On Saturday, we had a gathering at our house for the last time with neighbors and enjoyed some of Dan's halibut that he caught while fishing in Alaska. The past two summers have been great for us living in this neighborhood. We cannot say enough about how awesome our neighbors are! They have made living away from friends and family much easier because of their friendship and generousity. They go above and beyond to help us out whenever we've needed anything. Sometimes when we don't ask for any help, they just jump in and do things that they think we might need done. It has all been very much appreciated by us. If having great neighbors could sell our house, there would be a bidding war! The new owners of this house will be very lucky to have all of these people for their neighbors.

Bill was the fish cooker and he did a fantastic job. Even I (the non fish eater) liked it. Everyone brought a dish and we had a really good time. There was a lot of great food and also some really good frozen drinks (well, the ones that made it to the cups anyway!!). I tried to entertain everyone with music and I think I succeeded for the most part. We all know that when Sammy gets worn out, it's probably time to call it a day so we all cleaned up and everyone went home. We finished up all of the leftovers at Wendy & John's house the next afternoon for dinner.