Whew! I'm through the busy part of the weekend. Hoorah! Now, we've got another grad party to go to this afternoon and then I can start focusing on other things. But I thought I'd share a few photos from the weekend.
Here, Justine and Mom display the afghan/bedspread that Mom crocheted for Justine for a graduation present. My Mom has made a bedspread for everyone as they graduate. We still use the one she made for me on our bed in the winter. She has already started working on I14's. The graduate gets to select colors and pattern. What a wonderful, thoughtful gift.
The senior recital went well. Of all things, they had the recital in the pole barn- partly because V and Justine did a violin, electric guitar duet (Ashokan Farewell) and because the acoustics are actually pretty good.
There was quite a crowd gathered for the recital. People came and went throughout the afternoon, a few timed their visit to be present for the announced recital at 2:30.
Above, my parents, brother and SIL chat during the party.
Justine and friends gather to watch a slideshow of photos.
And finally, everyone went home... until later!
A select group of friends reconvened in the evening for a birthday party. Of course, they congregated in the kitchen around the island. And, yes, we resorted to plastic cups and paper plates. you can slap my hand now but I was NOT going to do that many dishes.
And finally, this morning:
The graduates got a blessing on their future endeavors in church.
This afternoon, I have been blanching and freezing extra veggies. I knew ahead of time that I would have extras and had already planned what to do with them. I think I mentioned that I made sure to not get anything for the party that we would not eat ourselves. Of course, when I managed to pick up a 5lb bag of prewashed, cut up cauliflower at the Outlet for $1 I was seeing cauliflower soup in the fall....
Now, it's off to Ashley's grad party. I'm feeling much more rested after 10 solid hours of sleep last night but I'm still feeling a bit worn thin. But later... the rest of the garden planting is calling to me!
Congrats, my middle daughter graduated from college last Sat.!
ReplyDeleteWow! Congrats to your daughter! Our university graduation was last weekend as well. I grumbled a bit because of the extra traffic when I had to work on Saturday. But then, I remembered that it was an exciting day for so many and I tried to have a better attitude.
DeleteI love the colors on the afghan! You guys are awesome at hosting, I love your plan to use up leftover veggies! And I totally do disposable plates for summertime entertaining too :)
ReplyDeleteUsually, I'm such in sustainable mode that I use plastic plates and silverware and then wash them! In fact, all of the forks and most of the plates used were 'leftovers' from previous events (I LIKE to entertain but we don't do it often enough!) But this time, I knew it wasn't going to happen.
DeleteYou had everything planned out so well. Glad you got 10 hours of sleep last night but it will take more than that to get you back into shape to whip your weight in wildcats. Just consider all the PRE-party planning and work (days and days of it) that went into the celebration!
ReplyDeleteLovely afghan your mom made!
Believe it or not, I actually like to plan parties. We don't host dinner parties near as often as I would like, mainly because everyone is so busy. But, even though it wears me out, I love to plan and pull off a major event. Maybe I missed my calling....
DeleteAnd, yes, the afghan is fabulous!!
I love that afghan! I could use a little extra sleep myself.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I think this time of year we could all use a little extra sleep- even without graduation parties. Now I've just got to get caught up on the garden.
DeleteHere's to having much to celebrate!
ReplyDeleteplastic,we aren't allowed to do plastic? jk I sure am. glad your party went so well,now can't wait for mine to end,if I had a blog it would be called "Glass Half Empty" lol
ReplyDeleteYes, you are allowed to do plastic. I just so rarely do disposable anything that it feels weird to let people throw things away.
DeleteAnd you should blog! You would have lots of followers. I'd be there!
I am amazed at that afghan, it's beautiful! And so big! What an incredible gift to cherish, and looks like a great day!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it fabulous! Mom usually makes them big enough to be used as bedspreads. Mine is starting to look its age but I still break it out every winter because it is so warm. We put it UNDER the comforter to protect it from dog claws.
DeleteWhat a wonderful gift the bedspread was!! It's so pretty! Looks like you've had a busy week with all the goings on!! So much fun having family and friends to help out with the celebration!! Lots of memories going on in this post!! ...debbie
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