A Fun New Years.....Finally
New Years has typically been a drag for JP and JP's wife. Christina is always into doing something 'fun' but I typically put the kibosh on it. Hoho and I have talked about putting together something elegant and highbrow for a couple years. Basically our demands are: 1) Leather Couches, 2) Wood-paneled walls, 3) Martinis, 4) Black Tie, 5) White silk scarves. In truth, we're both obsessed with the roaring 20's so the goal is to hearken back to an era of elitism.
Unfortunately, this hasn't worked out so well. Last year was spent hanging with high school friends at Mike Curry's parent's house. It was really fun, but still felt a little like high school all over again. Chris did his best to put together a swingin' event this year but it was squashed for a number of reasons that I won't go in to. We finally decided to try for a small dinner with a few couples followed by a quaint get-together at my house.
The Bhutas, Hohorsts, Dunns, and Prices are going to enjoy one another's company at Avalon, a nice little BYOB in West Chester. We're going to the earlier seating so we can be back at our place for on-demand karaoke and limbo before the ball drops. It should be a fun time. Grand Cru of the Emperor will be served along with Champagne and Martinis to ring in the New Year.
Everyone is already in the area so Bhuta, Chris, and I are trekking down to State Line to refill my supply. I think a stop at DP Dough for lunch will be in order. For those who didn't go to a real University, DP Dough is a calzone franchise that sets up shop on college campuses around the country. I don't know how they do it but a DP Dough calzone is one of life's great pleasures. The secret is supposedly in the dough recipe - a recipe that is under lock and key. Anyway, we're coming back in the early afternoon to join up with another crew of guys. I guess we're going to hang out, throw the football around, and watch some bowl games.
A bottle of delicious Duchesse de Bourgone was consumed last night. I'm not a huge fan of Belgian Sour Ales in general, but this one has a super sweet plum and apricot burst at the start that helps smooth the sour at the back. She was followed by my brother's friend Jonathan's amazing Imperial Stout homebrew. It's hard to believe it's a homebrew. Seriously, it's better than Storm King.
Christina's still in Florida enjoying the nice weather, so I guess I'll rent a movie or something tonight. We started watching Syriana on Wednesday and I'd like to finish it.....
Unfortunately, this hasn't worked out so well. Last year was spent hanging with high school friends at Mike Curry's parent's house. It was really fun, but still felt a little like high school all over again. Chris did his best to put together a swingin' event this year but it was squashed for a number of reasons that I won't go in to. We finally decided to try for a small dinner with a few couples followed by a quaint get-together at my house.
The Bhutas, Hohorsts, Dunns, and Prices are going to enjoy one another's company at Avalon, a nice little BYOB in West Chester. We're going to the earlier seating so we can be back at our place for on-demand karaoke and limbo before the ball drops. It should be a fun time. Grand Cru of the Emperor will be served along with Champagne and Martinis to ring in the New Year.
Everyone is already in the area so Bhuta, Chris, and I are trekking down to State Line to refill my supply. I think a stop at DP Dough for lunch will be in order. For those who didn't go to a real University, DP Dough is a calzone franchise that sets up shop on college campuses around the country. I don't know how they do it but a DP Dough calzone is one of life's great pleasures. The secret is supposedly in the dough recipe - a recipe that is under lock and key. Anyway, we're coming back in the early afternoon to join up with another crew of guys. I guess we're going to hang out, throw the football around, and watch some bowl games.
A bottle of delicious Duchesse de Bourgone was consumed last night. I'm not a huge fan of Belgian Sour Ales in general, but this one has a super sweet plum and apricot burst at the start that helps smooth the sour at the back. She was followed by my brother's friend Jonathan's amazing Imperial Stout homebrew. It's hard to believe it's a homebrew. Seriously, it's better than Storm King.
Christina's still in Florida enjoying the nice weather, so I guess I'll rent a movie or something tonight. We started watching Syriana on Wednesday and I'd like to finish it.....
posted by JP at 9:58 AM
1 Comments:
Jeff-
Try a bottle of the Belgian Dubbel that I made and let me know what you think.
Mike
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