Late as usual, but what with Green Bay’s upset victory, who’s in a rush?  The scene above is a happy one.  Super Bowl party at Kate and Michael’s.  For my Midwestern brethren, note the outdoor patio, sunshine, shorts and tank tops.  You guys gotta come check this out!

I gotta tell you, this group knows how to throw a party.  Note the KEG of Fire Rock Pale Ale, and the spout of Sara and Dave’s “Summer Beer”.  Michael hales from Jolly England, and was totally up-sold to the keg when he went to BevMo and the guy behind the counter suggested not just a keg, but also…red solo cups!  He’d only ever seen them in American movies and couldn’t pass up the chance to re-create the classic party scene.  Well done, sir!

What’s “Summer Beer”?  Why it’s Natty Light, cheap vodka and Country Time Lemonade mix.  And it got me completely crunked.  I know the description doesn’t sound great, but look out.  Tastes good and packs a punch.

Fortunately, the group put on a chili cook-off to soak up some of the alchi.  Lea and I didn’t participate (thought it would be best to round out the table with some fixin’s), but we definitely got up into everybody else’s business.  Here, Lea inspects Aubree’s pot.

Sir Michael B dashes with the salt.

And Sir Michael K prepares the judging station.

You’d think a British guy with a vocabulary twice mine would know how to spell “chili”.  Ah well, no Engrish courses in the MBA program.  We’ll cut him some slack.

Up for grabs: a pot of soil and packet of chili seeds (to be grown and included in next year’s chili cook-off), as well as a baby shooter of Patron.

And the winner is…Aubree and Lockwood!  Bottoms up!  🙂

With the most exciting part of the day done, some of us decided to lay in the sun for a nap.

Some watched TV.

And some did what they do best.  Light up a room.

 

Go Steelers!

 

P.S. – who’d of ever thought Usher’s protege would be a white tweenager from Canadia? (Watchin’ the Grammy’s as I write this).