It?s my (blog) birthday party and I?ll go where I want to

It?s my party and I?ll go where I want to, go where I want to, go where I want to. You would go too when it happens to you.

Welcome to My Carolina Kitchen?s first birthday. My other blog, Island Time in Abaco, is also one year old. I?ve decided to celebrate by taking you on a virtual trip down memory lane to a pink birthday party at one of my all time favorite places in the world - Wally?s Restaurant in Marsh Harbour, Abaco. Located in a pink and white Nassau-style Colonial villa overlooking the harbour, its grounds are dotted with pink hibiscus and bright rosy pink bougainvillea. It?s a balmy 75 degrees there today and I have friends waiting, so grab your passports, throw your sunglasses and flip-flops in straw bag, and hop on board. You take the window seat so you can so enjoy the view. Isn?t that a gorgeous private beach?

We?ll land at the Marsh Harbour International Airport in the northern Bahamas where we?ll take a taxi to Wally?s.

Hi ladies, it?s great to see you. How have you been? We?re meeting friends, so we?ll just go on in.

Hi Pattie, Penny, Barometer Bob. Hope we haven?t kept you waiting too long. I?ve brought along a few friends. Notice the Haitian art work on the pink walls. Even the tablecloth and napkins are pink. Wally's is one of the most upscale restaurants in the islands.

Every time we come to Wally?s the first thing my husband does is to give Wally's daughter Maureen, the owner, a great big hug. Hi Mo. Maureen attended the Cordon Bleu and returns to Paris each fall for a visit.

Hi Angie, our usual, please.

Here?s why we came ? to share a bite of Wally?s special birthday brownie. One of their specialties, it?s a huge, sinfully rich brownie, smothered with vanilla ice cream, and covered in a dark chocolate sauce, rich whipped cream, and topped with a birthday candle. It comes with extra spoons, so dig in. The brownie is a little hard to see in this picture, but it's in front of me with the candle on it.

Before we leave let?s slip in the boutique and say hello to Angie?s daughter. Maybe I?ll pick up a cute swimsuit and one of those colorful pareos to match. Look around, I?m sure you?ll see something you can?t live without.