Can You Die from Having Too Much Fun?
I don’t even know where to start. Good gracious heavens to betsy… WHAT A PARTY! I’m gonna post some pics here (thanks to the fabulous Austin boys!). And for more details (and pictures), Maria and Timothy did a lovely job at giving a run down. Thanks SO MUCH for all you people who showed up — and I expect to see all of you at the Abingdon party in Oct, hosted by the Austins. Speaking of the Austins…. aren’t they lovely? I *love* this family!
The tall fella in the middle (above) is Mr. Nathan Black, who did a superb job at calling the dances. And we were so delighted because his parents, Dave and Becky, gave a wonderful update on the work they are doing with the new and growing churches in Ethiopia. Please see their website for updates, you will be so encouraged by their story and the stories of the Ethiopian brothers and sisters who are serving God faithfully under great persecution. The Blacks traveled a long way to be with us and our group was very blessed to have them!
You prob can’t see the table decorations very well in the picture above, but they were *gorgeous*. Our friends, the Petersons, made them; they came early with the Nelsons’s, Gonzalez’s and Burggrafs to set things up. I would have been toast if they hadn’t, because not only did I get there late, i am a total doorknob when it comes to decorating. They did it ALL.
See that dashing young man above on the left? He is one of Betsy’s sons. My word, you should have seen their entire family. I don’t have a picture of them, but they looked like they stepped right out of a scene from Pride and Prejudice. GORGEOUS! Our friends, the Gonzales family, were also stunning, and i mean STUNNING. Coie is with the group of girls above, in front of her are her friends Shaiya, Jocelyn, and Amanda. Aren’t they lovely? The Dixon girls looked downright angelic in their white gowns.
James couldn’t talk at the moment, he was having a meeting with his Dorito. Note his clean shaven head. No more pig tales for this boy.
This is the best picture I have ever ever ever seen of my sister. I think she should go with this new look full time.
Here’s a shot of the Virginia Reel in action. (Watch out, Laurie Bluedorn, me and Geoff the Great have been practicin’ and a’practicin. We’re gonna whoop you this year in Abingdon, I can just feel it in my bones). Check out Mr. Gonzalez above… his daughter’s made him that stunning suit. Mr. Darcy aint got nothin’ on him!
See that beautiful blue/gray dress? The beautiful girl inside of it is my daughter, Coie. She made that gorgeous dress. Unfortunately, i have no front facing pictures of her (nor do I have even one shot of Ryann. I did not have a camera with me!). But doesn’t the back of Coie’s head look pretty? At least, in the picture above, we get to see the dashing young Master Austin. What a handsome man!
Here’s Paul dancing with one of the lovely Austins maidens. His wife, Gena, didn’t dance at all. I suppose part of the reason was because I made her hold James all day so me and Geoff could practice our moves.
My nephew, Paulie, did not dance much, but here is a great shot of him. Isn’t he cute? What a dapper fellow. That’s all the pics I got fer now. I’m waiting for everyone who took pics from the party to send me theirs. Thanks again, Austins, for sending these over! I am sure Coie will be posting a boatload of pics soon as we get some more. We had *such* a good time. We may have to do this again next year! In the meantime, we have the Abingdon dance to look forward to in Oct! |
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on February 12th, 2007 at 2:34 am
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Is it wrong to feel jealousy in your heart?
I'm kindof sad I live so far away. Ya'll have such fun there.
I can dance…..
really I can. 🙂
on February 12th, 2007 at 6:32 am
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What a fun day that was! I have a really nice picture of Gena but I was told NOT to show it to anyone. I am afraid so I won't do it. Coie did a wonderful job on her dress. What a talented young woman she is.
Thanks again for inviting us.
Have a wonderful week,
Maria
on February 12th, 2007 at 8:42 am
*grin*
That looks like so much fun! I wish I lived closer. However, I'd make a big fool of myself if I did, because I can't dance a step! Still, it sure looks like I missed out on a lot of fun. Hey, why don't you drag it all up here to Canada and do it all over again???
Mama J.
on February 12th, 2007 at 11:06 am
the dapper gonzalez's
Okay – can we make that outfit Mr. G. is wearing for the VF Father daughter retreat for my husband? It is quite stunning and wow everyone! Reminds me of a wedding I once attended . . . 🙂 🙂
on February 12th, 2007 at 11:50 am
from chickadee
lovely pictures. i wish i could have seen more. looks like you had a great time.
on February 12th, 2007 at 12:55 pm
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What F-U-N!!! It must be a TN thing to do a barn dance…you just don't see many of those here in Texas. WOW, what beautiful ladies and handsome gentleman!
Do you think now until October is enough time for ME to make at least one dress for the big shindiggity? I am not a seamstress! I have no idea what David and the boys will wear…Hmmm…
Sounds very exciting though. I will be very happy to keep King James supplied with Doritos in October. David is not much for dancing and I have NO IDEA who in the world could possibly teach us the Virginia Reel.
Love,
Marshie– who absolutely has plans to be there in October!
on February 12th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Lol
Great picture of Paulie. He's sooooooo cute.
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Anyway, lots of fun.
~Timothy
on February 12th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
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Looks like it was a blast. Thanks for inviting us and sorry if we did not adequately excuse ourselves. Among other things, we've been diseased around here this past week and none of us would have been up for an 8 hr road trip, even if we did have suitable costumes. I'm happy to report that Signs & Seasons was completed just under the wire and is currently at the printer. So we're hoping for a light at the end of the tunnel in our personal life which would include the flexibility to do fun things once in a while. Tell your gilrs we said happy b-day.
on February 12th, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Oh, how fun
Happy BD to COIE!
Pilgrim, I really wish we lived in Tennesee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nancy B.
(Jen, get some more photos posted of Coie's dress, I wanna see the who thing!)
on February 12th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
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Two things…
One. I danced WAY more than you must have noticed!
I danced every dance but four!
And Second. Tim needs to keep quiet for it was he who looked like snow white incarnate.
on February 12th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Ohhh
The pictures looks so nice! I can't wait to have the rest…
I hope we can come for the barn dance in Virginia. That would be so awesome. I would drive the 10hours again and again….
Yes, that would be so fun.
Thank you so much for letting us crash at your house. I couldn't've asked for a better weekend!!
Love you,
Jocelyn
on February 12th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Well I don't…
know about dying, but I think pretty close!! I was so sad when we had to leave.
I know Coie looked great, but us being "angelic" not so sure.
Thanks so much for allowing us to come and stay at your house!! I was so blessed.
Hope we can make it to the Barn Dance in Oct. That would be great.
Thanks again, Mrs. Ig!!
God Bless and Keep You and Yours!!
Take Care!!
Love
Amanda ~ Siol Enal ~ SUPERANGEL
on February 13th, 2007 at 9:16 am
heavens to jenefer
I did have so much fun! Thanks for letting us be a part of the celebration. Your pictures are great and really capture a lot of the ambiance of the day.
~Betsy
on February 13th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
What a blast!
Oh, if only, if only, if only, I could live in TN w/ you all. And the costumes are beautiful!! Will y'all teach me how to sew?
on February 13th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
"Where Do I Start?" Is Right!
We had a wonderful time.
Did I say we had a wonderful time?
From the dancing to the, ahem, *tostadas*, to meeting everyone… to the, um, dancing… the bagels with blueberry cream cheese… yeah, takes a *lot* to impress me!
It was something we will never forget. I am so-o glad we made the trip; thank you so much for the invite and all else!
Can a 3-day, 1150mi round-trip with 7 children be relaxing? Yeah, go figure that out!
I would have loved sitting down for coffee and such with you and Gena and just chatting, but I am thankful for the time we did have to get acquainted.
Your family is lovely. Please know you all are welcome here *anytime*!
I hope we can make it to the VR pt.2 in VA. I guess we'll see…
We'll have more goats +many kids! and 2 horses by then… chickens… but it *is* the week before Amanda's 18th birthday, so we'll see…
Thank You again…
-J
on February 13th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
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Wow! That looks like SOOO much fun! I told dh about it and showed him the pics and he said, "When is the next one!? Oh my gosh, the kids would have a blast!" I said, " I don't know, but I think it's in Tennessee," and he said, "Tennessee is not that far." So is the next party also a barn dance? I went to the Austin's website and saw the Coie and Ryann pics — both gorgeous. And that James…much better without the pig tails! We have two Feb. birthdays in our house. Josiah's was the 2nd and mine was the 5th. We didn't have a barn dance though, just a house full of hungry people. Well, until we fed them.
Jennifer 🙂
on February 13th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
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We need to see a picture of your daughters in their beautiful gowns!!