Sunday, January 31, 2010

How to spend a Sunday...

...take a whole bunch of relatives you haven't seen in a long, long time... ...make a batch of amazing pizza dough and a bunch of toppings to make scrumptious pizzas in the wood fired oven with. ...have Arizona deliver a breathlessly beautiful day...robins egg blue skies, flower scented breezes, fresh green leaves on trees budding out and things to pick in the garden... ...and laugh and talk and eat pizza and remember and dream and eat pizza and hug and enjoy and eat pizza...



...and be so utterly exhausted that you feel almost boneless like a small child just waking up from a nap...

...and be so exquisitely happy that you had another perfect day of a three-day in a row weekend of almost total perfection.

For some weird reason I decided to tell everything backward...so tomorrow is going to be the surprise wedding. Which might take two posts...it was soooo amazing and romantic and unique!

Don't forget to enter the giveaway for the "Too cool for school clock"!

And now, since I am almost boneless with tired...I'm gonna wiggle my way down the hall on my stomach and go watch some inane TV.

Sigh.

44 comments:

Gberger said...

Dear Jenny,
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving your comment about the red button. It's one of those things that I've had in my mind for a while, and it's nice to know I'm not the only one.
Your blog is so cheerful. I'm looking forward to that wedding posting, but the pizza party was plenty of entertainment. I need to go and fix dinner now. You've made me hungry!
Blessings to you.

Justine said...

Wow, another great looking day!!!

Justine :o )

Linda @ A La Carte said...

Beautiful weather! Yummy looking pizza and Family and Friends. What a great day!!

Kimberly said...

jealous to see you sitting outside! here in NJ it was a bitterly cold day! Enjoy!

Theresa said...

Sounds heavenly to me! Love hearing your stories about your days in ANY order:) Love the pics of the family! And you live in one of the best places on earth!Hugs!

Viki said...

Have a good night's sleep you deserve it but it looks like you had an absolutely fantastic weekend.

Shirley said...

Your day sounds so wonderful!!! I absolutely LOVE pizza and yours looked delicious! How fun!

I am jealous of your beautiful weather. Enjoy it!

Lynda said...

I am really enjoying reading your blog. And I am impressed with your energy and zest for life. It has been great reading about your fun while we have been "snowed in" in Tennessee.

Martha said...

That pizza looks so yummy!!! and what a fun weekend:)

Vicki/Jake said...

There you go again, having a fun, awesomely perfect day...I love it!
You sound so happy and amused that all went so wonderfully! Glad you had the pizza party with the long lost ones..people, not pizza...they look yummy. And yes, the wonderful Arizona winters...awww.
Ok, on to the real world...let me go get some links for you and I"ll be back.

Vicki/Jake said...

Well, here's one that I know will help with the clock...
Audrey's Give Aways!!

there may be another one too, hold on..

Vicki/Jake said...

Here's this one...
Its So Very Cheri
Hope I'm saving the link things right...
ok, I gotta go watch some TV too.

frasypoo said...

Hi Jenny
Thanks for stopping by...
I am a pizza freak too.I love making the dough myself and adding strange toppings!!!

Kat said...

Looks (and sounds) like a perfect day! The pizzas look heavenly, and what beautiful weather. Get a good nights sleep, you certainly deserve it! Kathy

Wanda..... said...

Now you've officially given me spring fever, I can't wait to sit outside again. I want pizza now too! Glad your weekend was so great.

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Even though you were/are tired, Jenny---isn't it a nice tired???? You had a fabulous weekend with family and friends. Life cannot get much better than that.
Hugs,
Betsy

kelly@TearingUpHouses said...

looks like a blast! and that pizza looks delish...

kelly

Anita said...

Hi Jenny, I was happy to see a visit from you at my blog and thanks for following. I look forward to reading more comments from you.

I see you know how to enjoy your family and friends and good food too! :)

Carol said...

Glad you got to visit with family! Looks like everyone had a great time! Oh, and by the way...it's 23 degrees here! (Insert a raspberry!)

Bits-n-Pieces said...

inane tv on a sunday night is a must! perfect way to wind down after a busy weekend!

RNSANE said...

What a weekend you've had, Jenny. I think it'll take you all next week to unwind!

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Its been a long time since I had a day like that with family, and in my book they are just as much fun as a snow-day--And I am crazy about snow-days!!! :-)

People Who Know Me Would Say: said...

Matlock, I love your whole outdoor area - and the pizza oven? Chef Stu would have a party with that baby!

He grills pizza sometimes. Have you ever had pizza done on the grill. YUM.

How many days of rest will you give yourself after the momentous weekend? You worry me.

Anonymous said...

O.M.G. that is the greatest post! Exactly how I love spending warm weekends...with family and food.
Your pictures are amazing!!
I L-O-V-E that oven!! Awesome.

Busy Bee Suz said...

I am so glad that you had a perfectly fun and exhausting day!!!
I miss AZ!!!

Yaya' s Home said...

You're right, Jenny. That is a marvelous way to spend a Sunday. What I wanna' know, though is why you didn't just hop on your horse and run summa' that pizza up my way? I would've enjoyed it at least as much as you and your friends did.

I have a life-size image of you wiggling your way down the hall. I'll be laughing all day.

~ Yaya
Yaya's Changing World

Amy said...

Sounds divine!

GardenOfDaisies said...

The wood burning pizza oven is wonderful! :-)
And a surprise wedding? I can't wait to hear about this!

Cait O'Connor said...

It's lovely to see this warm happy summery blogpost. Gives me faith that we might have a summer and it is not too far off.

Auntie sezzzzzz... said...

And you even had perfect weather!!!

Now, isn't it time to rest? :-)

Happy February!
.♥.♥.♥.♥.♥.♥.

Allie said...

What a wonderful weekend you had .... now time to recover, eh?

myletterstoemily said...

oh man, you were making my mouth 'water'.

what a wonderful place to live and such a happy
family and friends~

Vickie said...

Great looking pizza there! Mild winter day - perfect weekend party!

JennyMac said...

Woodfire pizza. YUM.

Now I want that...thanks for the tease. LOL.

Cassie said...

How very wonderful for you! That kind of tired is the best kind, if one must be tired! I see you're "that" person in every photo...! Me too. heehee.

Lift Like A Mom said...

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. I will find that info for you about the button and give it to you as soon as I can.

Robyn Campbell said...

Thanks for the visit and follow. I really like your blog. Especially the yummy looking pizza. Now I'm craving it.

Awww, you're in Arizona. We don't have a pizza place that cooks pizza in a wood fired oven. Hmmm, *wonder how much plane tickets will cost* (^_^)

gayle said...

What a fun weekend! There is nothing like family!

TerryLynnJohnson said...

Wow! this is a happenin' place! It's been minus 26 here this week, so looking at your photos has warmed me up!

My Grama's Soul said...

What a lovely family get together you had. Is that your yard....if it is WOW!!

Blessings dear friend,

Jo

laterg8r said...

looks fun AND yummy :D

Sue said...

I think I'm caught up reading all your posts. I was dying to see how the party turned out. It looks like such fun with the airplanes all around. I am so glad that you were happy with the way everything turned out. Your dad looks cute in his tux. The pizza looks wonderful and I'm so jealous of your good weather.

I can't wait the hear about the wedding. Just reading all the things you've done in the past few days makes me exhausted!

Sue

Chatty Crone said...

Look at that weather in Arizona! How nice and nice party. You are a busy gal!
sandie

RNSANE said...

Jenny, I think I am going to have to opt out of this alphabet thing. Again, I've screwed up. I spent over three hours on this post, uploading pictures from various sites, making sure they were domain free, etc, and then, again, I did the Mclinky thing and I though I was putting my blog address in right and I guess I didn't.

My post is "C is for California" and I put:
http://rnsane.blogspot.com/2010/02/c-is-for-california

What should I have put?