Some of the old familiar gang . . .
We were in youth group together, went to retreats, camps, each other's weddings, then we grew up, moved far and near, got jobs and had kids . . .
I think we did a pretty good job of it too! (some of our kids) 
and grandkids !
It was a little surreal to watch our kids on the dance floor together having fun acting as crazy as were at their ages!
There was no end to the silliness and fun all our kids had at the reception!
Girl stuff.
Margarita's & appetizers on the patio. A walk. A glass of wine and some card making. Break for more appetizers & then some "Guitar Hero". Back to making cards. Bedtime at 2:30 a.m. A sleepover.
Brenda's hubby is out-of-town. My hubby is out-of-town (golfing & baseball with friends). My kids are all...you guessed it, out-of-town. 
Morning coffee . . . sitting on my bed. Because I asked Brenda to wake me up! She always wakes up early, I don't. 
Back to making some more cards in the morning, then sit outside and soak in relaxation and sunshine til 2 pm. Lunch is poolside.
Brenda heads home. I take a nap :) -- a shower -- clean up the kitchen -- and blog.
What an awesome 48 hours this has been!
May you all find some girl time (and guy time) with your friends this summer. Because ~ we need to connect more!
You find out who your friends are . . .
Somebody's gonna drop everything
Run out and crank up their car
Hit the gas, get there fast
Never stop to think 'what's in it for me?' or 'it's way too far
They just show on up with their big old heart
You find out who your friends are.
Late Monday evening, Kirk was still working on the barn roof. It was getting dark. He still had a way to go when our friend, Dennis showed up to pick up the tools he'd left here on Saturday. However, Dennis didn't just pick up his tools. He climbed up on the roof and started working with Kirk. When Kirk wanted to quit -- Dennis pushed him on -- and they finished it all. Meanwhile Dennis' bride was waiting for him at home. Thanks Wendy!
Thanks to Anh, Steve, Terry, Patrick, Doug, Steve, Mike, Brenda Lorri for all your help on Saturday! You are amazing friends and we appreciate all of you.
Note: If you scroll down to my playlist of songs and click play, you'll hear the song, "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" by Tracey Lawrence.
A good time was had by all tonight - JoLynn & Dave (our hosts for the evening) picked us up for dinner before the show at 300 First. An amazing re-invention of a long time favorite restaurant in town. The atmosphere is wonderful, the food fabulous! I highly recommend this venue! 
While we waited for our table we were seated in a beautifully decorated lounge complete with the waterfall using wine bottles (above), a fireplace, nicely arranged furniture and decor. We chose to go with the house specialty - "smoking martini's" - wow.
Then off to the Civic Center for the Blue Man Group concert -- since we we had front row seats we were given plastic ponchos to make sure we didn't get spattered with anything! 
And then it all began...the creativity, talent, energy....wow. Note: They are actually creating music (percussion) with this PVC pipe and sticks.
We were this close. I could have reached out and touched them. It was great to be so close and see all the facial expressions.
They never spoke a word.
Water on the drums with the lights shining from within the drums created a very cook light effect when hit with the sticks.
With tv/computer monitors strapped to their bodies...and becoming their "heads" it created a very unique effect....again, amazing creativity. I highly recommend coughing up the dough to see this show....it is very entertaining....and worth the bucks!
Nate works for the Civic Center part-time doing set-up and teardown when entertainment groups come to town. He helped set up this morning for 4 hours...then was there when the show ended to teardown. It was fun to see him in action. 
Nate tearing down the set after the show....he said they have seven semi's to transport the show! Usually a show has 1 semi truck.
I'm exhausted. Kirk is already in bed....my eyes are getting droopy, I'm getting sleepy, very sleepy, very slllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHuHot Night Out
A fabulous new restaurant opened in town called HuHot. It's a Mongolian grill. Did I mention it is fabulous? Tonight we met two other couples for dinner at this amazing food venue. I'll show you the ropes so when you go, you'll know just what to do.
First you pick up your bowl at the beginning of the food "row". See the yellow bowl in Lynn's hand? Everyone looks pretty excited about the food don't they?
Then, it's time to choose your meat, if you want one. There's chicken, beef, pork, sausage, shrimp, calamari, cod, crab, scallops to choose from. Pick as many or as much as you'd like...but remember you can go back up again!
Next you can have noodles if you'd like. Or not. There's two kinds of noodles. Both are good. See the shrimp, calamari and scallops on the right there? That's what I pick!
Then you add your vegetables...baby corn, celery, water chestnuts, squash, broccoli, onion, mushroom, sprouts, green peppers, pineapple...
tofu, tomatoes, jalapenos, potatoes, cilantro, peas, carrots...
Then you walk past the glass coolers stacked with containers of chopped veggies...
Then you get to pick sauces, oils, juices, broths....from mild to HOT! I like it hot. You put on 5-7 ladles of this stuff....go ahead, mix them together. I like the hot sauces and oils so I use the peanut sauce, hot szechuan, garlic oil, lime juice, hot chili, soy, and a few others. I like to use 7 ladles of sauce then the final dish isn't dry. One warning here is you don't want more than 2 ladles of the oil...
After your sauces are on, your bowl is pretty full. So you take it to the grill just a few steps away...
And the grill masters plop your bowl contents on the grill and begin the cooking process. Several different "bowls" are being cooked on the grill at the same time. It's pretty cool to watch. Then they serve it to you on a plate. So your bowl is gone and you now have a plate full of yummy food to eat. (Sorry, no picture of the plate of food, I was so excited about eating my creation that I forgot to take a picture!)
Remember....no more than 2 ladles of oil .... or you'll get the HuHot Squats! 
