Happy, happy Monday. What a weekend!

I’d mentioned that I was making a dress for an upcoming event. Well, the event was yesterday – Sun Aug 26^th – and wow!........what an event. Our annual cookout – for family and our closest friends.



The event dress. An original Ms. Aikasha halter dress.
My daughter Z, gave me this traditional African print fabric for my birthday - .

 

 We (as in my seven daughters and I) shut down the block, and provided food and libation for about 120 people. The menu was extensive: jerk chicken, jerk veggie chicken, grilled whole fish, baked mac & cheese, rice & peas, curried rice & peas, baked ziti, stir fried veggies, potato salad, hot dogs, veggie hot dogs, burgers, veggie burgers, grilled corn-on-the-cob, fruit salad, carrot cake, chocolate cup-cakes, lemon cream cheese pound cake, rum cake, chocolate chip cookies, chips & dip, fruit salad, red and white wine, and the gents provided all the juice, beer andliquor. 

The kids were free to run and ride up and down the street unencumbered and the dj blasted the best music while everyone who wanted to, danced, played cards, and just ate to their hearts content.

After all was said and done, everyone had an absolute blast and our last guests finally left at around 2:00am. Needless to say, my house was a wreck and no matter how many dishes I washed, it seemed I wasn’t making a dent!

I could barely get out of bed this morning and grabbed the first dress that I could get away with not ironing.

Why the back story? I have to justify the poor quality of tonight’s pictures. I got home from work at 7pm, ripped my clothes off and slumped onto my bed. I was exhausted!.....worn out from yesterday, and I couldn’t sleep. After about an hour, it dawned on me – I didn’t take my blog pics and it was way past dark. I had to get dressed, again.                                        Ms. Aikasha is wearing a Nicky B. sheer silk beige/black sundress with braided straps, Patrizia Pepe black suede ankle wrap/kitten heel sandals and Miu Miu white “coffer” handbag. Pearl/gold shoulder duster earrings and beige/black bangles finish off the look.