challenger, won, which was not a shock, considering the hype.