labor day

This Labor Day weekend was bittersweet for us.

Brian's uncle passed away, and we all attended the memorial

service for him on Saturday.

It was a very nice service in which his boys both spoke of

his influence on them and how much they respected and loved him.

What a legacy to leave.

I didn't know him all that well but hear stories all the time.

I know he will be greatly missed.

Because of Uncle Bill's illness, Brian's parents came into town

unexpectedly so we got to spend some time with them here,

and we were excited about that.

Oddly I have no pictures of them.  I'll remedy that next time.

But they came out to my parents' house for a barbecue with 

the rest of my family.  And time at Grandma and Grandpa's

usually looks something like this....

riding the Gator

riding the golf cart 

(Ethan's driving was pretty scary)

and just hanging out with the boys.

We all went to the Hot Biscuit for lunch on Sunday

(or dinner, depending on how you grew up or what kind of food is served)

I love their fried chicken, so this is always a treat for me.

While we were there, Sonny introduced himself to Rob and told him to let him know 

if he wanted to know the real scoop about Amber.

Rob called his bluff and actually pulled a chair up to Sonny's table and said

he was ready to hear it.

Of course there's no "real" scoop cause Amber is as sweet as can be, but it was really funny.

Possibly one of those "you had to be there" funny stories.

We went home after lunch, because Brian had to work on Labor Day.

I don't even remember what we did on the actual holiday.

Maybe we slept.  It had been a long week.