Ladies Polker Night

Friday night Anthony and I headed over to Marnie's for a night of good food, laughter and cards. I missed the last one in July, so I had forgotten how to play Texas Hold 'em. It didn't take too long to remember. Anthony and Ryan got to hang out for awhile. Anthony enjoyed playing with Ryan's toys and the extra attention he received from the other ladies there.

We all brought appetizer to share. I wanted to make something different, like spring rolls or a taco cheesecake. However, time was not on my side, so I ended up bringing cut up veggies and dip. Marnie somehow found time to make homemade crab rangoon and an excellent pepperjack cheese dip. We also had fruit pizza, taco dip, pasta salad, beer bread, and cookies and brownies. Marnie also had a full bar. I indulged in one Bloody Mary and then switched to water.

The festivities kicked off at 6:30pm. We ate and socialized and then started playing cards around 7:30. By 8:20 both boys were yawning and ready to crash. Marnie and I told them to keep playing, but they just hung out and talked while we fed the boys. Marnie set up the pack and play in Ryan's room. Anthony was sawing logs by 9pm.

We did a lot more talking than card playing. At one point, one hand took us 30 minutes! By 12:00am I was still in with three others. At this point we raised the big blind to 40 chips, to help the game progress. I ended up losing all my chips by 12:15am. It was a good size pot of $40, since there was 8 of us. I had a great time, and didn't mind losing my $5. I am already looking forward to our next polker night!