Visitors and The Party

Sunday early afternoon my sister, brother-in-law, niece, great niece and great nephew arrived in town to attend the graduation party. We were all excited to see them and couldn't wait. Infact, we were so excited that when they called and said they were ready to come over we all waited in the front yard.

We had a couple of hours before the party so the grown ups hung out in the backyard and the kids played in the yard and in their rooms. It was great!



Before we knew it was time to head off to the party. Let me just say it was SO. MUCH. FUN! I think this was the first time in years that I just relaxed and had fun...and yes all you non-believing friends of mine, had a few drinks. :)















Let's just say that by the end of the party both Dakota and I were in need of a designated driver. Or perhaps you could have gotten a double baby jogger stroller and dumped us both in it. (Just kidding!) My niece drove the kids and I home and Dakota's sister and brother-in-law brought her home a while later. She stayed to have "grown up time" with her sisters and mom and I came back with the kids and my family to just hang out...and sober up.

We ended up having a BBQ and was just finishing up when Dakota arrived home. It had been a great day.

Monday arrived and it was time to say good-bye to my family. We went over to their hotel and spend an hour chatting while the kids played and then the time was really there. We sent them on their way - very sad that the weekend festivities had come to an end.

It's the type of weekend that both Dakota and I could use many more of. Time to cut loose and not be ultra-responsible. We're have four long years of being ultra-responsible and weighed down by the stresses and a couple days of freedom from that were amazingly well deserved - and appreciated.

What a huge moment in time.