More partying! What did I tell you? We love to party!!!! My friends, Shawn and Donna, organized this fabulous party. The super rains of 2019 caused the original party to be put on hold – we will call it a rain delay. This was the Friends Day re-do at the beginning of June.
We all gathered at Shawn and Donna’s house for an amazing day with friends!! Everyone brought food and we spent the day playing yard games, eating, and laughing. We played Cornhole, Ladderball / Redneck Golf, Washers, Ping Pong, and Volleyball. I wish I could transfer the feeling of love and happiness into this post. The complete calmness that envelops you while spending time with friends is something that cannot be described with words.
Sitting around in our chairs enjoying great food, jumping from topic to topic and story to story is the best way to bring in the summer.
Misting Fan to the Rescue
It was warm that day, so Kym spent a lot of time in front of the misting fan. The fan was so perfect!! I stood in front of it for a short time but had to abandon the coolness in order to save my hair. I have natural curly hair and the mist was causing it to grow. Anyone with curly hair will understand that description. With a little water, or humidity, my hair will transform from a relatively decent hairstyle into a version of every Barbie we ever played with as children. Not the new, fresh out of the box, pretty ponytail hair that Barbie always had. No. I’m talking about Barbie’s hair AFTER she had been through life with us. You know what I’m talking about…..multiple baths, being stuffed into backpacks, hanging out the window during car rides, riding the back of trucks (because it was the best way to travel as a kid), playing outside in the dirt, and the bad haircut that plagued every Barbie. You are getting the picture now, right? Remember how you couldn’t get a brush through her hair no matter what you did? Now you have a clear picture of my hair when exposed to the slightest amount of humidity. Sooooo, even though the misting fan felt amazing, I couldn’t stand there for long because I knew my hair would turn into “Wild Night Barbie” hair.
All of these women amaze me!! Each of them are very dear to me and I cannot wipe the smile from my face as I think about all the wonderful times we’ve had together over the years!
When playing volleyball, if the ball goes over the fence and gets stuck between the tree and the fence, it is important to use your step-stool wisely. As we were preparing to go over the fence old school style, Sonia was able to squeeze around the edge of the fence and rescue the ball!
I don’t know how we managed to do it……but I appear to be the only one who is fully in the sun. We are all aware that I have big cheeks and when I smile, my eyes disappear. I certainly didn’t need the sun making me squint AND losing my eyes behind my cheeks because of my smile!! Double whammy.
This day was perfect and refilled my soul!! We don’t get the chance to choose our relatives, but we do have the chance to choose our family. Choose friends that you love like family and your happiness will be endless.
