BONKO!!

Or is it Bunko? You decide which you like...our group says Bonko. Plus we play differently than other groups.....so I've heard. We just like the sixes :). Our group was started in the early eighties with 12 women from the same neighborhood and a relative or two thrown in. I joined in about 1990. Of the original 12 who started the group we have, I think, 6 who still play.


Every third Wednesday of the month we get together with our dice, and of course table treats, to throw, yell, tease, joke and laugh together. We've supported each other through births, divorces, moves, sicknesses and even deaths. We are friends. We love each other. Most of the time, tee hee. We are female :0 Meow!


My favorite part of Bonko is...surprise! the food :0. We try to have something semi-healthy and good for you. Last night since I was the hostess I got to decide and fix the food, so I chose spinach salad with dried cranberries, mandarin oranges and nuts with an oil and vinegar dressing. Pretty yummy. We also had Hot Artichoke Spinach Dip....heavenly! I love bonko because I get to eat things like that dip. Randy does not appreciate "girly" food. And for dessert......


Tah Dah! Homemade Carrotcake Cheesecake. OMG!!(oh my goodness). Seriously, I thought it was as good as Cheesecake Factory at about 1/10th the cost:) Note to self: do not use previously frozen cream cheese next time. I really know better but I didn't want to go to the store....again! which I ended up doing anyway :|. It was still good, the cheese just kind of absorbed into the cake instead of being "globbed". I have great cooking terms :0.


I really need to get a better photographer or a better camera. Which is it? Guess my hands were a little shaky. Oh wait! I should say I blurred everyone to protect their identities! yeah, thats what I did. :) Sharon (plaid) and Marilyn C(red) have been in the group since the beginning. BTW we have THREE Marilyns in the group! Jenny (white) is an original who took a break for about 10 years and then came back. Janis is Sharons friend from work and has been in about 10 years.

Ranae (white and original) and her daughter Janae(blue), Joan is an original but she had to quit last year when her hubby got sick. He has since passed away and I think Joan will fill the next vacancy ?! I hope :) Gwen is one of our honorary subs :0... we've asked her to be a regular but she likes not having to be a hostess. She plays nearly every month.


July is a hard month to hostess :(. Here is a table full of beautiful subs!! I had to have 5 subs this time. My girl Kaylene (yellow) used to be a regular but has had to cut back, her friend Julie (green) was a real lifesaver this month! And then there is my Brenda, she likes to play once in awhile but not to often...When you have five kids and a hubby who travels your priorities are a little different than us "old ladies".

Tonight I am having a card making party( another addiction) and I am making the dip again. Tomorrow I will post the recipe and photos of it:) YUMMY YUM YUM !