The 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11

Monday, July 20, 2009, was the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11's arrival on the moon. It was also my 18th wedding anniversary. I really didn't want to spend the evening by myself so I decided to do something I've always wanted to do - throw a moon party. I invited two of Brendan's good friends and their families over for dinner. All the food was round - meatballs, whole new potatoes and peas and onions. We had Tang to drink, of course. The adults took our Tang as Cosmonauts (Tang with orange vodka). The decorations were gold and silver stars. The party store had this really cool table skirt with long silver fringe. I used aluminum foil for the table cloth then dressed it up with the fringed skirt. Brendan helped me make a moon related play list on i-tunes. We had "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" and "Moon River" among many others. The boys played outside with light sticks and the adults sat inside and talked. It was great to spend the evening in the company of good friends. Planning for the party, cooking and cleaning up kept me from dwelling on the fact that Tim wasn't there to share the day with us. There is never a day when I am not sad at some point. Some days I am very sad indeed. But thanks to my friends, I actually had a good time on my anniversary. Thanks, guys.