May I present the beautiful taco ring! Rachel brought the garnishments to go with it but most just dived in without the enhancements. Truly a wonderful treat! Wish I could make one that pretty!
Lonnie and Renee are quite entertaining as they shared stories about their lives in the Navy. Emily is listening intently, as Paul joins in with his stories (he is out of the frame to the right)
Brian (nearly out of frame), Kathy B., Rick and Jen, are listening to Lonnie tell another funny story!
The room is empty but ready for the guests to arrive. The lights were dim which makes for the darker picture. Justin carried the chairs into the family room for me and I wonder if he will come back to put them in the dining room....I guess if I asked him to, he would!
Brian took a picture of me at the table, but the flash jumped up and caught the rim of his hat. Quite amusing! In the front we have assorted cheesecakes on my lovely cake plate, hot dog wraps on heated tray (wedding present!), taco ring with condiments, meatballs in the mushroom dish (wedding present!), and nacho chips with dip. The red tapers are in my mom's candle holders from many many years ago. Thanks, Mom! The taco ring was made by my friend, Rachel, from Victory, and she delivered it to my house in time to bake and serve. Her son and she took the tour quickly as she wanted to be gone before anyone arrived. It was delicious and moreso because she so graciously made it for me!
The table was loaded with food incrementally, keeping the hottest foods to the last so it would be good for serving. The mushroom dish has a candle underneath to keep the meatballs hot, and you can see the flame in the photo!
This photo was taken on the morning of what would have been Timmy's 14th birthday. Truly the day the Lord has made! As Carter says in "The Bucket List" when viewing the Northern Lights from the private jet: 'truly one of God's good ones!' Amen, Carter!
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What a beautiful sunrise. Also the pictures of the food looked good too. Glad your night was a success. We had pizza from Domino's for Dan's birthday. The boys along with Lisa and Noah were able to come. Always good to spend time with family and good food. Have a good night.
Hi Jill:
The sunrise was especially glorious that morning, but I just took too long getting it off the camera!
We had some good fun last night and good food, if I do say so myself! I had a couple pieces of the leftover taco ring and two mini-hotdogs for lunch. Not much of that stuff left!
Mom told me the party was nice and that the Ellisons were there. I am so glad the weather was good so they could come. I hope someone took pictures so I can see the little boy's faces again.....
I am having a great night, working on the newsletter....waiting for folks to get me information so I don't have to make it all up!
Hugs,
Kim
Hi Kim,
Love the pictures! Can't wait to see the sunrise for myself!! 10 more days!!1
Love and rainy hugs
Linda J
Hi Linda J.!!!
The pictures hardly do it justice but food sure does look pretty, right?
Make sure you bring your camera so you can capture our time together and maybe even get a shot of the sunrise...even though you are up before the sun is!
The day is getting closer.....
Kim
Hi Kim!
That's really cool that Rachel made the taco ring for you. I'm sure it was delicious!
Looks like you had a nice party.
The sunrise was a beautiful birthday gift for you to enjoy!
love you!
Suzanne
Hi Suzanne:
Welcome home! I hope you had a great weekend camping. The weather was sure perfect for you this time.
Rachel is an amazing woman, that's all I can say about her!!!!!!
Love you too!!!!!!
Kim
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