we had our families and friends over last night to celebrate my dad's 70th birthday. it was the first big party we have had in our new home and i will say it was as much fun getting ready as it was hosting it here. pb and i both remarked as we were cleaning up last night...there is something comforting about having our parents and their friends, our sisters, wil and em, and our friends, all in one house for a celebration. we appreciated everyone that came and took part in this special night. we knew when we bought this house, it would be a perfect place for occasions like this. and it's what we like to do.
a few hours before the party started, my dad showed up to hang a swing on our porch. keep in mind that this was supposed to be a surprise party, so coming over to surprise pb and hang a swing was not in our plans for the day. but i am so glad he did. we all took turns sitting on it last night and watching the bats fly around the clocktower. (an intriguing sight.)
i grew up with this swing on our front porch on 4th street. to think about all of the friends that sat on that swing with me. all of the games we played. all the songs we sang. i hope wil and em will get as much out of it as we did. so funny to be grown up and have the same swing again...but on a different porch downtown. there's something comforting about that too.
thanks to everyone for a great evening.
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