What? A Pajama Party? At Her Age?

Del goes to Cleveland Clinic for his yearly check-up each December and for the last few years, I have not been invited. I've figured out that my going would make the appointment have more importance than he is willing to give it, so Ive stopped arguing with him - about that. So, this year,instead of staying home by myself worrying, I decided to have a pajama party. Not a usual thing for a 66 year old to do, I suppose, but I knew it would take my mind off the event, which blessedly turned out to be what Del calls a waste of a world class surgeon's time. My second reason for throwing the pajama party was because the Carroll County Democratic Party party was set to happen here a couple of days later, and I have a severe decorating anxiety. Del and I had decorated the trees and put a wreath on the door, but it didn't look like a party. So, I asked 3 Democrats and 1 Independent to pack their toothbrushes and jammies and head out to work, I mean, party. Bless their hearts, the pajama party crew arrived with a load of various types of greenery and their talents and transformed the place. I had known that one of my friends is an interior designer, but was unaware that lawyer friend also studied design at one point. Woo hoo! The rest of us were willing workers. By midnight, we were pretty much worn out, but stopped working and continued to talk until about 1:30 when we all gave up and went to our rooms. Other than beds for everyone and adult beverages, things seemed pretty much as they did in the old days - gossip, boy talk, too much food, etc., but we did not break out the nail polish or orange juice can rollers. Speaking of food, our dessert was a big hit. One person threatened to lick her plate. I had made an adult version of Easy Chocolate Eclair Dessert. The recipe for the original version was posted on 3/9/12, and it is delicious for any occasion, but if you feel in the mood for a little kick in flavor, try this: Adults Only Easy Chocolate Eclair Dessert Follow recipe in 3/9/12 post with these exceptions: 1. Substitute 1/2 cup Baileys for 1/2 cup of the milk needed for making the pudding. 2. Stir 3 tablespoons of dark unsweetened cocoa powder into the canned frosting to cut down on the sweetness. 3. Be responsible. Do not serve without making sure guests are aware of the alcohol involved. Come morning, each person stumbled out looking tired and muttering something about coffee. For some reason, we ate our breakfast of baked apple oatmeal standing around in the kitchen instead of at the kitchen table. Maybe we didn't want to get that far from the coffee pot. By noon everyone was on the way home, and by 1:30, I was curled up on the sofa for a nap! I think I'll have another Cleveland Clinic pajama party next year. If someone else will have the Democratic Party party, we won't even have to work!