Easter shindig at Casa Carol. April 8, 2007
My breakfast: bloody Mary cocktail. 
April 8, 2007 2:41pm
It's 10:00am on Tuesday. Got a few hours of sleep and feel fine now. But I'll keep the commentary minimal so I can squeeze in a third blog later on this morning.
Anywayz, on Sunday after giving a guitar lesson at noon until 1:00pm, I rushed over to Pentagon City to arrive, late, at an Easter party hosted by Carol, Serenity and Rachel. They're regulars at Tapeo and come just about every Saturday night for my show. We've become good friends now.
As soon as I walked into Carol's place, Serenity greeted me and offered to make me a bloody mary cocktail. It sounded like a good idea at the time, and it was mouthwateringly delicious. But between not getting enough sleep the night before to eating a big Easter lunch and the alcoholic effect of the cocktail, I ended up taking what I thought would be a little nap, but it turned out to be a little more than that. 
Here are a few pics of the party before I drifted off into dreamland...
Easter gift basket lovingly put together by Carol, Serenity and Rachel. April 8, 2007 3:06pm
This is just like three quarters of what they managed to squeeze in the basket--I already ate the rest of the chocolatey goodies. Mmmm! April 8, 2007 3:16pm
April 8, 2007 3:17pm
One of the gift baskets had a pair of castanets which Serenity attempted to play. April 8, 2007 3:33pm
Lightly sauteéd asparagus tips with fresh shavings of parmesan cheese. April 8, 2007 3:42pm
Homemade potato cake. April 8, 2007 3:47pm
Secret ingredients for Serenity's delicious bloody mary cocktails. April 8, 2007 3:48pm
Salmon steaks baked with homemade sweet glaze. April 8, 2007 3:56pm
Lunch is served! My plate. April 8, 2007 4:00pm
Our lovely chef Carol satisified with the results of her hard work: now relaxing on the couch and enjoying an ice cold Corona. April 8, 2007 4:24pm
For dessert: fresh berries. April 8, 2007 4:42pm
When I woke up again sometime later, things were mellow and while everyone relaxed on the couches or on the floor, it seemed like the perfect time to play some guitar. We kept the TV on (tuned to an MTV Jam that seemed to be playing every Beyoncé music video in existence) but had it on mute. Just for fun, we went around the room and had people improvise silly stories as I provided a Spanish-tinged soundtrack to add a little drama and humor. We got things started with Chris and I asked him to make up a story about the origin of the castanets and it didn't take very long until he had us all laughing so hard it hurt. 
Time to play the guitar! April 8, 2007 9:01pm
I was supposed to go to another Easter party that day, but by the time I woke up, it was already too late. 
It's 10:20am now. Going to get some breakfast and come back and do a quick blog about last night at Cafe Citron. Ciao for now!
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