another change in the weather, another party!

What's that about the weather?

When I pulled up the WSAV weather song, here's what I got: not the solid week of rain forecast yesterday, but a hodgepodge of sun and showers.

Sweet!!!

Based on that, I agreed to head out to Guyton for the family barbeque at my outlaw Melinda's home!

Matt had apparently been cooking ribs all morning... yum!

Of course, I got there late, as I got lost twice... but I got there!

When I did, I was greeted by Matt and Melinda, Michael and his twins, Christina and her girls and her boyfriend, Venita, as well as Christina's bestie, Heather, and her husband and two kids.

But that wasn't all of us yet!

Matt's mom, Mary, and one of his sisters came along a little after me.

What a crowd!!!

And what a feast this time, too!

Matt had cooked ribs and hotdogs, Melinda had corn on the cob, Christina brought baked beans and peach cobbler, Michael had peanut butter pie, Heather had banana pudding, Venita made Million dollar pie, Heather brought potato salad, and Anthony had Italian cucumber salad... 

and I had some of almost all of it!

 

I dined alongside Matt and Melinda, plus the glowing Chelsea and her tickled-pink Dillon - yes, those two are expecting a December baby to add to their family!

Very nice!

After the Memorial Day barbeque, I went for a walk with Miyah.

Hey, she asked me to do that... so of course I went!

What a chatty little girl she is!

I love that she feels she can talk to me about anything!!!

Yes, I know she still likes me... and I like her, too.

Very nice!

I know Alyssa likes me, too, though we don't seem to get much opportunity to get to know each other better.

I hope to rectify that this summer, maybe get her to work on a puzzle or play a game with me.

That would be very nice!

 

Christina, Michael, Chelsea, Anthony, Heather, and Zoe all played a game of "Uno, No Mercy" after the table was cleared.

It's a family tradition to play some kind of card game or such.

Very nice.

It's not just a game, it's a way to socialize, for both them and for those watching from the sidelines, like me.

Still, the time got close to 4 PM and it was time for me to go.

I'd arranged with Venita to follow her back to Savannah, so that's what we did.

She went a little different way than I had, but also steered clear of I-16 as I had.

Then, at last, we got where I knew the road: we were back to 21-South in Garden City!!!

Hooray!!!

I waved to her as I pulled up alongside her there and blew her a kiss!

I also left her a message on fb a few minutes ago, saying "I'd follow you anywhere, Venita Johnson!"

 

Plus my odometer had a special mileage when I got home.

241404 

Right place, right time.

Hooray!!!

 

Oh, one last word about the weather: it rained.

Not just a quick fifteen-minute shower and done, either.

It came down in buckets, starting just before we got to GA-21S and continuing all the way back to Savannah.

That was okay, though.

I knew where I was and night had not yet fallen.

Plus, with Venita leading the way, I'd made it home in the 46 minutes that Google maps said the journey would take.

i thank You, God!