Memorial Day Weekend – Friday and Saturday

This past weekend was one of the best that I remember in quite a while!  It started for me on Friday afternoon – I left work at 12:30pm and came home to do yard work.  I cut the grass, pulled some weeds, swept everything clean, and made sure all the patriotic decorations were in place.  The house looked happy and welcoming.  I love my house!  That is mainly because of the many friends and family that gather there to share with me.  After yard work I buzzed over to the store and purchased a pair of shorts with stars on the pockets.  I’d had my eye on them and decided to splurge.  After all, from July 1st on that could be my weekly summer work outfit!  Casual! 

Saturday morning my sister picked me up and we went over to our cousin Deb’s for a brunch/shower.  Deb’s niece is getting married in July and it was a great occasion to celebrate!  Deb and her daughter Emily hosted the shower for Miranda  (center). Again, friends and family… 

Kath dropped me off about noon, and I got into the Skunk Hollow gear and began to get the house ready for cousin company.  There were nine of the eleven present(we missed you Karen V & Susan!), and from about 1:45pm until well past 8pm we had a great time!  We heard about Connie’s foster granddaughter and about Gail’s brand new husband, and caught up on everything going on in each other’s lives.  And of course we ate!  There was so much food we could have stayed for three days! Most of us shared a little about a romantic moment in our lives, and encouraged Gail to share her courtship and engagement story with us. 

Even after six hours I was sad to see them leave.  Beth said she was so comfortable at my place she could just curl up on the couch and watch a Hallmark movie!  I wish they all would have done that!   Beth left a little guardian angel for me, which will cheer me from the deck every day.  Thank you, Beth!  It was a very fun two days!