Party at our house!

Oh, how I've missed having people over to the house. Cooking, watching the game, having a few drinks, talking, laughing, etc. Since we've been in California, we haven't had much of an opportunity to entertain guests. But, that all changed when we had a Super Bowl Party last weekend!

Jacky (a sweet girl I used to work with that now lives in LA) and Chris (my current co-worker) were both able to come over. It was great that they could meet each other. Chris is new to town and Jacky's been here for a year - she can show him the ropes and introduce him to some people. Plus, they know a lot of the same ISN people.

In true Hodges fashion, we had plenty of food! Chips, salsa, guacamole, corn dip, fajitas, sausage and ribs. And most importantly, black and white bread pudding for dessert! It was all SO delicious!

At a meeting this week, I was joking that I probably only saw about 5 minutes of the game because I was too busy talking (shocker). Someone in the meeting told me that there's only 11 minutes of actual football play time in any given game. Sure enough, that's true. Now my story sounds much better...I saw half of the game! haha Here's an article I found from the Wall Street Journal last year backing up this information: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575002852055561406.html

To end the evening, we ate dessert on the patio! How fun is that?! Here's a few pictures of our new patio furniture! We just love it!

We had a great time and will hopefully have a few more get-togethers at our house soon! We've met two couples that have kids close to Carson's age. We're ready to introduce them to some Texas style (Hodges style) kinda cookin'!