Day One Of The Family Reunion

Lake Delton, WI.
69 deg. cloudy, light rain, S. wind @ 5 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 80 deg. mostly cloudy, showers and t-storms, S. wind @ 10 to 15 mph.

A good part of yesterday was spent getting everything ready for the family reunion. Linda put together and cooked a rice and broccoli casserole, cut up the 2 melons that they had bought at the produce stand, and baked a cake. Then, she and Jim got the corn-on-the-cob husked and ready to cook, gathered together paper plates, napkins, chips, and all the other stuff to take.

Jim cleaned up the cooler, bought some ice from the CG store and packed it full of corn, grapes, melon and cheese. Then, about 4:00 they loaded everything into the back of CLT and headed to the lodge where the rest of the family had gathered for the reunion.

On the way over there, they stopped at the Culver's Restaurant and picked up 32 pieces of chicken.

Once at the lodge, they found a luggage cart, loaded everything on it  and took it all inside. Then it was a matter of reheating the casserole, cooking the corn and putting all the rest of the food out on the counters. By this time, everyone else had gotten settled into their rooms and were ready to eat.

By all accounts, the meal was a great success. Almost everything was consumed and everyone said the meal was really good. :-)

After  eating, everyone helped clean up and then they all sat around and visited. Then, most of them  played a game of Trivial Pursuit. About the time the game was over, the fireworks started and most everyone went outside to watch the 2 different displays that were visible from the lodge.

By the time they were over, everyone was tired, so Jim and Linda came back here to the CG and watched a little TV until bedtime.

Did you know that held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States?
I hope all of you had a great 4th of July. :-)