Birthday & Football

The stars were truly aligned last night, as the birthday of yours truly and the start of the Patriot's preseason aligned together on one swelteringly hot August evening. While most don't get too excited for the preseason, there is an argument to be made for watching football outdoors in flip flops. I will be looking back on this Friday night cookout with fond memories sometime in January.

Even since I was about 14, when Mom asked "What should we have for dinner on your birthday?" the answer has always been BBQ, and usually ribs. Keeping this tradition alive, I prepared some of the brown sugar rubbed BBQ ribs that have been such a popular item this year. Cassie made a wonderful dish of tomatos with fresh basil and mozzarella, and also the amazing buffalo wings she's been getting so good at making (we have been on a personal quest to master the buffalo wing for sometime now, and I think she is just about there).

We propped the tv up in a window and sat on the porch grilling while the Pat's marched their new team members to victory against the Bengals. Cassie overdid the birthday gifts per usualy with an Apple Mighty Mouse and some Bang & Olufsen headphones. Probably the best BBQ of the summer.

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