I love the idea of a luau. The whole atmosphere of the Hawaiian dinner party is something unique and so appealing that people have been known to pay hundreds of dollars to attend one. Well in Hawaii they do, not so much here in Utah, and definitely not in the dead of winder when we have several feet of snow on the ground. So you may be surprised to find a group of Utah girls who decided to do just that! Of course we aren’t just any group of girls - we are Momadonnas! When we decide to do something we really do it! Welcome to our luau post and although our luau was a little different than the typical Hawaiian one, there were some shocking similarities:
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We were warm -due to a fire in the hearth.
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We did roast meat- on a barbeque grill out back
(Hey! The ground was frozen and we couldn’t dig a one inch hole let alone a pit
big enough for a pig, so we had hamburgers. Just so you know, I think this is very cleaver
of us because although they are not a pork product, they do have a pork like word in them
–HAMburgers.)
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Hula dancers – well not so much dancers but a
few of us did were coconut bras and hula skirts over our warm winter clothes.
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Palm trees and Ocean breezes- we had a nice plastic
backdrop with fake palm trees hung outside where a chilly winter breeze reminded
us of the Arctic Ocean.
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Tables heaping with food – and they were too!
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Floral scent in the air – due to our Scentsy
candles.
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Fresh fruit like Coconut and Pineapple – define
fresh? We did have coconut and pineapple that were purchased from a Utah
grocery store at some point that very same week!*
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Poi - no poi was found on the premises, but it was for the best.
We all know Punk would run away scared of it. Hey what is Poi anyway? Its got
to be a vegetable** of some sort right? ***
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Tropical music – care of the iPod and Pandora.
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Friends – we even had group pictures taken
outside in the snow next to our fake palm trees. This wouldn’t have been so bad
but Bitch, either losing a bet or winning the war, decided to go out in the just
a coconut bra. Now that girl was cold and bold! Way to go Bitch!!!
All and all I think our luau was a success and we are all
ready to do it again next snow storm….well maybe not Bitch. I wonder if she has
warmed up yet?
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* Coconut- as in the whole coconut! We even
had to open it ourselves (we wacked at it with a knife until we could fit a
straw in – you see Bling wouldn’t bring The Professional and Punk his ax or a chain
saw.)
** Vegetables are Punk’s adversaries and
she will avoid them at all costs.
***Poi is a root like a potato. So it
qualifies as a vegetable, but has enough starch in it that Punk should actually
approve of it.
