Ladies who Brunch

I love throwing parties. They're a great way to hang out with friends and the only time I get to use the beautiful serving dishes we received as wedding gifts. Today I combined my love of breakfast with my love of hostessing and threw a brunch party for a seven of my law school girlfriends. Normally I wouldn't risk trying out new recipes when I'm cooking for others (JP complements and eats even my biggest disasters), but one of my guests is allergic to gluten/wheat and another is a vegetarian, so I had to work outside my tried-and-true recipe box. Luckily they all turned out great! The brunch had three courses. The first: Party Mimosas (apricot and mango nectars, pineapple-orange juice, and champagne), Poppyseed Bread with Orange Glaze (my mom's delicious recipe), cheese slices, and fruit salad. The second: Crustless Spinach Quiche and a Broccoli and Ham Quiche (same recipe as the spinach, different filling). The finale: Fruit Pizza. The spinach quiche was especially good- and so easy! I'll definitely make it again. It was a fun gathering of friends and food. Landon was the perfect co-host (JP had escaped to the pool); he loves the ladies and basked in their adoration all morning.

As we were all sitting around chatting, it sunk in how much I am going to miss these amazing women who have become my support group and close friends. I didn't leave college with the mythical group of girlfriends I saw on TV and movies- my activities were too varied for any of my friends to know each other. It's funny to me that it was law school, when I was a newlywed, then pregnant, then new mom, and always happily divorced from the social scene, that brought me my first real group of girlfriends since middle school. They're my answer for all those times I asked myself, as a depressed and overwhelmed 1L, why I picked the University of Chicago. We better follow through on the reunion trips we've so often discussed or I'm going to have to force at least one of them to move down to Austin.