Last Friday Russell, Lori and Adam were here with us. We so enjoyed the night and on Saturday Diane and Jesse joined us.
Not only was it Easter weekend, it was Karen's 60th Birthday on Saturday. John wanted to plan a surprise birthday party for her so Izzie (Karen's mom) and I put it together. We went with a Mexican theme and some extra dips. Karen was definitely surprised.
We all had a good evening and ending with a surprise snow.
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| Some new glasses that were used later in the evening |
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| Jesse |
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| Gluten free cake I made her |
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| Jesse, Adam, Russell, Ken and Karen's friend Linda |
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| Jesse and Adam |
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| Diane and Karen |
Sunday morning was Easter. I cooked in the outdoor kitchen for everyone and then Lori and I enjoyed Champagne Sunday. OH YES we did! LOL.
We were going back to Karen's later in the day to enjoy Easter dinner. Ken smoked a small turkey and I cooked a Conder Ranch ham. Both turned out delicious!
Monday morning Russell and Lori left to head home. Great spending time with them. 💕💖 Nothing better than family!
It was a pretty slow day. Much needed. LOL. Did a little cleaning and that was it.
Jesse went out for a ride in the Can Am and Adam did a hike in the desert.
Later in the afternoon we all met out back for a nice fire and barbecue.
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| Enjoying the day until a fire was needed |
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| Delicious burgers with anaheim chilies |
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| Adam enjoying his dinner by the fire |
Tuesday morning Adam left early to head to work. He left about 0545 as he had a 2 hour PTO time because of a safety award. He didn't have to be there until 0900. Diane and Jesse left about 1000 to head home to the Sacramento area.
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| Jesse and his mom Diane💙 |
We left not long after as we needed to pick up Ken's prescriptions in Gardnerville. A nice linner at Sharkey's and then back home. It's been so cold and windy this week that we've been inside enjoying a nice fire.
Wednesday we made a trip to Carson City and our Subaru dealer to meet with the techy guy to answer questions we had. Well, apparently they let him go so our salesman Pablo helped us with that. He is a great young man. Got a $25.00 VISA card that we spent on gas.
Thursday and Friday we've spent the days getting ready to head for Arkansas. We're hoping to leave on Sunday if all goes as planned. Monday at the latest.
We had a great weekend with our family and friends.💖 Life is good! 💖
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| Adam's sign board in the El Dorado National Forest 👏 |
Looks cold, glad everyone stayed hydrated and warm. Lol.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Karen.
Safe travels.
Deb
Yes, very hydrated! LOL.
DeleteLooked like a nice surprise for Karen, along with celebrating Easter.
ReplyDeleteNice when the family can get together like that.
Stay Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
It was wonderful having them out here! :)
DeleteBrrrr it looks cold!! How fun to have a surprise birthday party for Karen!!
ReplyDeleteIt was and is cold this week! Always nice to have a fire though :) She's a wonderful friend, so we were happy to be a part of it!
DeleteShe looks a bit chilly there! But it also looks like you made the most of it. Now off to Arkansas, do you two ever slow down?!?!
ReplyDeleteSo it does look like you had a wonderful Easter Weekend with family and friends, plus, a nice surprise birthday party for Karen. By the way everyone is dressed it also looks cold.
ReplyDeleteSafe travels to Arkansas!