Tuesday, May 5, 2009

First Barbecue of the Year!

We had another great weekend. The weather was pretty great. On Saturday I went to a ward garage sale and got 2 rocking chairs, a lot of fabric I can use to make sheer curtains and an entire box of binders for $20! I love garage sales! Seth mowed the lawn. (Thanks, Seth!) He did a great job, and it looks so much nicer. We are going to try to grow some grass in the patchy areas maybe this week.

Then Seth took the car in for an oil change and found out we are going to have to get a brakes overhaul. Our roters are messed up, and the brakes squeak a lot. The place we've been going to is all the way out in Mayfield by Costco. If anybody knows of a good mechanic that is closer to Cleveland Heights, please tell us!

We also went to buy the fabric for the curtains I am going to make in all the downstairs rooms. Seth is such a trooper. He went with me to the store every time. What a great husband I have!

We are in the Kirtland Stake, and we had Stake Conference this weekend. I really enjoyed it. I learned so much and felt the spirit. Seth and I both came a way more committed to preparing to go to the temple, and to participate in the ordinances done in the temple more often.


My Aunts Laura and Candi were up in Cleveland for the weekend. We got to have a barbecue with them and eat out on the porch. We had a delicious dinner, and it was a great picnic! I love eating outside! We have such a great porch. We are just looking now for a long folding table to use on the porch, and they are so expensive in stores! So we'll have to keep looking on Craigslist and at garage sales.

After our delicious meal we had a great dessert, ate almost all the rest of the Easter candy, and played "Pass the Pigs" and "Euker." Candi and Seth won. It was a lot of fun.


6 comments:

Laura said...

Oh man, everything from your picnic looks like it came out of a Better Homes and Garden magazine! :) Isn't this weather great? We had stake conference too this weekend. I'm happy to report that the gospel is still true!

lani said...

What a festive BBQ--it looked delicious! And way to go on the bargain hunting--I love a good bargain!

Martha said...

Hello! I'm commenting! Hooray!!! More exclamation marks: !!!!!!! Anyways, you are a food artist. Beautiful! Good work. :)

lani said...

Hey lady! I miss your blog--you must be busy with classes and summer and all. Hope all is well with you guys.

Denisse said...

Emily!!!! I miss you!!!! How's life?

Caleb said...

WOW! The food looks outstanding! Sounds as though things are going well for you! Sure do miss you lots!!!