September First Eve!

I don't think I have ever had more fun preparing for September First!

I think I am all ready!

Neil Diamond is sitting there just waiting for me to pop him in the DVD player in the morning.

I had a card arrive the mail yesterday and just as I turned it over to open it up -

I saw the 'Open Sept. 1!' 

I am waiting!!!

Thank you in advance, Marie!

I spent most of the day away from home.

However, I did wear my favorite Fall Shirt that my sister, Nita, gave me last year.

I wore it a LOT  and intend to wear it even MORE this year!

I smiled at the sunflowers by the front door when I left this morning!

Ruth Ann and I visited Reaoma before we had lunch - this time at the Olive Garden - where Ruth Ann ate her soup and salad like a little lady and I wolfed my down like a hired hand!

We drove to Fort Worth to see Mother.

Mother and I have hands that look just about the same age.

On our way to the nursing home, Ruth Ann and I noticed a gas station that had a line out to the street.

I thought there must be a price war on or something.

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But no, there was a panic to get gas!

On our way home we saw so many stations with lines of cars waiting to fill up and then empty stations where they had run out of gas.

Totally unnecessary.

Ruth Ann stayed with me this evening as I prepared for my first ever September First Party!

We prepped a LOT of food from fresh veggies to roll up appetizers to chicken salad to hatch chili's filled with cream cheese and wrapped in bacon to ....

Boozy Grapes!!!

We had so much fun!!

The vodka that was in the recipe was caramel vodka but I only had marshmallow vodka.

Trust me - it is inconsequential to the recipe really! Still - it was fun!

Well, the house is ready. The food is prepped. I have the pumpkin spice muffin fixings ready to mix and bake in the morning and the fruitcake cookie dough is out to thaw.

I'm going to run get in bed!

Tomorrow is my favorite day of the year and I want to get up early to enjoy every last minute of it!!!!