Sue said the food was excellent and Laurie said she felt like she had just finished dining at a 5 star restaurant, lol 🐟 🍤

It was another hot day but it cooled down nicely by the time they arrived. It was a nice evening! #MargaritaReady 🍹 #BackyardLife #Saturday

Sue brought her yummy homemade baked peanut butter cookies and chips/guacamole/salsa.

Laurie brought a salad. 🥗

Both brought refreshments. Sue brought an orange-flavored wine and Laurie brought watermelon sparkling water.🍷 🍉

#MargaritaReady 🍹 #BackyardLife #Saturday

So same menu, just ordered from restaurant and not cooked by me. 🤣 And apparently, I did good; got salmon, shrimp & veggie skewers, falafel and grape leaves from place called #AlibabaMediterranean #DoorDash over on Redondo & 6th. #MargaritaReady 🍹 #BackyardLife #Saturday 🐟🍤

Labor Day Happy Hour w Sue & Laurie tonite! The original plan was to BBQ fish, shrimp+veggie skewers & corn on cob but decided this AM that I wasn't quite ready. #MargaritaReady 🍹 #BackyardLife #Saturday

We were out there for 5 hours and I don't seem to have any new mosquito bites. I got bit several times this past week just walking thru the yard in the evenings for a few min, even though I use repellent! 😵‍💫 #MargaritaReady 🍻🍹 #Saturday 🎂🎈🎁🥳🧁🎊

We were out there for 5 hours and I don't seem to have any new mosquito bites. I got bit several times this past week just walking thru the yard in the evenings for a few min, even though I use repellent! 😵‍💫 #MargaritaReady 🍻🍹 #Saturday 🎂🎈🎁🥳🧁🎊

I don't use it often at all but I still love that citronella table top fire pit. I believe it really does work to keep the mosquitoes away! #MargaritaReady 🍻🍹 #Saturday 🎂🎈🎁🥳🧁🎊

I haven't opened Laurie's gift yet. 🎁 But Sue and Adam got me a Gardenia plant! Kind of hard to wrap that. 😆 I had looked for Gardenia at Lowe's but didn't see them! But I was also looking for pots with white flowers and not at labels. #MargaritaReady 🍻🍹 #Saturday 🎂🎈🎁🥳🧁🎊

We had shrimp spring rolls for appetizers and mango sticky rice for dessert. #BaiPluThai 🥡🥢🍚 #MargaritaReady 🍻🍹 #Saturday 🎂🎈🎁🥳🧁🎊

Our food came a half hr earlier than projected, lol #GrubHub #BaiPluThai 🥡🥢🍚 Sue had Pad See Ew, Laurie had salmon dinner combo with tempura from their Japanese menu. Adam got Pad Thai with chicken and I had Pad Thai with shrimp. 🍤 #MargaritaReady 🍻🍹 #Saturday 🎂🎈🎁🥳🧁🎊

I started running the ice maker again on Friday and had it running Sat afternoon/evening. I know Adam likes ice and I do like it in my water! #MargaritaReady 🍻🍹 #Saturday 🎂🎈🎁🥳🧁🎊

Sue and the gang brought drinks and appetizers and for dinner, treated me to Thai food from one of our favorite places, Bai Plu Thai, which is on Bellflower and Stearns. 🥡🥢🍚

I had gotten how smoooooth Skrewball is! 🥜 #MargaritaReady 🍻🍹 #Saturday 🎂🎈🎁🥳🧁🎊

Aleasa had stopped by in the afternoon, she was in the area and stopped by with a birthday card and flowers, which I put in a vase on one of the patio tables. 💐 #MargaritaReady 🍻🍹 #Saturday 🎂🎈🎁🥳🧁🎊

The 5️⃣3️⃣ Birthday Jubilee continues!

Celebrated my birthday with Laurie, Sue and Adam here last night in my "Margarita Ready" Backyard! (well, almost ready, a few loose ends but at least out of the way, lol) 🍹🍻🥤 #MargaritaReady 🍻🍹 #Saturday 🎂🎈🎁🥳🧁🎊