Who says you can't have a luau in the snow?

A couple weekends ago, a friend of ours hosted a Murder Mystery Luau. It was so much fun! We were all mailed characters to dress up as, and were given scripts to follow to help us determine who we thought was the murderer.

It had snowed a couple of inches the night before, we thought it was a wonderful break from the winter cold to whip out our bathing suits and sandals.

We had a yummy hawaiian-themed meal to go along with the evening.

Mike did a great job playing a So-Cal surfer dude.. especially considering that at the time he hadn't traveled further west than Michigan. We will forgive him that his surfer accent slowly morphed into a distinct Southern accent. After all, he only had a couple of episodes of Saved by the Bell to model his California character after.

Michelle and I.
Mike and Michelle have been our neighbors since we first moved to Durham. Mike and Matt actually interviewed together last year, so we were so excited when we got a text from Mike that we were in the same apartment complex as they were. They helped us unload our moving van, we introduced them to Settler's, and the rest, as they say, is history. :)

The guys.

The girls.

And what better punishment for the murderer than silly string?

Needless to say, it was a night filled with lots of laughter.