A Home to Gather – Memorial Day

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After we bought our house and started thinking about the new design and remodel, the one thing that was and forever will be most important to me is a house for entertaining. I wanted a kitchen that had a big island for people to gather around, a dining room table that extends to sit lots of people at, french doors from our family room to our patio so it feels like an extension of the house, a big patio with a bbq, lots of furniture, and heat lamps to stay warm after the sun’s gone down, and a yard for running around, lawn games, and dogs. And this is exactly what we have and boy do I love when the house is full of family and friends.

Got a little sidetracked, anyways, Memorial Day. What a beautiful, hot sunny day it was. Couldn’t have asked for anything more perfect … well that’s not exactly true … a couple of umbrellas would have been nice for some shade in the backyard. We had 20 people over. Grilled hotdogs and hamburgers and everyone brought a side dish. Played ladder ball, corn hole, and bocce ball. Got a little sun burnt. Drank Coors Light. Celebrated our veterans who gave their life fighting for our country. And made great memories with family.

Since Marty and I both thought it was such a wonderful day we decided to also host the Fourth of July! My dream of being the house where everyone gathers and parties at is now my reality!

Jesus. Husband. Family. Schnoodle. Spaghetti.