Whew! There I said it! What a fantastic time we had last weekend! My sister and her hubby arrived Thursday. Her job was to bake and decorate the cake. It took ALL DAY FRIDAY to make this puppy. She amazes me.
Greasing the pan.
Notice how she made the pan taller with aluminum foil. (shhhh, don't tell her I put this pic up here)
Licking the batter bowl
The finished product
Flying caps!!!
It was HOT HOT HOT HOT outside!!!
It was getting a little crazy here
I love watching guys bear hug each other!
It was getting a little crazy hereI love watching guys bear hug each other!We celebrated Saturday night. We had 18 people for supper/party. A couple of J's friends came over later and my bil had a great time messing with them after they began flirting with his daughter. Truly some of the biggest laughs of the night! I had made him a slideshow and managed to keep it a surprise. We enjoyed watching it but it was very bittersweet. I know he must go on, but I LOVED having him be my little buddy. No tears today....just a big lump in my throat.
Here we all are watching the slideshow
Folks started leaving Sunday. By noon Monday, they were all gone and as I sat here reflecting, I realize how blessed I am. I have an amazing son whom I couldn't be prouder of. I have a wonderful husband who kept everything running smoothly. I have the sweetest in-laws a gal could ask for. I have an incredible sister who loves me more than is humanly possible. I have an extended family that I really enjoy being with. I have friends who called and texted me Saturday to make sure I was doing okay. I am thankful.
The one thing I don't have? A picture of the graduate in his cap and gown! Since we weren't at home to get ready, I don't have the standard "stand by the fireplace and let me take your picture" picture.
Oops!
The weather couldn't have been nicer. We very rarely have days that aren't humid, but God blessed us with great weather. We enjoyed sitting outside Saturday and Sunday night just chatting with each other. The moon was full and there was a breeze. It was definately warm enough to swim. If I'd taken this a nano second quicker, Andrew would be jumping in the water.
I will probably not blog again until after vacation. I have lots to do between now and Saturday morning.
4 comments:
We could not have asked for a more relaxing, welcoming, fun-filled day than what you and Dewayned held for us. I loved meeting your sister, spending time with family and getting to see Jordy graduate. Thank you so much for such a wonderful time, I love you so much and do I have to say we are the blessed ones to have you in our lives!
thanks for stopping by and saying hi on my blog! i love this idea of the foil to make a thicker cake! i have learned so much from other people on here. i saw a woman the other day cutting her cake with string, it was new to me. haha. nice to meet you,
darla
Your sister did a great job on that cake!
What a wonderful celebration you all had.
Congratulations to your son.
I hope he's not going too far away to college?
Enjoy vacation and I'll talk to you soon.
Love,
Valerie
What a special weekend. Congrats Jordan - can't wait to see what you do next. Of course, we're expecting great things! :)
Enjoy your vacay.
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