I decided to throw a little get together on Sunday. It started with a hike up Flag Hill at 2PM. Two mistakes right there; first, Flag Hill is way too much hike to be fun, and second, it was unbelievably hot. My third mistake was not of planning but of provisioning. I brought along only two small bottles of water which were quickly drained between Ripley, Landon and myself.
The view at the top was nice but it was just too much. When Ripley got back to the car she just collapsed. She couldn't even be bothered to crawl up into the back seat. She gave me that look that say, "Leave me. Save yourself."
After starting food prep at 7AM and going through the hike, which damn near killed me, I was pretty loopy when I got home at 7PM to start the dinner and entertainment phase. Somehow I was able to manage, though I screwed up the foccacia (rolled it too thin) and everything tasted kind of bland.
Strangely Ripley found a second wind and mooched with a vengeance. She has learned one bad habit. It appears that she thinks that any plastic cup containing water is fair game because of her tub water drinking. So she came over next to me, plopped down and started drinking my water. Needless to say, after the first gulp, it was hers to finish.
Overall it was a good party. Though next time I need to keep it shorter.
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