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Monday, August 1, 2011

adventures in weekending: yet another bbq (not that i'm complaining)

My parents held another one of their ever-famous barbecues, so me and Bob made sure to be present for the fun.  And I'm so glad we were.  In spite of the epic heat, we had tons of food, fun and laughs with family friends.


An abundance of tasty, grilled hot dogs with slightly charred buns (the best way to enjoy them!)

Dancing (otherwise known as "backing that thang up").























Squirting people with water. Notice how no one is moving away? That's how hot it was.










Bob is always trying to catch me in awkward, candid moments (read: mouth open, eyes closed...that kind of thing). Luckily, he caught me this time with eyes wide open and a smile.

A sassy new visitor named Milo.

And my favorite part: desserts!  Pastries from the Hispanic bakery, cheesecake, chocolate cake, apple pie, cannolis...




I had a little bit of everything...and I went for seconds. Naturally.



How did the weekend treat you?

-jillian m.

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31 Comments:

At August 1, 2011 at 7:10 AM , Blogger Jane said...

All that food looks amazing! Sounds like you had a good (albeit hot) weekend.

 
At August 1, 2011 at 8:30 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

a relaxed way to spend a day.

those little cakes remind me of my childhood...

 
At August 1, 2011 at 9:51 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

I recognize the pastry capucino...they are so good! Is your family originally from Puerto Rico? I saw your dad's arroz con gandules y lechon asado.... que rico!!!

 
At August 1, 2011 at 9:56 AM , Blogger Felicia said...

Yum! Those desserts look beautifully tasty. :)

 
At August 1, 2011 at 10:06 AM , Blogger yours truly, melissa said...

Sounds like a great weekend with family! I love summer cookouts. We had a pretty great weekend riding bikes & spending time with family.

p.s. I did indeed give my blog a little facelift. Thanks for noticing! :)

 
At August 1, 2011 at 10:08 AM , Blogger Val said...

Nothing better than Summer BBQ's. Great pics.

 
At August 1, 2011 at 10:36 AM , Blogger Ana Degenaar said...

Amazing photos, Jill! BTW Where's your family from? xo

 
At August 1, 2011 at 11:25 AM , Blogger A said...

That looks like quite the spread! I love family barbecues. Especially when people bring desserts...

 
At August 1, 2011 at 12:13 PM , Blogger Erika Lee @ A Tiny Rocket said...

i love a summer BBQ :) the desserts look perfectly delicious- I would go back for 2nd too!

 
At August 1, 2011 at 2:00 PM , Blogger Jillian said...

Anonymous and Ana - Yes! My family is from Puerto Rico (I was born in the U.S. as were my parents). My Dad's side has a little bit of Irish thrown in there too.

 
At August 1, 2011 at 2:01 PM , Anonymous kankana said...

OH that sounds so much fun! I miss that out here is US as parents are in India. So we husbnad wife have our fun of bbq on our own :) That candid shot of yours .. awsm!

 
At August 1, 2011 at 2:01 PM , Blogger Jillian said...

Melissa - I haven't been bike riding in so long. And you're welcome. I knew I noticed a difference!

 
At August 1, 2011 at 2:45 PM , Blogger Aquí said...

Gorgeous candid shot! My boyfriend either takes amazing photos of me or THE worst! I guess thats just how it goes. Your weekend looks like fun!

 
At August 1, 2011 at 3:01 PM , Anonymous Anna said...

My weekend was very relaxing to the point that I got bored! The barbeque sounds a lot of fun and those desserts...I'd definitely go for seconds too!!
Anna

 
At August 1, 2011 at 4:57 PM , Blogger Anait said...

I think I need to get myself an invite to one of these bbqs....somehow I'm always drooling over the keyboard while reading your blog.

 
At August 1, 2011 at 5:46 PM , Blogger PhotoPuddle said...

I love barbecues and that picture of the hotdogs is really making me hungry!

 
At August 1, 2011 at 6:37 PM , Anonymous Erin Lian said...

This looks like the best bbq ever! Deserts look delish and I would not mind a milo :P
<3

 
At August 1, 2011 at 8:07 PM , Blogger Sam W. said...

the candid shot of you is super cute!

we were all about the hot dogs this weekend - so good (and now i'm back to salads!!).

 
At August 1, 2011 at 10:38 PM , Blogger A Crimson Kiss said...

I love that BUCKET of hot dogs-so genius! John and I did plenty of eating ourselves this weekend, and I'm ready for Friday already!

 
At August 2, 2011 at 1:42 AM , Anonymous Pink Ronnie said...

Those mini hot dogs look awesome and you look just gorgeous girl!
Ronnie xo

 
At August 2, 2011 at 5:14 AM , Blogger Joyti said...

What a fun weekend! The bbq and those colorful desserts look fabulous.
And great pic of you - you're so pretty!

 
At August 2, 2011 at 9:09 AM , Blogger Bel said...

The food looks sooo good!!!! I love family reunions they're always so fun!! :D

Belly B :)

 
At August 2, 2011 at 10:38 AM , Blogger Renée said...

Nothing wrong with a little BBQ!! Love your pictures, those desserts look delish:)

 
At August 2, 2011 at 10:54 AM , Blogger Punctuation Mark said...

love the sweets after the bbq... yum!!!

 
At August 2, 2011 at 11:39 AM , Blogger autumn jordan said...

I love barbecues! And these are some great photographs! There's nothing better than a day spent cooking, eating, and enjoying others outdoors in the summer.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog!

lovelovelove,
Autumn Jordan
http://we-are-infinite.blogspot.com

 
At August 2, 2011 at 12:51 PM , Anonymous Gloria said...

That basket of freshly grilled hotdogs is making me drool - nothing tastes more like summer to me!

 
At August 2, 2011 at 8:41 PM , Anonymous kristina@beancakes ❤ said...

okay those hot dogs look delicious!! looks like such a fun time!! and that song "back that thang up" is just great!
xo ~ kristina

 
At August 3, 2011 at 3:14 AM , Anonymous Meghan @ Wishful Thinking said...

Love your weekend pics! Those cakes have me drooling! I just realised we never have cake at bbq's, that is about to change!

 
At August 3, 2011 at 1:42 PM , Blogger sherri lynn said...

oh my gosh all these pastries look amazing!!

 
At August 3, 2011 at 3:57 PM , Blogger BonBon Rose Girls Kristin said...

Hot dogs showed up in our weekend too! YUM!

 
At August 4, 2011 at 7:55 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

I love seeing photos from your family get-togethers! It looks like you guys have so much fun and eat well :o) No better combo! Hope your week is going well, Jillian!

 

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