The BIG party

The annual "BIG" party was scheduled for last night and we were all concerned about the weather.
It rained off and on all day with a brief interlude of blue sky in the afternoon.

The cooks arrived around 4pm, two hours later than planned. Their supplies indicated that they were prepared to make a variety of appies that our hosts did not recognize from the pre-approved list. There was tension in the air!

Strawberries stuffed with sweetened cream cheese

The skies opened again around 5:00pm and it continued to pour as the guests(70) began arriving around 7:00pm, travelling up the slick, rutted cobblestone road. Tires spun, hairdos were messed but everyone was in good humour. The bartender and his assistants were kept busy filling orders and offering taste tests of mango margaritas! Yummmhhh!

A Pastor Taco wagon(street style tacos) was finally set up in the garage because it was the only spot where the cook could stay dry and cook the meat on a spit. A young helper ran up and down the stairs delivering plates of small tacos with mounds of shaved meat to all the guests.

If the weather had cooperated it would have been fun to have him setup on the patio for everyone to watch his movements as he shaved the meat and deftly added a small piece of pineapple from the top to each order.

I joined Itza and her mother Rosy in the palapa for a chat about Itza's change of focus for schooling. She is currently studying Architecture, a dramatic change from her original plan to become a doctor.

So, despite the weather, everyone had a great time!