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What a busy weekend! Our friends Derrell and Lindsay came to town for Memorial Day. They arrived Friday. We spent Saturday morning at the pool and then relaxed in the afternoon. Carey had to work, so we stayed up and waited for him a bit. Sunday we all went to the Renaissance Festival. It was hot and muggy, but always a good time. Sawyer was so overwhelmed, he walked around with big eyes the whole time. My childhood friend Lindsey and her son Everett were in town from Kansas. We hadn't seen them in a year so they came over for dinner. After we put Sawyer to bed, we played Settlers of Catan. I grew up playing board games with my siblings and still love playing them now. I can't wait until Sawyer gets older to play with us too. Sawyer was out of school Monday. My friend Andrea was in town from Memphis. She and her family, as well as Jen and her family all came over for brunch. There were 8 adults and 5 kids. I felt a bit crazy trying to host with a 6 week old. But it went well, mass chaos, but fun! We vegged most of the rest of the afternoon and then after the Clarks headed back to Charlotte, we went out to Mexican (or Mex - i - CAN) as Sawyer calls it. It was Carey's last meal before leaving for XCTC (army training). The food was good, weather was nice, and everyone behaved. A great way to end the long weekend.

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