Yes, my Annual Oscar Party took place on Sunday night. Yes, I was the only one there. No, I didn’t mind. In fact I think I prefer it that way – I didn’t have to share the snacks.
Let’s see . . . where to start?
First off, I hit “Hair & Make Up” (aka my bathroom) about 5:30pm Eastern. For those of you not in the know, this is a solid 3 hours before the Oscars started and before we have Sunday dinner in these parts.
Once I was dolled up, I donned my finest full length gown. It was a vintage emerald green satin number that I wore 13 years ago on the night of my 1996 work Christmas party, which was when Willie and I started dating. True – it doesn’t hang quite as nicely now as it did then, but surely I get some points for the fact that the damn thing still fits.
Then it was time to head downstairs to put the finishing touches on dinner, and amuse the boys. Mission accomplished. They love whenever “Ms. Crazy LaRue” comes for dinner. I often wonder “does this amuse them or scar them?” I suppose only time will tell.
Then a quick kitchen clean up, packing of the lunches, gathering of my completed Oscar Nomination Ballot Form and Oscar Bingo sheets. The boys were tucked in for the night and Willie was relegated to the bedroom TV. Let the snacks show begin!
First up was the sushi – nothing fancy, just a few Cali rolls. After all, I did just hoss down a plate of ham & scalloped potatoes for dinner.
All washed down with gingerale.
I decided to forego the cheese tray this year and went with this instead.
That’s right folks – Lemon Meringue pie! A brilliant substitution.
It was at this point (about an hour and a half into the show) that I opted for the comfort of my pajamas for the remainder of the evening. For obvious elastic waistband reasons.
And yes, I did hang in there to the bitter end. Which, may I say, was bitter? In fact I thought the whole show was a big – “meh”. Kinda boring. No big moments – neither embarrassing nor heart warming. Although I did like Sandra Bullock’s speech and was glad Jeff Bridges and Christoph Waltz won.
And for the first time in years I got a bunch of the winners right. Of the 13 categories I made predictions in, I got 10 correct! This is unheard of, I assure you.
I’m not going to review the whole show or the outfits for you. There’s plenty of sites out there that do that for a living and frankly, I’m not getting paid and you likely don’t care.
But what I can say, is that my party was fantastic and was worth the sleepy Hollywood “Hangover” I had Monday morning.
Next year I’ll be keeping the guest list the same. I think there’s something to be said for an exclusive party. Although I just might buy myself a strip of red carpet. I think it would really add something magical to my Family Room that night.
Did you watch The Oscars? Have I inspired you enough to host your own “Oscar Party For One” next year? Is the name “Ms. Crazy LaRue” fitting or should it just be “crazy”?
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P.S. I’ve managed to land an interview with a certain Blogger and hope to post it for your reading pleasure tomorrow.
Hint: This person is opposite to just about everything that I am. Curious now???












