An Eventful Weekend
Where to begin that is the question. This past week has been one event after another!
Thursday, Jocelyn finally told Mama that we knew Grandma and Aunt Jen were coming up and we wanted to know when. Yeah it was actually supposed to be a secret, but I found out like a week and half before. So they weren’t too happy about that, but it was such a surprise! It had been so long since we had seen them.
They got there Thursday nite, we had lasagna and veggies that I made. After the dishes were done and the kitchen cleaned up, it was time for haircuts. Jocelyn got a perm and everyone else just got trims.
While everyone was getting their hair done, I was making iced coffees for everyone. Then our smoothie maker stopped working, so I got the blender out and dropped it on my hand and couldn’t move it for about 20min. Luckily, it wasn’t broken, but man it hurt!
While hair was being cut and permed, we all had fun talking and seeing each other. This was the first time Aunt Jen had seen LucyLillie in person.
We had 3 cameras taking pictures by everyone, so it was really fun!

Cal-Eb is so adorable! I love this little guy! Look at his cute little sweet face! He looks so handsome with his hair cut! 
He was worn out after the excitement the day had brought. He got his hair cut and came up to me wanting me to hold him, then laid his head down and zonked out! 
After everyone’s hair was done, we gave Jocelyn her afghan from Auntie Christina. We just couldn’t keep it from her any more. Look at that pure joy on her face when she saw her afghan! I *love* that!

We were doing this all the while I was putting the finishing touches on Happy 17th Birthday, Dear Jocelyn!. Finally, we went to bed. It was a great day and we were in for 2 more great days!Friday, Jocelyn’s ACTUAL birthday, was really A Perfect Day! We got up after 4 hours of sleep because we needed to work for Mr. Schenck, but I ended up calling him and telling him that Mama and Dad surprised us with Grandma and Aunt Jen and asked if we could come another day, to which his reply was absolutley!
Everyone was up except Mom and Aunt Jen, so we sat with Grandma and just visited.
Then Grandma and Aunt Jen left to go see some family and Jocelyn opened her gift from Eyebright and Bluejane. Their gift was so neat!
After that Jocelyn wanted to go to town and see if Peebles had any clothes for her. She only has a few tshirts and skirts, so she wanted something a little fancy. But alas, there was nothing suitable.
We stopped by Kroger and picked up some organic body stuff for Mom and Grandma for mother’s day, then headed to Wal-Mart to see if she could find something there. Of course we couldn’t, so we went and looked at flowers. We found some really beautiful ones.
When we were done, we headed home. Jocelyn made dinner and I did chores for her. Then we cleaned up a little and I did some laundry and Jocelyn started prepping the food for the party. We finally got to bed around 3am.
Now its Saturday and time for the party! It was such a super party! We had so much fun! We got up really late Saturday morning, so it was a rushed, rushed morning trying to get everything done. But just like always, we got it done and was ready when people started arriving. The Blue-Eggs got here the same time Grandma and Aunt Jen did. I was making the cake when they arrived.
This picture is so awesome! These women are the biggest influences in my life and I love them so much! Without them, I would not be the person I am today. Each of them have had a hand in me and I am so grateful for it!
Mr. Schenck, Great Grandma and Grandpa Walters, and Grandpa Craig, and Uncle Jim and Aunt Jonette all came. We hadn’t see Uncle Jim since 2005, so it had been awhile. It was almost like a family reunion.
Everyone got to eat and fellowship. We all had a really great time visiting and getting to know each other.
This is such a good picture of Breezy and LucyLillie! 
After cake and ice cream and presents, we took some more time to fellowship and talk. It was so nice.
Great Aunt Jonette, Great Uncle Jim, and Grandma. 
Jocelyn and Emily Rose. A Parting Hug!

About 8pm, the last of the guests went home and everyone just chilled. We were all really tired, so it was nice to sit and rest.
About 9:25pm, Dad, Aunt Jen, Jocelyn and I left to go see the late showing of EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed that was showing at 10:05pm.
That was SUCH a great movie! Really really good. I absolutely loved it! I actually want to see it again. You really need to go see it, if you haven’t!
We got home late and everyone went to bed. I did some laundry and wrote about To The SUPEREST Mama In The World!
Sunday, Dad woke me up way too early, but we had to get up. We were going out to eat and we had to get to the restaurant before the crowds, so we left about 10:30am. Grandma and Aunt Jen left earlier than we did, so when we got there there was such a crowd. We were glad that they had gotten there to reserve a place for us!
We gave Grandma, Mom, and Aunt Jen roses, and gave the organic body stuff to Mom and Grandma. We had a nice lunch and fellowship.
When we were done eating, we went outside to leave, and get some family pictures. We asked a girl in line to take some pictures for us, so we all could be in them.
After the photo shoot, we came home, Aunt Jen and Grandma went to say goodbye to some family and we rested at home. Then Jocelyn and I went to get some coffee from the coffee shoppe because we were going to do that for her birthday, but we were too tired. Unfortunately, the coffee shoppe was closed, so we went to DQ and got some Moolatte’s. They are pretty good, but definitely not the coffee shoppe’s!
Then Grandma and Aunt Jen had to go back to NM, and we said our goodbyes. The wonderful news is that we get to see them in less than a month!To see more pictures and read more about the party, go to At The Party, Another weekend of fun!
So, we had a really awesome weekend. To start off the weekend, I received my Dell Vostro laptop Monday! I was so excited. I think the DHL man thought I was crazy, because I was so excited! lol.
Well, this past weekend was so fun! Thank you everyone who made Jocelyn’s birthday spectacular! I appreciate it!
Now… to plan vacation, write GGM articles, start our new HSBLiterary Club book, and keep up daily life!
Have a great day!

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