eastowners

Current Mood: Jammin’

Since I last left you, my blogging buddies, I was griping about the litter a certain restaurant in our town leaves on our cars.  I’m hoping that someone from their establishment will see it and stop this form of advertising.  One can only hope though right!  Last week kept us busy with a couple nights of making jello-shots, among other things. 

Clare and I have been enjoying our last few lazy summer days by enjoying the parks, going for walks, and I took the training wheels off her bike - no success in that arena yet, but I have faith that she’ll be there by the time fall comes.  We’ve taken advantage of the warm weather, and the free splash pad at a neighborhood park one afternoon and met some friends from school.  Clare’s also been having playdates with her friend from around the corner one afternoon a week, and we’ve been to an extremely fun MOMS Club backyard sprinkler potluck.

During the evening though, Brad & I kept busy cooking up some jello shots.  Now, before you get all excited…they were not all for us or a party we had.  My parents are turning 50 this year, and my mom wanted a bash to celebrate - and celebrate we did!  My dad turned 50 this past Sunday, and my mom will be turning the big 5 - 0 in December.  We made 400+ jello shots for the occasion, and we guesstimate that all were eaten except about 30 of them.  We turned our deep freezer down as low as it could go, and put them all in there for storage until we were ready to put them in the coolers to trek accross the state.  I of course had to take some pictures of them in the freezer, more will be up in the gallery later this week.  Don’t ask me for the recipe’s, as those would have to come from Brad!  He mixes them up, and I pour, put the lids on, and pack them.  It’s quite the assembly line.

We also took some totally kickin’ fireworks to my parent’s house with us that were purchased down in IN a few weeks ago.  I too have pic’s of those, and I forsee that if they turn out well they will be in a Wordless Wednesday post in the future.  After the fireworks we all sat around a campfire consuming more jello shots, and my mom did shots (which turned into swigs) of green apple pucker with people.  Slowly people turned in for the night - some camping, others of us finding our way in the house.  It was a great party, and a fun way to celebrate my parent’s - I’m so glad my mom & dad had the party.  They invited 100+ people, and I saw people I haven’t seen in years.  Some I recognized from past events like baby showers, and the like…other’s I had no clue - I sincerly appologize if you happen to be one of those in the later group, it’s kinda hard to keep up with distant relatives while living on the complete opposite side of the state.  Most of all I enjoyed visiting with my brother Larry & his wife Meghan who came in from Phoenix, and my best friend from High School Jess came over.  It was also fun hanging with some of my Aunts & Uncles late into the night.

The only drawback to such a fun weekend of partying is how tired we all are.  Clare got to stay up late for the fireworks, Brad & I were out at the camp fire with my mom & Aunt until about 3:30am (at least that’s what I heard), and then we had to pack up on Sunday and head home.  Currently things around the house are still a mess, but it’ll be put away eventually.  All in the name of fun!