Thursday, December 15, 2011

"Panini - Ugly Sweater-Going Away" Party

About 1 1/2 years ago, Brian and I joined a marriage group with 6 other couples. We meet every Thursday evening for about 3 1/2 hours to pray, to fellowship, to share parenting ideas, and marriage advice. Two couples have 3 children and the other five couples have 4-6 children. All together we have 28 children! Raising a large family in these economic times requires creative thinking. These couples have become our best friends. The commodity that we share is amazing! The leaders of our group have played a 'Big' role in our own marriage for the past 15 years. We are sad to say, the Voudouris' will be moving to Savannah, Georgia before Christmas to pursue a full-time Chaplaincy in the Army. Kristin and I are very close and this will be a great loss for us both. Please, pray for us both as we have to say goodbye. They will be greatly missed!
The Panini bar was a huge success!
However, the 'ugly sweater' was pulled off only by a few. Too many of us were just too busy to shop. Last year our group had almost 100% participation so that has to count for something.
The guys trying to set the camera timer for our big group shot. It was quite humorous.
the ladies, the girls, the wives, the mommies...the hot babes
the gentlemen, the men, the boys, the daddies...the studs
It was almost 11:00 p.m. before we left. The laughter & the stories shared far outweighed the sad goodbyes. Our group will continue to meet.