What a fun weekend! Ken and Vivian Payne and Vivian's mom, Hattie, and David and Linda Lavender came for an overnight visit. It was great to see them, even if the weather was not what we had ordered. The Paynes arrived at lunchtime on Saturday, and we ate hamburgers Doug had grilled on the deck. Unfortunately, it was too chilly to eat outside. The weather started to clear a little after we ate, so I took Vivian to my favorite plant nursery since she is in the middle of a landscaping project. It is the most beautiful nursery I've ever seen, with a huge variety of plants. We had fun tramping through the mud looking at flowers.
When we got back, the Lavenders had arrived, and I finished getting supper ready. We had barbeque pork, Brunswick stew, baked beans, corn-on-the-cob, and slaw. Vivian had brought a birthday cake for me and Linda, since both of us have birthdays coming up this week. It was the coolest cake with a picture of us celebrating our birthdays together two years ago. The picture was even edible! It was also a delicious cake, especially with ice cream. After supper we watched the latest X-file movie and then sat out on the deck talking until quite late. We had blankets and sweaters!
This morning we got up and made coffee and sat around talking a lot more. Then we went to our favorite restaurant for breakfast, The Cottage Deli. It has a buffet, and the food is as good as Cracker Barrel's. The Paynes left after breakfast as Hattie was not feeling well. By then, the weather was much-improved. We then drove around for a long time showing the Lavenders all the sites, especially the campgrounds. They have a very nice RV, and we thought they might want to bring it up this way sometime. We stopped at a roadside stand and bought tomatoes, watermelons, and plants.
The Lavenders left when we got back. Doug took a nap while I read the Sunday paper and watched This Week with George Stephanopolus, a Sunday tradition with me. Mama and Daddy came down for supper and helped us eat the left-overs. Now I'm blogging and soon I'll finish the day on FaceBook - like I said, a great weekend!
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