This past Saturday, we had the pleasure of
having several friends and neighbors over for dinner! When my Dad met the
couple that built and owned our house here in Texas, he really hit it off with
them. Mr. M was a Methodist minister for many years, retired from one large
police force and currently works on another force, is at a very high level in
karate, and has his own karate studio. Mrs. M is the daughter of our
90-year-old neighbor. This neighbor has 2 other daughters who live on our
street, one of whom watches our cats when we’re out of town. Her daughter, A,
is also good friends with the twins.
Now that I have successfully confused you, J
it’s time for some pictures!
We
visited for awhile after all the guests arrived.
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For
dinner we had grilled garlic lime chicken, patio
potato salad, tomatoes, cucumbers, and fresh mozzarella cheese with homemade
vinaigrette, rolls with butter, watermelon, and iced tea.
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For
dessert, we had oreo ice cream cake! It was a really refreshing, summer-y meal!
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The
kids had a fun time playing Pictionary with A. It can be a pretty funny game at
times! J
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Meanwhile,
the adults talked downstairs. We talked a lot about world missions, as we are
all quite passionate about that!
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Our
family with Mr. and Mrs. M just before they left.
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I had never actually met Mr. and Mrs. M in
person, but some of the other family members had. From everything I had heard,
I had pretty high expectations of the two of them. But they both far surpassed
those expectations! They are truly some of the kindest, most generous,
encouraging, and loving people I have ever met! It takes special people to part
feeling like old friends only hours after meeting for the first time!
We really enjoyed the opportunity to fellowship
with friends! We hope we can have them over more often!
How neat! :) I can't believe you've lived there for 6 months already!! Time flys!
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed week!
Joyfully His,
Alexis
Time does indeed fly, Alexis! Before we know it, we will have lived here a whole year!
ReplyDelete~Bianca