They Are Finally Here

John says tonight at dinner, “the pioneers came across Texas faster than you guys did!”  We all thought Jim & Ellie and Rob & Deb would never get here but finally a little after 3pm here they came-- Jim, blazing the way for Rod with Meg as the welcoming party.

They are finally here and we don’t know who that strange cowboy is in the shorts and sandals! 

Deb and Ellie drove around and picked the perfect spot for each rig then Jim got to work washing those new solar panels.  Jasmine and Mr. BoJangles were not real sure about this business of being off leash but Emmi quickly educated the other two.

Once everyone was settled we all gathered at Brenda and John’s for dinner.  Brenda provided these cheesy potatoes that tasted like heaven and when she told me the ingredients there was a reason the potatoes were so good—a whole carton of heavy cream, parmesan cheese, etc—oh, my!  I tried out a new recipe on everyone and we all decided it was a keeper—Caribbean Chicken Kebabs with Lime-Cayenne Butter.  It was one of the recipes in my friend Shirley’s copy of Costal Living that I guess Shirley didn’t want, cause she didn’t rip it out before she gave me the magazine, :)!!  And Brenda made peanut butter pie, too.

It was a wonderful evening with friends, the best!

January morning sunrise.