Whew!

Well it was Columbia Theological Seminary Graduation weekend this past weekend. My brother received his MDiv (or as he said, he has now "Mastered Divinity"). So, of course the whole family was in town. Staying with me was my parents, my cousin Lisle, and my grandmother (Nana, my dad's mom). My cousin Douglass who just graduated from App State also came and stayed with his sister (and my cousin) Rebekah who lives here in Atlanta.

So Friday night we all headed to the Baccalaureate service at Columbia Presbyterian Church. Will Willimon preached a very good sermon. He was funny and irreverent, but I think he got his point across. For those of you who don't run in the preacher circles, Will Willimon is widely known as one of the best preachers in the world. Although I have to agree with my Nana that his delivery was not the best, but that his content is exceptional. Here is a link to his wikipedia entry and a link to his blog.

Saturday AM we all headed to Peachtree Presbyterian and were joined by my grandmother on my mom's side and my Uncle Joe (mom's brother) and Aunt Ann. We sat in basically the same place we sat last year for Morgan's graduation. It was a very similar service. One major difference is that after Kevin received his degree and hood, he headed back to his row and gave everyone on the row behind him a high five. Morgan didn't do that.

After the graduation and the pictures in the lawn and the reception in the fellowship hall everyone headed back to my house for a cookout on the new deck. We had a pleasant afternoon and the weather was wonderful.

Then Saturday night Kevin, my dad, Lisle, Rebekah, Douglass, and I headed to the TED for a Braves game. Despite the loss, fun was had by all!

Sunday morning Morgan preached and so everyone came to church! Morgan did a great job leading the service without the other pastor who was out of town.

Finally about 2 PM on Sunday afternoon everyone left and Morgan and I both sat down and relaxed. It was a wonderful weekend and it was great to see everyone and to honor Kevin. However, my introverted self was soooooo ready for some quiet time.

Next weekend we head to Memphis for Morgan's Nanny and Pap's 60th wedding anniversary and a family reunion. Another weekend of family, here we come!!!!