celebration of the century (get it?!?!)

as is becoming our custom, sallee and i threw ourselves a big dessert party the day after our successful completion of the little red riding hood. (have i mentioned it was 102 miles?) bringing a dessert was optional; showering us with praise and admiration was not. luckily, we have gracious and supportive friends who were willing to do both (i am still eating leftover german chocolate brownies... delicious!)

because it's always tricky to host a party and document it photographically, i left my camera on the coffee table and let other people handle the evening's picture-taking. this particular method, i learned, seems to encourage people to mostly take silly pictures of themselves (i'm looking at you, joel dayton), but we did manage to capture the evening's revelry. and, unlike last year, sallee and i could actually stand up, stay awake and enjoy it. hurrah for being hardcore!

sterling looks a little confused by all the lovely ladies...



nate loves pie! and i only spilled a little bit on his pants...





dave can hardly stand the brilliance of emily...



and amy can hardly stand to be without a coke. i totally understand...



these dolls took the party to the front lawn, where they made friends with our neighbor's dog, frankie.





dessert madness...



christian made sure i knew he doesn't let just anyone sit on his lap. i felt so honored...



this is joel, and the self-portrait phenomenon i was talking about.



carolynn's sprint thriathlon, which was scheduled for the same day as our ride, was cancelled. but she came to celebrate anyway.



cheers!



and, scene.