BYOT 2011

On January 15th, 2011 the 6th annual BYOT party commenced and it was AWESOME!  23 peeps plus 21 Christmas trees equalled a flaming good time.

At around 1pm, Jen Hamilton came over to hang the lights, while Vinny cooked like a mad man in the kitchen and Keri, Nathan and I got the fire pit dug out and ready to go.  We set the first tree on fire at 3 when the lights were done and before Jen had to head home to change, grab Hammy and head back.  The party was supposed to start at 5, because last year we got a lot of complaints that it started too late...well our first guest did not arrive until about 10 till 7, go figure :)  In the mean time, I spent most of the 2 hours keeping Keri from burning all the trees, which it is usually the other way around because I love to light stuff on fire!

Once people started arriving it was on like Donkey Kong!  We would set a tree on fire about every 30 minutes or so for several hours.  I always love watching all the reactions, especially from folks who have never seen a Christmas tree go up in flames and the sheer magnitude of it.  At around 10, Karl went and got their tree in order to compete for biggest flamer.  He threw it on, and it rolled off so Vince tossed it back on.  Well it rolled off again, but this time it was on fire, and what does Vince do... grabs it and tosses a flaming tree back onto the fire but right at the crowd.  Quite a show, dangerous, but entertaining :)  He walked away with a nickel sized burn on his forehead from it, and I can't help but giggle every time I look at him now.  He looks like a retarded Indian because his red dot is off center...lol!

Around 11, folks started wrapping things up, finishing drinks and heading home.  Laura and Karl passed out on the sofa and went home around 3:45 in the morning.  I did my disappearing act around midnight, but not before stripping off all my clothes and jumping into bed.  V said that anytime he came into our room after that to use our bathroom, I would lift the covers and say, "Look what's in here :)"  Silly Q...

It was a really great party, the house was not a wreck the next day, although our kitchen counter looked like it belonged in a fraternity house for sure.  The fire pit was also still smoking so of course Keri and I made some coffee and got it going again :)

BYOT 2011 was a fabulous success and I can't wait to do it again next year!