If you can measure happiness by bags of empty marshmallows, we had a 4 star (bag) weekend. The bonfire pit got a workout and became the gathering area we spent the most time at. Lots of s'mores were consumed.
When I have a houseful, I'm not constantly picking up. Piles accumulate and I don't worry about it. So this is the view of one corner of my kitchen for most of the weekend. With that many people around, its easier just to go with it and enjoy the company, I can enjoy a tidy kitchen when I am home alone and have nothing better to do. But while family is here to play, I want to be playing too, not clearing messes!
FOR A YEAR.
He is a braver person than I am. I couldn't do it. Not just the war and the danger, but leaving behind his two babies, who are some of the sweetest kids ever.
We are lucky to have guys like this that are there for all of us. Aubrey has grown up to be a great guy and I am so proud of him and so lucky to have him and his sweet babies and wife as part of my family.
And Twinkle is thrilled to count their dog, Boomer as her cousin too.
We had perfect weather all weekend, with just a few drops of rain at the Renfest on Saturday (I'll have photos from there later) So, we were able to eat most meals outdoors. It could have been a disaster if we'd had rain all weekend!
PS- I had to add codes to the comment log, sorry, I hate that. I like it to be easy for you to leave comments, but all of a sudden, I was inundated with hundreds of bizarre and BAD language robotic comments and needed to block them. I'm sorry if this makes it take more time for you to comment, but you really wouldn't want to see those….
Also, please remember, all comments all month count toward the giveaway, which I'll look around the studio and scrounge up a little giftie for this week.
Great to meet your relatives Karla. What a party you had been going on, looks like so much fun.
I have disabled my comments for anonymous comments, I don’t know whether you can do that with typepad. I hate word verifying and moderation so that works for me, after I was spammed by Chinese all the time. Mmm at least I couldn’t understand if it was bad language or not. About 100% of the bloggers have signed in before giving comments so you won’t loose comments of your friends that way.
Take care and have a lovely day (cleaning up?)
Sounds like a fun time was had by all! I wish we had the space to host a family get-together like this. I’ve told you before but I’ll say it again…you are living my ideal life.
Karla, sorry to hear that the spammybots have found you and are bothering you…that is SO sad about your nephew…i just watched the top chef episode {for the fourth time} where they had to cook at the air base…i was bawling my eyes out…all 4 times…just thinking about the sacrifice all of them make and being away from their families…not to mention the kind of bravery i can’t even begin to comprehend…i’m glad you had such a good time with your reunion…i like your philosophy about cleaning up later…i could take some pointers from that attitude!!!
Wow, I’m impressed how you get your family to gather in so many ways. This is a hard feat to accomplish nowadays. Heck, I think my oldest son thinks our house has the plague or something. Looks like fun was had by all.
Ha! I like the bottle of Wild Turkey 🙂 Looks like a great time was had by all!!!!!
🙂 T
It sounds like you you had a fun filled weekend! My husband has done his share of active duty service and going over to Iraq in 2004 and now we are faced with the possiblity of his reserve unit going again in the Spring. My heart goes out to you and your family as I know firsthand the stress and worry that these year long deployments cause.
What is Renfest? Just wondering! Looks like you guys had an amazing time!!!
Wow, Karla you’ve been a busy little bee.. I’ve been so busy, not much time to blog.. I’ve loved seeing your posts of your family and the camp o rama!!! I bet that was alot of fun… I gotta tell ya, your yard looks so pretty… Hope all is well…
Stephenie
What a wonderful weekend Karla! Loved Twink and her cousin and I bet Sugarwings had a fabulous time with hers! Rachaelxo
Roses,snacks and wild turkey…sounds like my kind of cook out. I always enjoy reading your postings, but your nephew’s profession brought a tear and gratefulness to my heart. My son is also returning to Afganistan and I know what you are going through. These brave men and women are the heartbeat of this country. I will add your nephew to my prayers to keep him safe and I will include his family to give them strength as a family unit while they await his return. Sea Witch
You made me laugh, Karla. It just isn’t a family get together with our family if there isn’t one melt down! That’s the best part about family. The forgive, forget and then remind you next year about it…hee-hee. It looks like a wonderful time was had. And I agree, with the empty feeling that’s so tangible when everyone leaves. If always feels like a large hole has been torn in the atmosphere around the house. I guess in a way it has. What a great weekend you must’ve had! – Kathy in Chicago
I love the 4 star marshmallow bag weekend! Got such a chuckle!
Please let your nephew and family know that we are so grateful for his service to our great country. Without men and women like him, this country wouldn’t be what it is today.
TypePad HTML Emailthat is the Kansas City Renasaince Festival. Its a pretty one, I just love to go!
TypePad HTML EmailDid any of the spammers get you? They hit Beth, but not hundreds a day like me!
Maybe my clean up attitude is just an excuse to be lazy….
TypePad HTML EmailGood tip, thanks.
It looks like fun was had by all! Now the cleanup begins I suppose… 🙂
Rochelle
TypePad HTML EmailAnd tons of it!
TypePad HTML EmailToo bad it was MY meltdown! I’m the one to be reminded later!
TypePad HTML EmailAnd best wishes and best of luck to your boy too. Its heartbreaking to see them go.
What a wonderful weekend. I can’t imagine leaving my family…they are braver than I can even comprehend.
Nothin like “Wild Turkey” to make a day go from bad to worse! I hate that stuff! But oh it looked like so much fun!!! Tents all over people having a great time. Glad your holiday was good.
Our dog, Bailey (a cockapoo, but we call them spoodles here), doesnt play well with other dogs, either. Especially the ones bigger than him; it’s like he has a napolean complex or something! Drives me nuts! Whenever he’s around another dog all you can here is me saying: “Play nice, Bailey. Bailey! Be nice. Oi! BAILEY! PLAY. NICE.” & so on and so forth. (sigh)
~S.
What a wonderful weekend!!! Four empty bags of marshmallows and an almost empty bottle of Wild Turkey equals a great weekend!!!
My sisters doggy and my doggy are bffs. They are so cute together!!! They even have sleep overs sometimes.
Blessings,
Christine
Camping with family complete with tents! 🙂
Hello Karla! I’m catching up with the blogs on my list for I have not blogged myself for quite a while. And I see a lot has happened here.
This must be a great grand reunion for your family – and there’s nothing more better than be surrounded by such.
Twinkle and the cuz looks adorable together. Love their picture. oohhh I hope all went wel in the end with the other cousin. Twinkle shouldn’t worry – both of them are just adorable! 🙂
Li
Oh what fun! Now I hope you have a quiet week planned so you can unwind from all the festivities!!
TypePad HTML EmailWell, that would have been smart… but it is busier than ever around here!
TypePad HTML EmailElphie is a cockapoo and she didn’t much care for the other dogs and I think Twinlke picked up on that. Maybe those are more people loving dogs, huh?
TypePad HTML EmailI’m more of a glass of wine with dinner person myself, but the boys all were drinking turkey by the bonfire. I thought it was a funny photo!
I have a new favorite quote thanks to you!
measure happiness in empty bags of marshmallows!! The perfect summer motto!
xoxo, TIffany
TypePad HTML EmailThrow in empty hershy bar wrappers and it gets even better.
Looks like a great weekend and grand time! So glad it all went well!