Pool Party and BBQ

Wow...we did it! Matt decided a few weeks ago that he wanted to have a big pool party and bbq before the summer was over. Also, while we still live in the apartment and close to the pool. So I ordered custom invitations, that I got so very cheap, and sent them out to all the young couples and their families that we know in DE.

We got many "yes" replies and only a couple "no's". That meant we were expecting over 30 people. Matt wanted to make his famous ribs and chicken, so we went on the hunt for some bargains for all the meat we would need. We found ribs very cheap at Safeway, and settled on chicken in bulk from the local market. We were ready with the food. Everyone else would bring the side dishes, and there would be plenty to eat.

Saturday morning, we woke to the threat of rain and thunderstorms. We had three racks of ribs and about 35 chicken breasts waiting to be eaten and we had the threat of rain?!! We watched the radar, and decided to give the party a go...we didn't want to have to eat all of that food on our own. So we had the party and 37 people came!

The kids enjoyed a few hours of swimming and then we had dinner. Towards the end of dinner is when the storm descended upon us and we quickly huddled under the deck and on the deck. People decided that it was time to leave then, and all the husbands ran through the downpouring rain to pull the vehicles up close enough for the wife and kids to get minimally wet. Try as they might though, everyone went home soggy. Although, we had great fun in spite of the soggy rain.

We are even more excited to build our house now so we can have more parties and have space for people if rain does threaten our plans. It was a great time of fellowship, and we are looking forward to the next party already.