Our young married's class had a superbowl party last night only 5 minutes away at the Trahms. I love the get-togethers in Ankeny!! We all brought differents dips with which to make a meal out of. It was quite a lovely sight when they were all on the counter. Here are some of the wonderful tasties that were presented with "oohhs", "yummms", and "I need that recipe".
-- Spinach and Artichoke dip
-- Buffalo Chix Dip
-- BLT dip
-- Mexican corn and cheese
-- Bean dip (with guacamole :) )
-- Jalepeno and Cheddar cold dip
-- Spinach Ranch cold dip
-- Chix Cord En Bleu Hot dip
Then there were the fun sweet snacky mixes and some Nestle homemade chocolate chip cookies.
Earlier in the day it took a little bit of discussion to figure out who was bringing what favorites so that we didn't double up on anything. Once settled, I decided to step out of the box and experiment. I took the Buffalo Hot Dip and turned it into a Chix Cord En Bleu dip. It was a hit, so I may bring it out again some time. A tip for ya'll though, when they say bake at 350 for 20 min. uncovered, remember to uncover it or you will spend 45 or more minutes waiting whilst all people get happily full on what dips were done on time. Then you will end up with a lot of it to take home, which isn't good when you are trying to keep the sneaky little inches off.
Once the girls were done laying out stuff and snacking and chatting, we dished our plates ready to go down to sit with the guys and start the Teevo recorded game. As we started filing out, we had to move back and inside as the guys came back up for seconds...full seconds.
Downstairs, the girls got the couch, the guys the folding chairs (how considerate), and then the game started. This is where my interest in the evening left...poof! Now had I decided that I was going to cheer for the Patriots for three reasons. Here are my reasons: I really, really dislike almost everything from NY, how cool would it be to have the first 19-0 season every, and I like a little competition in the home. It makes life interesting! Well, right after the toss, I no longer cared and I instead looked forward to all the commercials. Almost all of them, by the way, were clean and hilarious. I loved the squirrel in the road one and then the Dorito mouse one (which I do remember from last year). The talking baby who spits up was weird, but then when he comes back and decides that the clown he hired was way creepy was really good. I hate clowns!
So I got to talk to my friend, Tiff, for the longest that I have for weeks till she left at 10 pm. Lucky duck! Then from then on I was watching the clock, the commercials, and the TV screen go in and out of focus as my eyes were fighting sleep. I will admit that for what I could understand, it was a good and close game. It got really loud at the end too! I was so beat by 12:30 am when we got home, but I am very glad that I got to talk to Tiff, see some pretty sweet commercials, and that my hubby could watch the game with people who really do know what is going on and have loyalties to the NFL. Go Giants!! I really need caffeine!!!!
