Family Fun
What a great weekend! Though Friday night was spent in a frantic spin of trying to get the house cleaned, it was well worth it when all of our family was able to come and visit us on Saturday. Our parents, my grandma, all of our brothers and sisters, their spouses and all of our nieces and nephews were able to make the trek to Greenville for a cookout at our place. I hate that we live so far from our family (yeah…2 hours can seem like an eternity sometimes), so it meant a lot that EVERYONE would come down to visit and see where we live.
Some highlights of the day include (but are not limited to)….
-Croquet in the backyard
-Mom, Dad and Greg “raking” my new found butternut trees. (Apparently it’s in the pecan family…and they’re yummy.)
-Soccer with my nephews
-Actually getting to use our front porch and the furniture that sits on it!
-Thinking that Eleanor (our cat) got out of the house…searching all over town for her…and then realizing that she was hiding in a corner in the basement.
-Yummy brats, dogs and burgers
-Yummy food made by family
-Cider
-Bonfire with S’mores
-Listeing to my nieces and nephews “play” Jared’s drums (it was loud….but still really cute)
-Watching Maxwell (my other cat) snuggle up with my allergic brother
My family headed home on Saturday night, but Jared’s family stuck around and spent the night. We discovered that we can comfortably fit 9 people (including ourselves) overnight. We used the futon, the basement couch, the pull-out couch, the guest room bed, the inflatable queen bed and our bed (of course). Everyone slept well…and everyone got showered in the morning. I was pretty impressed! We all went to church together (which was awesome) and ate lunch at Lottawotta Creek (local place…and it’s amazing!)
After a quick trip to the mall and then to Guitar Center…Jared and I finally headed home. I cleaned up around the house a bit and washed all of the sheets and towels from our house full of guests. My friend Jen, from work, came over for a bit and we watched some tv together. I’m not sure how, but Jared and I even had enough energy left to go for a run last night as well.
It was…simply put…a good time.