McReef Holiday Update!

[Mrs. Delta]

That's what I'm thinking too. Genevieve and especially Thomas are both enthralled by aquariums. Thomas freaks, in a good way, anytime we fill his tub. They both love water, which is a relief.

Yeah, yeah. Someday they'll have a tank at home of their own.



How would you know? Speaking of which, aren't you due for a little one?

I'm actually bringing 8 lbs. of tips. I hope they're ok. They're only getting to marinate for ~ 15 hours.



I'm good for those low blows it seems.

You and I will split them. While I love vegetables, I'm definitely a meat n' ba-dAy-das guy. Tell ya what, meet me out front and we'll divvy them up before we make it to the front door.



Bummer Shawn. I was hoping to meet you. Liam had such wonderful things to say about you.

like the tank Paul, we're still waiting for something to happen...

Too bad you missed the nori dance. It was fabulous!

Where's the beef!?!

 

[dianeww]

Wow! Super time, great hosts, terrific company, the yummiest food, and the most amazing home aquarium I've seen in my lifetime!!!!!!

Gina and Dave, it was a true pleasure to meet you, and we thank you so much for your hospitality.

To all the other reef members we met tonight, I'm so glad we had a chance to chat....hope to keep in touch!

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Diane (and Gary)

 

[jamesdong009]

Definitely had a great time. Nothing beats having good company, a great spread, and an awesome tank.

Thanks Dave and Gina for having me over.

 

[delta]

Well gotta hand it to Paul he came through with some amazing steak tips
Nice way to top off a great night

Thanks for having us guys, it was a good time, great to see everyone and as always out a few more faces to screen names

 

[jbishop]

Sorry we missed it

 

[afboundguy's better 1/2]

We had a great time...beautiful tank...great food...good company! Thanks for having us.......Happy New Year!

 

[afboundguy]

Having a great time. Wish you were all here. The McReefersons put on a great spread!!! and the tank is kinda nice too

There was a tank? Damn... I must of missed it...

pic pic pic

I saw at least 2 camera's out and about shooting...

Well gotta hand it to Paul he came through with some amazing steak tips
Nice way to top off a great night

He must of showed up late... I was even waiting for those tips... Too bad I was a whimp and needed sleep...

It was a great time thanks Gina and Dave! Great seeing everybody as well wish we could have stayed longer...

 

[susyq458]

The steak tips were killer and so were the egg roll thingies.

Thanks to Dave and Gina for a fun night. I sure hope we didn't leave too much of a mess.

Now I need to go get some Nori for our craft project

 

[paulthomas]

Thanks guys. I'm glad you liked the tips. I wish we had gotten there earlier for some of you to eat them. We left at 2 a.m. and there was probably 60% of it left. I hope Dave liked them enough to eat them all.

Susy, and anyone else for that matter, if you'd like some sauce, I'll be sure to bring some if/when I make it to another event or my first club meeting. Just PM me and I'll make a list.

Thanks again to Gina and Dave for hosting a great time and for having us. We had a ton-O-fun, the kids absolutely LOVED the tank (as did I) and it was great to meet the other BRS'ers there too. And thanks for taking it easy on me people.

BTW Gina,

Genevieve told me, again, this morning that she loves you.

 

[paulthomas]

like the tank Paul, we're still waiting for something to happen...

Too bad you missed the nori dance. It was fabulous!

Where's the beef!?!

Did it invlove the running man?

Well gotta hand it to Paul he came through with some amazing steak tips
Nice way to top off a great night

Amazing? Oh geeze, I'm blushing.

He must of showed up late... I was even waiting for those tips... Too bad I was a whimp and needed sleep...

Sorry bro. I'm adding your name to the list right now.

 

[Gina McReeferson]

We had so much fun last night, thank you all for coming!

We would have posted sooner but we didn't get up until 1PM , then we took our nephew shopping, and then just lazied about eating yummy leftovers and watching movies.

There was so much great food, you really all outdid yourselves!

 

[Gina McReeferson]

Too bad you missed the nori dance. It was fabulous!

Where was I during the nori dance?

Wow! Super time, great hosts, terrific company, the yummiest food, and the most amazing home aquarium I've seen in my lifetime!!!!!!

Gina and Dave, it was a true pleasure to meet you, and we thank you so much for your hospitality.

To all the other reef members we met tonight, I'm so glad we had a chance to chat....hope to keep in touch!

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Diane (and Gary)

Thank you Diane and Gary, it was so great to meet you both as well, I'm so glad you were able to come! I love those salami rollups, and the spinach quiche was excellent as well, I'm a veggie girl.

I'm glad Gary had fun as well, see, it's not all fish talk at a reefer party!

Definitely had a great time. Nothing beats having good company, a great spread, and an awesome tank.

Thanks Dave and Gina for having me over.

Thank you for coming...those spring rolls were yummy! I think there were two left at the end of the night, I ate them with that delicious sauce Paul brought over for the tips, the combination of those two was nothing short of dynomite!

Well gotta hand it to Paul he came through with some amazing steak tips
Nice way to top off a great night

Thanks for having us guys, it was a good time, great to see everyone and as always out a few more faces to screen names

It was great to see you guys as well, as always. I can't tell you how excited David was today to eat some tips, it was like someone had left a pile of cash here and said, keep it, it's for you.

 

[Gina McReeferson]

We had a great time...beautiful tank...great food...good company! Thanks for having us.......Happy New Year!

I'm so glad you two could come, I know Dave was exhausted after a long day's work. That peppernint bark was tasty, very pretty too!

I saw at least 2 camera's out and about shooting...

He must of showed up late... I was even waiting for those tips... Too bad I was a whimp and needed sleep...

It was a great time thanks Gina and Dave! Great seeing everybody as well wish we could have stayed longer...

Sorry you missed the tips, I'm not a steak eater but people were raving about them, David raved about them today. I've been raving about that sauce, man, yummy.

I'll have to check out my pics, I think I may have taken a few.

The steak tips were killer and so were the egg roll thingies.

Thanks to Dave and Gina for a fun night. I sure hope we didn't leave too much of a mess.

Now I need to go get some Nori for our craft project.

LOL, too funny! I've never heard so much creativity as far as nori is concerned!

Nah, not much of a mess, I love having company over, I don't mind a few dishes, etc. That's what the dishwasher is for. I certainly don't mind a few tasty leftovers! Now our old place, we didn't have a dishwasher, that wasn't much fun.

 

[Gina McReeferson]

Thanks guys. I'm glad you liked the tips. I wish we had gotten there earlier for some of you to eat them. We left at 2 a.m. and there was probably 60% of it left. I hope Dave liked them enough to eat them all.

Susy, and anyone else for that matter, if you'd like some sauce, I'll be sure to bring some if/when I make it to another event or my first club meeting. Just PM me and I'll make a list.

Thanks again to Gina and Dave for hosting a great time and for having us. We had a ton-O-fun, the kids absolutely LOVED the tank (as did I) and it was great to meet the other BRS'ers there too. And thanks for taking it easy on me people.

BTW Gina,

Genevieve told me, again, this morning that she loves you.

She is such a little doll, so is Thomas, they are such well behaved children! You guys are doing something right, that's for sure. I might be PM'ing you for pointers someday.

I love that sauce! I don't eat steak, so I hadn't tried the sauce until you guys left...we were cleaning up and I couldn't resist Anthony's last two egg rolls and it occurred to me to pair it with the sauce, OMG, soooo yummy! David loves you for bringing those tips over, like you, he's a meat guy.

I'm glad you guys were able to make it, it was so nice meeting Michelle as well, she's a sweetheart, I love the toffee cookies, I had a few today ...man, I really need to hit the gym tomorrow, time to get back to the regular routine.





Everyone brought over so many tasty things, it was awesome, thank you! I hope you all liked the "Christmas" punch.

 

[paulthomas]

Thank you for coming...those spring rolls were yummy! I think there were two left at the end of the night, I ate them with that delicious sauce Paul brought over for the tips, the combination of those two was nothing short of dynomite!

Damn! I left the sauce there? Did Dave make a conscious decision to keep the sauce before mentioning that I had left the tongs behind? I'm kidding.

Yeah those rolls were killer. I ate one, ok two. I was eyeing those last two in the dish before leaving. They were much better than any roll I had ever had in a restaurant. Everything was great! Genevieve especially loved the cold cut/cheese/pickle roll-ups.

It was great to see you guys as well, as always. I can't tell you how excited David was today to eat some tips, it was like someone had left a pile of cash here and said, keep it, it's for you.

Are you pulling my leg? He couldn't have been that excited. I mean c'mon. Tips as good as cash? LOL. I'm really glad Dave liked the tips. Not sure how they re-heat though. I know that was alot of meat to leave behind. I figured someone would eat it. As we were getting into the car, Michelle said "you know, Gina doesn't really eat meat. That's a lotta beef for one man to eat." I told her not to worry, Dave's got long legs to store them in if his stomach runs out of room.

She is such a little doll, so is Thomas, they are such well behaved children! You guys are doing something right, that's for sure. I might be PM'ing you for pointers someday.

No problem. Anytime. BTW, apologize to Dave for me. I was razzing him a little about kids when I should've gotten his back instead. That was REALLY wrong of me. It won't happen again. I did however mention that kids would be excellent leverage for his 8' x 8' tank idea. I hope I redeemed myself a little with that one.

I love that sauce! I don't eat steak, so I hadn't tried the sauce until you guys left...we were cleaning up and I couldn't resist Anthony's last two egg rolls and it occurred to me to pair it with the sauce, OMG, soooo yummy! David loves you for bringing those tips over, like you, he's a meat guy.

I'm glad you guys were able to make it, it was so nice meeting Michelle as well, she's a sweetheart, I love the toffee cookies, I had a few today ...man, I really need to hit the gym tomorrow, time to get back to the regular routine.

Eh, it's the holidays. Nothing wrong with a little moderation, especially with moderation. I take it a little too far though. LOL. Yeah, Michelle said that she enjoyed chatting with you. She was afraid she'd have nothing to talk about since it was a "Reefer's" Christmas party. Well then, I suppose I should've been concrened too since I'm not officially a Reefer... yet. HeHe.

 

[Dave McReeferson]

I hope Dave liked them enough to eat them all.

They're dinomite! I am stuffing my face with them as we speak.

 

[Liam]

ditto what everyone else said, and the punch was excellent.

 

[Dave McReeferson]

Yeah, all of the stuff people brought was excellent, and the company was great too.

...and the punch was excellent.

Thought everyone might like that one, it's a family favorite.

 

[Kevin McG]

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[Gina McReeferson]

Yeah those rolls were killer. I ate one, ok two. I was eyeing those last two in the dish before leaving. They were much better than any roll I had ever had in a restaurant. Everything was great! Genevieve especially loved the cold cut/cheese/pickle roll-ups.

You should have had those last couple! Believe me, I did not need to eat anymore spring rolls, I had plenty of everything. Then you could have tried it with your sauce! ::

I had salami rollups for lunch today, yum.

Are you pulling my leg? He couldn't have been that excited. I mean c'mon. Tips as good as cash? LOL. I'm really glad Dave liked the tips. Not sure how they re-heat though. I know that was alot of meat to leave behind. I figured someone would eat it. As we were getting into the car, Michelle said "you know, Gina doesn't really eat meat. That's a lotta beef for one man to eat." I told her not to worry, Dave's got long legs to store them in if his stomach runs out of room.

True, I'm not much of a meat eater, I'll have deli meats here and there and I enjoy ground up hamburger once in a while (as in tacos, taco salad, or shepherd's pie, sloppy joe's), but I don't eat a steak, chicken breast, lambchops, or anything else that actually looks like it might have come from an animal.....like a piece in a puzzle.

David is on the other hand, well that's a completely different story.

No problem. Anytime. BTW, apologize to Dave for me. I was razzing him a little about kids when I should've gotten his back instead. That was REALLY wrong of me. It won't happen again. I did however mention that kids would be excellent leverage for his 8' x 8' tank idea. I hope I redeemed myself a little with that one.

Ummm, unless we become billionaires in the near future, this is as big as it gets, for sure.

Eh, it's the holidays. Nothing wrong with a little moderation, especially with moderation. I take it a little too far though. LOL. Yeah, Michelle said that she enjoyed chatting with you. She was afraid she'd have nothing to talk about since it was a "Reefer's" Christmas party. Well then, I suppose I should've been concrened too since I'm not officially a Reefer... yet. HeHe.

Like I said to Diane above, there's always some "normal" chatting going on when reefers get together, sure there's a lot of reef talk, but most of us like to converse about other stuff as well.

ditto what everyone else said, and the punch was excellent.

I love that curry Liam, it's so good! I take the sauce and the veggies and try to leave the chicken pieces (again with the meat thing) and it's so yummy, nice and spicy.