busy weekend before vacation

The weekend before vacation (8/14, 8/15, 8/16) was SO busy for us!  On Friday night we celebrated Mary's 30th birthday party - 

Do we look hot?  Not looks hot, but temperature hot?  Because we were - blazing hot - it must have been 105 plus humidity there... Happy 30th to my sweet friend!  On Saturday morning we had a women's thankful brunch at church and it was awesome to hear about how God has worked in the difficult circumstances of several women.  On Saturday afternoon a crazy lady (my other sweet friend Carrie) was so gracious to open up her home and host a shower for another one of my good friends, Melissa.  Melissa is (hopefully) leaving for Prague soon to be a missionary and is due in September with her second baby (and they don't know if it's a boy or a girl!!! so brave...).  We celebrated in very European style with a tea party and Carrie was the hostest with the mostest...There's Melissa...  Cherith and I in a totally un-posed shot... Congrats Jake and Melissa and Sam - we can't wait to meet your new little one soon!

Then on Saturday night we had supper club and Lauren Reddick hosted.  Everything was set up beautifully and several of us said that we felt like we were at a wedding reception or something because we ate on a long table on her front porch.  It felt very elegant and southern and casual at the same time.  Here are the guys hanging out in their front yard...Beautiful setup -  A couple of the girls: Evyn, me, Mary, and Carrie - we missed Cherith and Lauren in the picture... All of the guys - Rob, Jordan, Tyler, Drew, Dave, and Adam What a fun weekend of fellowship - we are very blessed.