Because I have been a coughing, disgusting, wheezy mess since last Wednesday, I tabled most of the garden work. Nick, wonderfully, cleaned out the disgusting pond (there was something living in it!), and we realized that we can't get a fountain or pump to work because the only power source is behind the house. So that got tabled as well. I did some research though and found one that might work that is solar powered, so hopefully we can do that another one of these weekends. We did fix up the benches and bought cushions so that we can enjoy our garden though!
I got a lot of the downstairs unpacked and then randomly, on a whim, we got a security system installed in our house for a great price! I am sure that Nick will blog all about it though! And suddenly, before we knew it, it was time for our barbecue!
So, I didn't get everything done that I wanted to, but we did have a fantastic get together! Thanks to the Voysey-Olson's we had steak, corn and Cajun sausages. Our other guests also contributed to our spread. I made barbecue chicken with Dr. Pepper BBQ sauce (which was delicious!) and a creamy Italian pasta salad. We also had lemonade, ice tea, strawberry and orange ice cream floats, chips, salsa, brownies! It was amazing! So much eating occurred! I ever felt better for the duration of the party. We played Guitar Hero and yard games and had a really fun time!
Here are some pictures of us playing Swedish lawn games and enjoying our yard!
Our team lost.... the other team thought I was playing purposefully bad to benefit their team.
They celebrated their victory!
I decided to join in!
Sarah commended me being a double agent.... I really wasn't, but a good double agent goes with the flow ;-) I really did suck at the game THAT bad.
Ryan enjoyed our hammock
Hanging out in the garden
Your Dr. Pepper creation reminds me of my favorite pulled pork recipe made with root beer.
ReplyDeleteOooh! That sounds good! You might need to get me the recipe
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