Party Time!!!!

The holidays down here have been full of all kinds of parties. I already wrote all about the Fire Department Christmas party that we had. Super lots of fun! Then we spent New Years in the Crevasse at the ANG party along with popping in on other parties. It was a really fun night. Lots of people, loud music and everyone dancing, one of the guys was making balloon sculptures and hats, talking with people, lots of laughing and even a reading of an Edgar Allen Poe poem. Oh yes, the obligatory drinking too. It was a fun night to hang out with friends and bring in the new year.

The next day was Icestock, the big outdoor town party with live music all day. Ice stock also is the time for the big town chili cookoff competition. There was lots of great chili, taquitos, queso dip and of course chips and salsa and adult bevies! I hear they had t-shirts but the rumor is that they always order way too few and they sell out super fast. I didn't go until around lunch time and therefore missed the shirts. Bummer for me as they were kind of cool this year.

Then, two nights later we had another fire department party with townies invited as well. We had the party at Gallaghers on Monday night since the bars are closed and we could use the space. It was a theme party as most are down here. This was the first annual Super Hero and Super Villain party. The rules were that you couldn't come as a known hero/villain and had to make up something new. There were fantastic costumes and we were all impressed by the creativity shown in the final products. There was The Spanish Fly, Harsh Incontinent, The Mad Ladler, Flatulence Fighter, The Morning After Fairy, Captain Lame Man, The French Tickler, Gluteus Maxxximus, The Apple Busters, and many others. Diane and I went as a dynamic duo. She was Captain Cabana and I was Mai Tai Girl. I'm not a super big fan of costume parties but she talked me into it and off we went. I had a ball! It was pretty laid back, lots of fun and great to hang out with co-workers in a more casual way. And another thing, even though it's been warm here lately, it's still cold walking around outside in flip flops, a grass skirt and coconuts! Brrrr!!!