What I did this summer - Part 4

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What I did this summer - Part 4!

We attended our BFF's annual Patriotic 4th of July Party!

Perry and Erin know how to host a party and this year was no exception, in fact... it was our best memory yet!

I lurved these festive flowers that were on the dessert table!

The entry table had simple decor but this picture doesn't do it justice. She had JUST finished painting prior to the holiday weekend. This wall used to be a beautiful barn yard type red color, it was stunning. We walked in today and it was cream! Erin, you amaze with your decorating changes.

Erin lurves candles too and she showed me a few new pieces to her collection. I like it, especially the glass blown bubbles~

Everytime I walked past this salad it caught my eye and there are only 3 ingredients to it.

Dessert table! I said, "Erin, what can I bring?"

She replied, "Duh.... dessert!" ha ha

I brought the Peach Cobbler and the Texas sheet-cake! Our friend brought the round raspberry chocolate tarte.... Rich and creamy!

Let's head outside for some fun!

Some things don't change do they?
The ladies on one side.....


The gentlemen on the othe side. ha ha It reminded me of a school dance.


Annual Friends!

This is Perry and Erin, our hosts!

BFF's!

Another BFF!

Me and my girl!

More annual friends!

 

Ha Ha - Lurve the pool accessories! This one holds the chlorine tablets.

Fun times in the pool!

Annual friends talking together....

... more annual friends talking together.

I lurve these two! My son and our friends grandson, only see each other at these annual gatherings and they always pick up their friendship right where they left off. It's so great to watch them great each other every year.

Our hosts also provided the kids with a few safe and sane fireworks. They loved the pop rocks! Here he is giving the kids instructions on what to do.

Let 'er rip!

Here is my party maker!

Aaaaah, the sun has gone down and while we wait for the city fireworks, Erin suggests we roast up some marshmellows.

Sounds great Erin but we don't have a fire.

Nooooo problem, she says. We can TORCH them! ha ha ha

 

Hope you all had a happy 4th of July and made a memory like we did too!

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What I did this summer - Part 3

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What I did this summer part 3!

I had my annual Patriotic Tea Party! I was having such a great time with my tea friends that I forgot to take pictures of them but this time I did remember to take pictures of the food.... which I forgot to last time. ha ha See, it all evens out in the end.

Of course the Snowman was there too! If you don't know the story of the Snowman, click here to read the post.

Tea table is ready!

My table is decorated and ready!

Yahoo, let's bring on the annual tea treats!

Deviled Eggs - I always love these!

Years ago I bought from Pampered Chef this sandwich sealer. It seals bread great. If you have ever bought the Smuckers frozen premade PB & J sandwiches, they look exactly like this. I think the filling I did for these was chicken salad or ham? Can't remember exactly now.

Of course we had to have PIG CANDY!

(Thick bacon dredged in dark brown sugar and baked in the oven)

Patriotic Fruit Salad!

Potato and cheese Perogie's!

Delicious savories! Warm and flaky... Mmmmm. These were Pesto and cheese.

Okay, here we are all plated up! Amen, let's eat!

(Hmmm, looking at this makes me want to have Afternoon Tea again!)

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What I did this summer - Part 2

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My Girl got new skates for her birthday this summer and wanted to break them in right away! So... we went to our local roller rink and even though I called ahead to make sure they were open as with all the schools starting at different times now, some stores have changed their hours accordingly as well due to lack of traffic in these tough economic times. Well when we drove up there were only 2 cars parked in the front and it looked deserted... seriously! Hmmm, we walked up and asked if anyone was there and the gentleman said, "Only us employees", you are our only customer. The kids about fell over with excitement of having the roller rink all to themselves for the afternoon!

First order of business was requesting a polite change of the garbage music to something more appropriate for this christian music loving family and they happily obliged with christian music! Yes! They had hours of music in their files for us to choose from and this Momma said, "CRANK IT UP!!!" and the kids replied with "TURN OFF THE LIGHTS!"

We pretended that we had stacks of money and rented out the roller rink for a private party. When we needed drinks or snacks, they catered to us like we were stars!

Then the employees brought out balls for them to play with along with special music to go along with it. They played tons of games while I SWEATED LIKE A PIG and tried to burn off 1,000 calories by skating around the rink. I grew up at the roller rink every Saturday as a kid and LURVED it!

Okay what you don't see here is the picture of my biff-fall-on-my-bottom shot. Oh my stars, my tailbone is STILL very sore. This body of mine is out of shape!

We had a GREAT TIME and made a memory! Auntie Melody, we wished you could have been there with us because my Man said he needed a haircut... yea right... I think different! ha ha

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Changes...

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Well as you can see I got a new blog design today!

I think I got a N-A-S-T-Y worm virus from a blog I visited yesterday that my computer protection program did not catch, so I spent nearly all day today fixing my computer, purchasing NEW and BETTER protection, yada... yada... yada, you know how it goes. And while I was at it, I decided I wanted a new and fun design so I went to Butterflygirlms Blog and WOW, she has so many to choose from it was hard to decide. Her button is linked on my sidebar below. And bless her heart, she is free but she does accept donations... ka-ching in the can folks for this talented woman! AND THE INSTALLATION IS EASY! Let me repeat that, INSTALLATION IS EASY! Yes, I was so happy! So many of the templates out there are not user friendly so I was jumping for joy after my day of GRRRR *&^%$#@!!!! problems with the earlier virus.

I liked this design so much that I decided to re-do everything, so I'm not sure what elements I'm going to bring back but I'll probably add them over time. I think less is best sometimes, ya know. For example, there are blogs I don't visit anymore because there is sooooo much stuff on there that it is slow to load among other things.

Alright, I need to go put on a fresh pot of tea and sit back, relax, enjoy what's left of my vacation and watch one of my 3rd favorite movie of all time... "A Room With A View".

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