Ali's Going Away "Party"

On Ali's last Saturday in San Diego, we attempted to throw her a little going away party. Little is the operative word here. But it was fun nonetheless. Ali came over early before Yvonne even got off work. She brought her hookah with her and some yummy double apple tobacco. For those that haven't smoked out of a hookah, it's a fairly simple process. First, you put the tobacco in the top, cover it with tinfoil and poke holes in the foil. Then, you light a little coal on top of the tinfoil and smoke away. Well, Ali brought some lovely coal with her that when she lit over the stove, burst into little flaming pieces all over our kitchen floor. She screamed "fire! fire!" while I sat on the couch laughing thinking she was being dramatic. I was finally persuaded to come into the kitchen where I find a huge scattered pile of coal, slowing burning its way through the linoleum.

No, that is not dirt, folks. That is burned linoleum. Ali felt bad, but I told her that at least now we'll never forget her; for she is ever engraved in our kitchen floor. Plus, now I have a fun DIY project.

This was around 9:00pm. I even had a sign custom made to say "we will miss you Ali". Not really...

mmmmmm....

It was nice when Leda and Michelle showed up.

Bored.

Excited.

Fun! More guests! Vaniesha, Anaya and Roberta came.

And then Yvonne started reading Harry Potter. Not a good sign.

Aw crap, Ali is sleeping!! What kind of party is this??

Even though the guests were a bit lacking, I have to say that it really was a good time and hope that Ali had fun during her last weekend here.