Tonight we had our dear friends, the Buchanan's (or the Buchanigans as I lovingly call them sometimes) over for dinner. I had woken up this morning excited for dinner because the day before I had prepared a roast like I never had before. I chopped fresh rosemary and thyme, garlic and onions, and coated my roast in these incredible flavors and scents. I stuck the roast in a ziploc bag, and let it absorb all the yummy goodness overnight! I mentioned to Jared that I wanted to invite the Buchanan's over for dinner because we hadn't had them over in such a long time. I would see them at church, and would ask them then.
This morning in the rush to get ready for church, I took the roast out of the ziploc (smelled INCREDIBLE!) and put it straight into the crockpot to cook away while we were out at church all day. I was very excited to ask our friends for dinner!
When I got to church, and went inside, I saw Marcy...and she gave me THAT smile. Too many people around to talk about THAT smile...but I know THAT smile. You probably know THAT smile too...THAT smile that means "something is up, and I NEED to talk to you". So all through the first few minutes of our sacrament meeting my curiosity was piqued...I really wanted to know what was UP! Then it happened. Something I like to call "the expected unexpected". Sean got called as the 2nd counselor in our Bishopric. I immediately started weeping...my poor friend. My heart just went out to her, the sacrifice that this new calling would entail...but OH the blessings their faithfulness will bring. I have nothing BUT confidence in them as a family...they are solid...like 2 big rocks, and 3 little pebbles, haha.
I call this "the expected unexpected" because it is no surprise that Sean was given this calling...he just fits the bill. Sean was expected...the timing was the UNEXPECTED. So immediately following sacrament meeting, I found Marcy across the chapel and went over and hugged her. We both cried, because we both have small children and busy husbands, but Marcy was starting a new adventure in UNFAMILIAR territory. One I couldn't relate to, and would have to work THAT much harder to be a friend...what are friends for anyway? Reconfirmation of why we live here, right Marce?
Anyways, I thought it was great that we had planned to ask them for dinner, timing-wise with Sean receiving his new calling it worked out great. So we had the fabulous roast dinner, complete with potatoes, carrots, corn, gravy and Marcy's FABU asian salad. And we topped it off with chocolate cake iced with ganache and sweet strawberries. It was NOT weight watcher's friendly in the LEAST...but that's a WHOLE other issue that I would frankly rather not talk about :P After dinner Jared tested his blood sugar...I won't post what it was, but let's just say it didn't fall into the desired realm of somewhere between 4 and 7. Sean tested his next for fun...and we decided we would all do it to see who had the lowest blood sugar. So Jared was in 4th place (unfair disadvantage of being an unmedicated diabetic...poor Jib), Sean in 3rd with 5.7, Marce in 2nd with 5.5 (I THINK, correct me if I'm wrong), and I came in 1st place with 4.7.
We had a great visit, the kids had lots of fun wreaking havoc (the good kind of havoc). It's a great thing to relax on a Sunday afternoon with good friends, good food, good kids and good conversation. We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends in the Buchanan's...and look forward to many many more dinners like tonight's.
This morning in the rush to get ready for church, I took the roast out of the ziploc (smelled INCREDIBLE!) and put it straight into the crockpot to cook away while we were out at church all day. I was very excited to ask our friends for dinner!
When I got to church, and went inside, I saw Marcy...and she gave me THAT smile. Too many people around to talk about THAT smile...but I know THAT smile. You probably know THAT smile too...THAT smile that means "something is up, and I NEED to talk to you". So all through the first few minutes of our sacrament meeting my curiosity was piqued...I really wanted to know what was UP! Then it happened. Something I like to call "the expected unexpected". Sean got called as the 2nd counselor in our Bishopric. I immediately started weeping...my poor friend. My heart just went out to her, the sacrifice that this new calling would entail...but OH the blessings their faithfulness will bring. I have nothing BUT confidence in them as a family...they are solid...like 2 big rocks, and 3 little pebbles, haha.
I call this "the expected unexpected" because it is no surprise that Sean was given this calling...he just fits the bill. Sean was expected...the timing was the UNEXPECTED. So immediately following sacrament meeting, I found Marcy across the chapel and went over and hugged her. We both cried, because we both have small children and busy husbands, but Marcy was starting a new adventure in UNFAMILIAR territory. One I couldn't relate to, and would have to work THAT much harder to be a friend...what are friends for anyway? Reconfirmation of why we live here, right Marce?
Anyways, I thought it was great that we had planned to ask them for dinner, timing-wise with Sean receiving his new calling it worked out great. So we had the fabulous roast dinner, complete with potatoes, carrots, corn, gravy and Marcy's FABU asian salad. And we topped it off with chocolate cake iced with ganache and sweet strawberries. It was NOT weight watcher's friendly in the LEAST...but that's a WHOLE other issue that I would frankly rather not talk about :P After dinner Jared tested his blood sugar...I won't post what it was, but let's just say it didn't fall into the desired realm of somewhere between 4 and 7. Sean tested his next for fun...and we decided we would all do it to see who had the lowest blood sugar. So Jared was in 4th place (unfair disadvantage of being an unmedicated diabetic...poor Jib), Sean in 3rd with 5.7, Marce in 2nd with 5.5 (I THINK, correct me if I'm wrong), and I came in 1st place with 4.7.
We had a great visit, the kids had lots of fun wreaking havoc (the good kind of havoc). It's a great thing to relax on a Sunday afternoon with good friends, good food, good kids and good conversation. We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends in the Buchanan's...and look forward to many many more dinners like tonight's.
2 comments:
What inspiration to have been planning to invite them all along. Good girl friends are so intuitive to one another... it's a great thing :)
Speaking of which, you have to check out a blog Shelley did about cousins... very applicable I would think :)
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love ya!
Awe GREAT post tee hee. It was so nice not to think about DINNER after the emotional day that we had had.
You guys are awesome and I am so grateful to live so close to your family. I am sure we are gonna build many more wonderful memories as our children grow up and as we go through different stages of our lives.
LOVE YOU TONNES.
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