The weekend...

What an amazing weekend!  Ryan and Courtney were here, K'Lynn was here, Debbie and the boys were here,  Madeline and Travis were here, Kalem and Erik were here, Kristi and Caroline were here, Carson was here, Trisha was here, Andrew and Kim were here and even little Audra was here a couple of times.  It was such a mixture of family and friends that the lines were almost non-existent.  These friends and family are our family. These are the ones we want to spend time with when we have fun things going on.  Ryan and Courtney traveled the farthest, 12 hours.  Debbie was next, about 2 hours, tied with K'Lynn.  Kristi came over an hour and Travis and Madeline just less than an hour.  Everyone coming together for a celebration of....each other!  It was Labor Day weekend, but it wasn't about that.  It was a celebration of Ryan and Courtney coming home really.   The trip was functional- for them to pick up Macks, but everyone here was just excited that they were coming!  Saturday was a huge meal of fried pork chops, rice and gravy, greens, cornbread, carrots, homemade chocolate cake and ice cream.  Sunday was almost a repeat for lunch and sauce picante for supper.  The food was good, the fellowship was great.  It was almost overwhelming at times, having so many people that have so much to say all together in the house at once.  It was too hot to be outside, so we gathered inside.  The AC was doing all it could, but it was still stuffy at times.   The fans were working and we were thankful for them!

This morning, Ryan and Courtney packed up the car, along with Macks, and headed back to Birmingham.  I miss them already.  I look forward to the holidays when I am sure we will see them again.  Sure enjoyed the weekend, though....