It's Party Time!

We kicked off the holidays on Thanksgiving Eve with our friends J+B (who also happen to be our neighbors), and M. After a brisk walk past the shady video store and a creeper outside the adult fetish store, we arrived at J+B's doorstep in under 10 minutes. In a city where everyone drives, it doesn't get any better than that!

There were some delicious munchies waiting for us upon arrival.

We supplied the spinach-yogurt dip and some spiced cranberry sangria. 

Dinner started with butternut squash soup with creme fraiche and scallions...

...followed by turkey with all the trimmings. 

Roasted brussels sprouts with bacon? Yes please!!!

J+B sure know how to throw a party. So much so that they're now the keepers of our storied IT'S PARTY TIME sign, which has presided over many of our get-togethers over the years.

 The IT'S PARTY TIME debut, on J's birthday

IT'S PARTY TIME, poolside

Peekaboo...IT'S PARTY TIME at M's birthday sleepover!

We are so thankful for our wonderful friends J, B and M. IT'S PARTY TIME whenever you guys are around! 

(Now if only we could figure out a way to sneak IT'S PARTY TIME into J+B's upcoming wedding!)  

Dancing Ourselves Clean

There's no better way to say goodbye to summer than an outdoor dance party in the misty white air, with Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem. We'll leave the details to the experts, only to say it was an absolutely amazing show.

No visit to the Bowl is complete without a picnic, so we toasted with some white sangria, then dug into awesome sandwiches from the newly opened Fresh Bites in WeHo.

You can get "healthy" sides like grilled veggies, couscous, steamed spinach, etc.

For dessert, we indulged in a slice of Fresh Bites' coconut cake — delicious, and better than Magnolia Bakery's, even — but not as good as our requisite cream puffs from Beard Papa's (now available with a seasonal pumpkin filling)!

However, even with our double desserts, we didn't have the best treats in the house — not by a long shot. The award goes to our neighbor and his special cake...

...Because random strangers kept coming up to him and asking him if he had any more.