The Morning After the Night Before

Our alarm went off two and a half hours ago, at 4:45 A.M., and I'm having a hard time getting fully awakened. Considering last night was our BVG Champagne Tasting night, you might think I'm the victim of what comedian Shelley Berman referred to as "the morning after the night before" in his 1957 New Year's Eve routine. The Oxford Dictionary defines this term as "the morning after a night of drinking, when one has a hangover."

I'm not hungover from the champagne. I always have a hard time waking up after taking Nyquil for a cold, so I seldom use that product. This time around, I needed it. But this post is not about my cold. This morning I'm basking in the memories of yet another wonderful BVG night. Last night was our monthly get-together, and our theme for this month was tasting champagne. Cool and Elletu are more champagne savvy than j and I. In fact, j and I knew nothing about it, but today we are wiser.

Cool brought her FLUTE glasses. I supplied COUPE glasses, which belonged to my grandparents. We had two bottles to taste and paired the champagne with things such as almonds, dark chocolate, fresh veggies, smoked Gouda and apple slices. Then we feasted on a dinner of Smoked Salmon Caesar Salad accompanied by garlic bread.

What fun we have! How blessed we are to be DOING LIFE TOGETHER!