Thankoffering Dinner

E and B spent the entire afternoon at the church making pies for the youth group fundraiser. We brought B home about 5 p.m. because he was expecting his friends IR and IB to come over to play video games. E was going to stay at the church and wait around for the Thankoffering Dinner to begin at 6 p.m. When we got there at about 6, she surprised us with her friend, N. Not sure how she met up with N, but since B stayed home from the dinner to be with his friends (which he also did last year - hmmm), N was able to take his spot since we RSVP'd for five. N is dating C, whose cousin, G, is friends with E's "friend" P. Confused yet? And they were all at G's house which conveniently happens to be next door to our church. Apparently, E and N ran over there so N could borrow C's jacket and P told E she smelled like apples. Guess five hours of pie-baking will do that to a girl!

The girls enjoyed the potluck. E obviously over-filled her plate and couldn't finish. I made stuffing this year because last year no one brought stuffing or mashed potatoes and I was dismayed. This year, we had my stuffing, but still no mashed potatoes. There were plenty of potato dishes and some mashed sweet potatoes, but it's really not the same. L went with us but was sitting with her middle school friends. Best part of the night was that our table got to be the first to get food. I don't think that's ever happened to us. A friend sent me this picture as proof:

After E and N finished eating they took the car to go "adventuring." I think that means "we want to drive around with no particular place to go." I remember those days. She got home by 10 like we told her, but then she went for a walk around the neighborhood with P.