Friday night, Tammy and I once again convened at The Boys place for Movie Night #2. After our inaugural Movie Night of Mommie Dearest, this was going to be hard to top.
But of course, I’m dealing with Joe and Jason. Therefore not only was ”Mommie Dearest” night beat, this night was OVER the top.
When I first walked into their house, my eyes were gravitationally pulled to this fine specimen. I took in a sharp intake of breath as I wondered, “What the hell is this thing?!”
Was it an alien pod? A very fancy new antenna? Or was it, perhaps, their Christmas Tree?
Only these two could pull this off.
When I asked Jason which Christmas tree farm they went to to chop down this beauty, to my surprise he didn’t say Dr. Seuss’s own private stash. No, he replied with, “eBay.” Interesting. Next year perhaps my dad, Ben and I will search out that eBay Tree farm.
At one point, as I was taking a picture of this amazing tree, Joe got a little twinkle in his eye. “Um Becky?” he asked, “Since our camera isn’t working, would you mind if Jason and I changed into the outfits we are wearing for a Christmas party tomorrow night and taking our picture?” As I chuckled I said, “Of course! Go change. But you do realize that if you weren’t already gay, this would make you SO gay!”
I must say, they make a very cute, beautiful, happy couple:
Take THAT Prop 8!
What is a movie night without copious amounts of food? It’s a failure! So we all brought a little something to share.
I slaved ALL day with my friend Joe to make something just right for my dear friends. No, not Jason’s Joe. My Joe. He’s a Trader. He’s originally from California but thankfully came to Madison last summer and I have been so happy ever since.
Anyway, he helped me make all these wonderful little desserts, put them in their own little paper cups and even gave me a great little carrying case for them. Thanks again Joe! They were swell.
Because not only was this our Movie Night, it was also a Holiday Celebration, Jason went out of his way and made mulled wine. From scratch!
Since it was such a labor of love and did smell wonderful, in one fast motion, I grabbed my mug and took an instant big swig. And then I immediately set it down. Where it sat untouched for the rest of the night and perhaps for the rest of my life. I didn’t care for it. Which is the very mature way of saying, it was like drinking hot NyQuil. But really such a sweet gesture. Thanks Jay!
When we could finally stop gabbing enough to concentrate on our movie, we put in Little Britain. Oh dear God… if you have never seen this show, which is now on HBO, it’s a must see. Er, although I highly recommend having as much alcohol in your system that is legally allowed and no parental units around.
It is hilarious but so bizarre and at times very uncomfortable. There were a couple skits where I had to pick my jaw up off the floor. And trust me, I’m not normally easily embarrassed.
All in all it was a great night!
Nothing says “Happy Holidays” like psychedelic Christmas trees, drinking hot cough syrup and watching really uncomfortable very inappropriate British humor with great friends.
With the cat! Awesome.
(Does this mean you finally got that modem you’ve been hinting at?)
It sounds like a perfect night to me. TJ’s, a sparkle tree AND good friends??? Seriously. Awesome.
(LOVE your “take that!” to Prop 8!!!)
I am cracking up at Mulled wine tasting like warm nyquil. Oh my. the glitter tree is ….interesting.
That is one CRAZY looking tree.
You should see that sucker in person! I needed sunglasses!
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