(17) Happy belated Easter!

Hello everyone! Again I must admit that I have been keeping very busy, and have finally made myself stop and get the blog caught up. Here is the scoop on how my Easter festivities went!

Saturday evening Amber and I colored a dozen eggs with the snazzy camouflage egg coloring kit from Walmart. We had a fun time, and discovered Amber hadn't colored an egg since she was a kid! I can't recall the last time I colored eggs either. We had quite an assortment of eggs, many of which were dedicated to new 2009 acquisitions. We had an egg dedicated to our fish, one for the new Subaru, one for the new Nintendo Wii, and one to commemorate my overseas deployments of course. We did a few abstract art with the camo stickers, and a commemorative 2009 Lucas & Amber egg. I'll showcase a few of the eggs in the slideshow.

Sunday we woke up around 8:30 and exchanged Easter baskets. Amber got me a a big chocolate bunny (the exact same one I got for her oddly enough), some Reese's peanut butter eggs, and some toy cars in little plastic eggs. Amber's blue furry basket basket had recycled paper from my paper shredder for grass. I had picked up this budget tip on the news a few mornings back. I covered it pretty well with a big chocolate bunny, some blue peeps, and some Reese's mini eggs. We were both pleased to indulge the sweet tooth on a Sunday morning.

Next was the family events. Amber had to meet with her family in Shelbyville, while I was heading up to Lafayette for a family Easter Lahrman style. The weather was fairly nice so I decided to ride my motorcycle. After doing some recon of the Post residence, I had determined that I was too early as there were no cars in sight. I then continued on and made my first stop at the Plaspohl residence, where Uncle Jeff, Aunt Sharla, and the triplet cousins were about to load the car up with food and head for the party. Cousin Elizabeth wanted to ride on a motorcycle for the first time, so I had her put on my helmet and jump on back for the 2 mile cruise back to the Post residence.

Once we arrived, there were a good amount of cars there. The best part was the kitchen, teeming with homemade gourmet cuisine. It smelled great, and I was ready to test the tensile strength of my stomach linings. We chatted for a bit in the living room while the little ones (scary how few can be classified as little anymore) made their plates. After making my rounds to visit with everyone and take some pictures, I moved to strike on my prey. The first victim was a large dish of meatballs made by Aunt Sharla, followed by Aunt Shirley's competition chicken noodle soup, Uncle John's deviled eggs, and some taco salad that just looked fantastic. A big cup of sweet tea and I was ready to find a comfortable place to gorge myself. Well, the mission was accomplished. I ate the best meal I've had in months, without any concern for my health or cholesterol. Isn't that what family gatherings are about anyhow? (If not, don't bother to ruin it for me!) We talked for a couple more hours until our bellies stopped hurting, and we all headed back for home. It was a bit chilly on the way home, but not too bad. Overall it was a great time, and it was a blessing to get to see family that I don't get to see as often as I'd like. Such busy lives we all have nowadays.

Until next time...