Where to begin… We had such a great long weekend! Friday night was spent relaxing before the crazy day of errands, yard work, and a quick home project on Saturday. And for the first time ever, I was the one who initiated the yard work! After accomplishing amazing fetes for a long-weekend Saturday, we tuned in to the amazing effort of the Tarheels against LSU. Although we didn’t come out with a win, we were so proud of our team! Definitely looking forward to some UNC tailgating in the coming months!
Sunday morning I was feeling a little under-the-weather, and sadly opted to miss the lake day. Jeff headed to Lake Norman with friends, and even took out the newest edition to the Whittaker fleet for its maiden voyage!
{co-owner of our second boat, taking the wheel}
By Monday night I was feeling rested and ready to go for our family cookout. We had my parents, Jeff's parents, my grandparents, Jeff's sister & her husband, my sister & her boyfriend, Jeff's brother, and Kelly's brother-in-law over! In typical bad blogger fashion, I totally forgot to get pictures of the incredible spread… It was more along the lines of a potluck feast than a simple cookout!
We started the evening with my sister-in-law Kelly’s homemade spinach & artichoke dip for an appetizer and wine, courtesy of my sister. Then moved on to the main course: burgers and dogs (by my grill-master hubby), my grandpa’s homemade hot dog chili, blue cheese coleslaw, Kelly’s macaroni & cheese, my mom’s baked beans, my grandma’s potato salad, and my mother-in-law Karen’s black bean & corn salad.
{pre-cookout set up}
And, if all that food wasn’t enough, we rounded out the night with two desserts! Karen made a delicious coconut cake, and I'll be posting the cake recipe I used from Smitten Kitchen later this week (stay tuned!)
It was a perfect night to enjoy the amazing food & great company outside...
{outside set up}
{Ellie with her toys}
... and a great end to our Labor Day weekend! Hope ya'll enjoyed yours too!
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