Never a Dull Moment

I know I've said it before, but life in a small town has never a dull moment.  Recently another citizen said it is almost as if we live in Stars Hollow.  This is the fictional town from the television show The Gilmore Girls.  We have an ecletic bunch of citizens just as the people you might find in Stars Hollow..  Our downtown is bustling with cute shops, an art gallery, a movie theater and a fabulous restaurant.  It seems there is always an art gallery opening, concert down town or something going on in the park.  We barely make it to the city due to all of the things we find to do on the weekends. 

This weekend our family attended the regular Friday night football game and enjoyed the first chili of the season at our weekly tailgate.  Nothing says fall like football and chili.  I must say wetailgate with a bunch of GREAT cooks.  They even let me cook my favorite fall dessert- Pumpkin Crisp.   Thank goodness our team came away with a great win.  Next week will be a lot tougher and we are on the road.

On Saturday we attended the wedding of two very special neighbors.  The weather could not have been more perfect.  Our very old church was the perfect setting for a lovely afternoon wedding.  I must say the music was outstanding- violin and piano.  The reception was held at a local plantation.  Guest were treated to delicious fare- fried chicken, pork loin, salmon spread, pasta, croissants and rolls, cheese ring, potato salad, fruit w/chocolate fondue, and fresh veggies.  Instead of the traditional groom's cake, they served a variety of southern favorites- chocolate cake w/cooked chocolate icing, lemon cheese, pound cake, coconut cake, etc.---YUMMY!  The flowers were grown locally.   Local hands arranged the blooms and presented them in simple glass vases- just perfect for the outdoor setting.  The flowers were accentuated by locally grown ferns (I've never seen ferns this big anywhere else). 

Our next invitation took us to our flower girl's house for a pumpkin carving, snacks and beverages.  Our flower girl (she is in her twenties now) is so sweet to our children.  She babysits, assist with school projects and just adores our children.  The pumpkin carving got underway on her mother's rug (I was about to die for fear pumpkin mush would forever stain it).  Our daughter had lots of assistance carving the Georgia "G" while our son learned to punch out a more traditional design before carving.  The results were amazing.

Little did we know the party was about to move again.  Our Dawgs played last night, but we could only pick up the game on one channel.  Our friends have satellite and do not get the channel so the entire gang packed up and moved the party down the street to our my in-laws so we could view it on cable. 

We are looking for to Trunk or Treat this coming weekend.  My daughter (with the assistance of my sister) will be an "exercise lady" while my son has decided to be a little grown-up and go as a Georgia fan.  I hope his costume is just what we need on Saturday to get the win over the Gators.