Once again, we kicked off summer with a Tiki Bar Luau! The
hot tub is still out of commission, so there was no tubbing this year. We still
had a great time though! We ate pulled pork sliders; 2 kinds of chicken wings;
macaroni salad; fruit salad; aloha bars; taco dip & lots of other good
stuff! Cosmo made a “Summer Jams” CD for the evening. It included 2 songs from
each sister. Thanks to everyone for your submissions! Buddha & Juggs were
nice enough to submit something like 100 songs for the mix…maybe if Cosmo ever
wants to put a “Pokeno Best Of” Box Set together, she can use all of the
suggestions! Since musical tastes differ widely among our group, it turned out
to be quite the interesting mix! “Copacabana” was on there for Marge. We all
laughed & sung/danced along for the first few seconds…then the song went
on…and on…and on…just how long is this song anyway??? You’ll be surprised to
know, it’s actually just less than 4 minutes. You were there; you know it felt
like an eternity! Aaaaahhhhh….excuse me while I shove this pointy object into
my ear to make it stop!!! Kate was nice enough to give all of us our own CD as
a lovely parting gift so you can enjoy your crunchy tunes all summer! Just
remember to skip over track 11!
After eating & business, we started playing @ 6:30.
Marge was on a winning roll! She won 2 super fat 4 corners. Peg was getting
frustrated w/ losing when she says, “Can I get a flush?” Without missing a
beat, Spanky replies, “Yeah, when you go to the bathroom!” WOW! Everyone
started busting up! It was so funny! Somewhere during the evening, a bathroom
break turned into a 20 minute intermission! After calming our tits, we got back
to playing. There were many problems ensuring everyone was putting in. This was
an issue ALL evening! Sometimes we get goofier towards the end of the night
& forget, but we were especially special this month! Our first cover all
was @ 8 when Patt won all by herself! We took another break for coffee &
dessert. We resumed play until our final cover all @ 9:30. This time Spanky was
the sole winner! Everyone gathered their stuff & headed for home a little
before 10. Thanks again to Cosmo for a funky fun time @ the Tiki Bar!
MYSTERY BOX
Peg was responsible for bringing a Mystery to the party this
month. Debi was the winner! The wrap job should’ve been our clue as to what was
inside. After Debi opened the box portion & saw the ice cream set (bowls,
spoons & tray), we figured out the pail w/ the sparkly dome was supposed to
be an ice cream cone!!! After removing the top & looking in the pail, Debi
found all the toppings (cherries, chocolate syrup, walnuts, whipped cream, etc.)
plus a gift card for Shop Rite to cover the ice cream! It was a really cool
Mystery! (ha ha ha) Debi says this will come in handy for when her grandkids
are visiting.
JUNE POKENO
June’s party will be SATURDAY, JUNE 28TH, 5:00 @
Debi’s house. Debi will provide an assorted hoagie tray & y’all can provide
sides/snacks/salads/appetizers/etc.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
This month, we have 2 Pokeno sisters celebrating birthdays…Rooster
& Juggs! Marge spent her b-day weekend in NY. Debi’s b-day was actually the
night of our party, so she got to spend it w/ us!
The week after Pokeno, for a belated b-day outing, I took
Marge to Delaware for the day where we (after much trial & error) stumbled upon
The Hagley along the Brandywine River. If you’re looking for a day trip that’s
mostly outdoors where you’ll have to walk around amongst nature & get some
history along the way, I highly recommend heading down to Wilmington &
checking it out.
Happy birthday to you both! Hopefully you enjoyed your
special day!
FINAL THOUGHTS
Before I go, I need to mention 2 things… this month; we lost
someone in our extended Pokeno circle. Kate’s big, orange, loveable monster Gonzo
had to waddle off to kitty heaven the week before our game. He lived a very
long happy life & was one of the coolest cats I’ve known. I like to think he’s up there lounging around
like some ancient Roman god – on a couch, having someone feed him catnip &
tuna 24/7. Occasionally he will chase a laser pointer. He was a good fuzzy man
& he will be missed.
The other thing I’d like to mention is how 10 years ago this
month, we lost one of our original Pokeno “girls” when Peg’s husband passed
away suddenly. It’s unfortunate that you didn’t all get a chance to meet
Dennis. You would’ve really liked him. For those of you who did, you know he
was always there to crack a joke, trying to make you smile. I’m not trying to be a downer here (trust me…Dennis would
NOT have wanted that), I just wanted to say that while he may be gone
from the table; he’ll never be forgotten…
Now, cheer up "ya faggots"! Until next time, may the foxiest
bitch win!
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