As it turned out, our trip to The Lady and Sons restaurant during our trip to Savannah was the trip highlight for my co-workers. Every time I tried to tell them about the beautiful homes or the places of historical interest, I was met with, "But tell us about eating at Paula Deen's!" Those that saw the picture of my plate on my blog were practically drooling with envy. During one such conversation, an idea was born...a staff potluck replicating my Paula Deen experience. We decided to do a patriotic theme (Marcia can't plan an event without a theme) and have it yesterday, as we entered the Memorial Day weekend. We put together a menu and asked each staff member to bring a dish. The menu? Fried chicken, greens, baked beans, black-eyed peas, sweet potatoes, cornbread, deviled eggs, potato salad, baked macaroni and cheese, corn on the cob, banana pudding, apple pie, root beer and lemonade. It's no secret now that we have some really good cooks at the mission! We asked everyone to bring a picture of themselves from their high school or college years, and it was fun seeing what each other looked like way back when. ;)
It looks though Tyler will heading back to Camp Barakel to serve as a counselor again this summer. Just making the decision a week ago, he scrambled to get all the paperwork submitted, and now he's waiting for the final approval. Assuming that will happen, Ty will be leaving on Tuesday for the two week workshop, then he'll be back home for two weeks (before returning for the remainder of the summer). During that time, he and Joel will be making a trip to Kansas, specifically Kansas State University, for his orientation and meeting with the Air Force captain. It's starting to sink in that the permanent empty nest is really going to happen.
And if you didn't see enough pictures of Ashlea's recent move, her friend Christina (Eowyn's Heir) has also posted some. Ashlea has been settling in this week and preparing for her friend Sarah's visit. They are both attending the New Attitude conference this weekend in Louisville.
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