party envy

sometimes as i’m working on citywrites
projects i develop a case of
party
envy.

parties in the hamptons,
an anniversary gala in a mountain house,
a wedding in a castle in australia,
or the 16th birthday party on a
rooftop garden in the village with a
band i’ve actually heard of.

the other night as i was writing this menu card
37 times (oye!), i got hungry.

“bibb lettuce with tomato and avocado,
proscuitto with green goddess dressing

chicken saltimbocca with lemon sauce
portobello mushroom lasagne
roasted asparagus

lemon chantilly cake
double chocolate cake”

those are for a surprise birthday in california
this weekend; she’s going to be one happy
birthday girl. vera wang paper (luscious),
unexpectedly surrounded by her family & friends, whew.

to keep me awake & focused,
cory was reading aloud to me.
first from utterance of the heart where
he was reading in an affected tone–i cannot
laugh or my handwriting goes wacko–and
intentionally butchering the greek words. nice.
so he switched to life together where he
was half reading, half commenting.
like to have drove me nutso, that boy.
with friends like that.

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