We're live-blogging the Apartment Therapy Presents: Real Homes, Real People, Hundreds of Design Solutions Book Party! We've got snacks from Murray's Cheese and Rick's Picks with drinks from Blue Ice American Vodka (made from Idaho Russet potatoes) and Clos Du Bois California Riesling. We're expecting to see some familiar faces from our book — this party is a chance for those featured to celebrate with all of the Apartment Therapy Media editors, representatives from our publisher Chronicle Books and members of the press. We'll be updating this post with pictures, video and anecdotes from the party-goers (and I'll be sure to taste a pickle-tini!)...

8:16 Videos still uploading...at this rate, they'll be up on Sunday...
7:46 Videos are taking longer than usual to upload...
7:40 it's difficult to juggle live-blogging and socializing...

7:28 my pickle-tini is almost gone...and the last bits are extremely pickle-y!



7:18 gregory is snapping pictures of jill and i as we try to work this live-blogging thing between drinks...

7:13 mingling...and snacking...
7:04 problems with the lighting for video...
6:59 jill is interviewing Curtis on video....

6:51 mmm ...filling up on Murray's cheeses...

6:48 Gregory, showing off his gingham tie...
6:40 mingling...meeting some of the AT media freelancers for the first time...

6:36 Pickle-tini! made with rick's picks....
6:20 Gregory (ATLA Managing Editor), Chris (AT Partnerships) and I (Aaron-ATNY) are all wearing gingham.
6:17 seriously....i need a drink.
6:15 opening the doors....someone grab me a pickle-tini....