Happy Birthday Matt!!

This isn't really a belated birthday wish because I really DID wish Matt a happy birthday on his ACTUAL birthday, both in real life AND on Facebook but I've resigned myself to the fact that my blog may never be in order or in real time.  Sooo. . . here are the pictures from Matt's party on October 23rd. . .

Halloween. . .

Too tired after a very long day to say very much but I can't go to sleep without saying SOMETHING about our Zombie Apocalypse.  The maze was a success even though we didn't have nearly as many people in the neighborhood as we did last year.  We had a great Zombie support system that helped make the evening a sucess.  I will have more to say but here's just a taste of what the evening was like. . .

Happy Halloween. . .

Quiz Trip, Part 4. . .

Good-byes . . .

It was hard to leave this home on Sunday morning.  We were all dragging our feet and putting it off as long as possible. . .

We finally hit the road and made a planned stop at Multnomah Falls.  The only people who will understand the following picture are Corri and Ashley Breshears.  Something to do with a long-ago quiz meet and a bus breaking down right here and eating candy on the bus in the dark and seeking warmth in this bathroom.  I'm a little sketchy on the details because I wasn't there. We had to take this picture and text it to the girls for old times sake. . .

This first set of pictures came from Joyce's camera:

Several of the people in our group made the climb to the bridge. . .

I've made the climb plenty of times already so I rested at the bottom and took more pictures. . .

I have no idea who all of the people in the middle are, but Joyce and Gary are off to the left side!!

The last leg of the trip. . .

If you have followed the blog for a few years, you might remember that Steph has a tradition that she sticks to religiously on every quiz trip.  She buys Hostess Cupcakes on the way home and eats them whole.  Like, seriously, a whole cupcake in her mouth at one time. . .

Here's the proof:

Nice!!

We made it home without a single mishap and Steph is already counting down the days to the next meet in December at Twin Rocks!

The End. . .

Quiz Trip, Part 3. . .

There are many, many reasons that I love to stay at the McConaughey's home.  It's just so darn comfortable, for one.  I love the way we all just pick up where we left off.  So much history in these sweet friendships.  I envy Katrina her easy hostessing ability.  Not sure if that's even the right word, but she is very gifted at allowing people to just feel at home in her home.  Maybe it's just me, but I don't think so. . .

(Most pictures courtesy of Joyce!)

After the quiz meet we made an appearance at the quizzing sponsored activity before we all decided to go back and hang out at the house. . .

I don't remember the name of the game but it was really fun. . .

We played girls against boys and each team had to guess a word that one of the team members could give clues for but not actually say. . .

It moved very quickly. . .

We laughed.  A lot. . .

As we were getting ready for bed, Katrina called me into Elsie's room to see this sweet sight:

These three were reminiscing about the past and looking through a photo album of one of the many birthday's they celebrated together. . .

They've been celebrating together since Gloria and Megan were 1 and Elsie was 2.  I really need to dig out some of those early, early pictures but for now, these sweet photos from the past always make me smile . . .

The weekend went by way too quickly and early Sunday morning we had to say good-bye. . .

To be continued. . .