Last night we hosted our first non-family dinner guests in our new home! Janna works at the same university that I do, albeit in a different unit. We met her and her husband Justin at a university Christmas party in December and had them over for supper last night. They have an eight-month-old daughter, Eva, who was cheerful and content to be entertained by our daughters. The girls were good hosts to the adult guests, too, leading them on a tour of the house when they first arrived and filling them in on all the details of who painted which room, who plays what in each room, etc.
We had a delicious meal, courtesy of Susan: tossed salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, red peppers, green peppers, mushrooms, shredded cheese, and seasoned crutons; chicken cordon bleu in a rich cream sauce served over mashed potatoes; green beans almondine; berry gelatin with mandarin oranges; wine & water & milk; and coffee with a chocolate pudding dessert brought by our guests. It was a leisurely meal with lots of visiting followed by coffee in the living room with more visiting (and playing by Eva and our daughters).
It's nice to continue getting to know people outside our circle of coworkers. We're looking forward to hosting our neighbors Chuck and Reba soon, and then to introducing them to Justin and Janna.
(Attention cherished "Game Night" friends: There shall be no substitute for you all, the originals . . .)
A big "thank you" to Aunt Kathy for sharing her chicken cordon bleu recipe! Definitely a keeper.--Snoozin
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