Today my sister invited all of the family to her house for a barbecue. It was a kind of celebration to mark her wedding.

We had a really lovely day. Good company, good food, good times.

I was going to have a few drinks, but at the last minute I decided that I wouldn’t bother drinking alcohol. It was just too hot.

She barbecued all kinds of meats. We had chicken wings, ribs, hotdogs, burgers, and steaks.

We had salad, chicken fried rice, and garlic potatoes.

She’d put out all sorts of nibblies on the tables, like salted nuts, chili nuts, cheesy crackers, and different types of crisps.

They have a swimming pool and a hot tub, so we were all in and out of those all day too.

Even her dogs had a blast. She has two bulldogs, bailey and Bella.

We left my parents house at 12:30 this afternoon and we only got home at 10 PM.

I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the day.

They had music blaring and the sun shone, and with the swimming pool and hot tub it was a real blast.

Definitely a wonderful way to celebrate her wedding. They even had banners and balloons decorating the kitchen, they said, just married on them.

I was the one who blew up all of the balloons!

I’m tired now, but too wired to sleep.

Plus, its just too hot and it is very humid tonight too.

I think I need to wind down for an hour or so before I try to go to sleep.

12 responses to “A wonderful family barbecue”

  1. Ana Daksina Avatar

    The best of times… People try and try, but in the end they just don’t get any better than this ~ just fancier, and then you lose all the casual good feeling. This is what being human is all about ~ fire, food, water, fresh air, good earth, and love.

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    1. Carol anne Avatar

      I agree, Anna, thanks 🩷🩷

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  2. ivor20 Avatar

    I love family barbeque days, Arlene …

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    1. ivor20 Avatar

      Whoops, Carol … 😊

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    2. Carol anne Avatar

      Me too Ivor 😍

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  3. hitandrun1964 Avatar

    Sounds like a perfect day.

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    1. Carol anne Avatar

      Yes, it was lovely 🥰🥰

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      1. hitandrun1964 Avatar

        I’m so happy for you. Good memories.

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      2. Carol anne Avatar

        Definitely good memories 🙂

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  4. Sheree Avatar

    Sounds like a fab celebration

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    1. Carol anne Avatar

      Oh yes, it was fab 🌷😘

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