As I said before, the party was awesome. It lasted 9 hours, so Chris and I were utterly exhausted yesterday. But we have some of the most amazing friends and we had a great time. Thanks to everyone who came out! And a special thanks if you brought food or drinks! It was so helpful to have all the food taken care of! I normally handle all the food for our parties, which I enjoy doing. But I have to say, it was really great to not have to deal with any of that. And everything was so delicious. People kept complementing me on the food and I had to keep saying that I didn't do anything!
The spread at the beginning of the afternoon. A TON of people brought food too, so we were definitely not without sustenance.
Chris's work friends. Sylvan (on the right) is his replacement!
Fr. Bernard, Doyle and Kara enjoying food and company.
Carrie gives her ice cream a thumbs-up.
Cheryl and Noah, as Erin escapes out the door.
There was a brief, albeit violent bout of rain during the party. That's when the numbers started to swell a little bit.
Once the rain cleared, the weather was actually quite nice.
The Somali boys have grown so much in the past 6 years that we've known them.
Paula wins the prize for coming the farthest! She flew in from DC as a surprise.
Adam, Sara, and Enid came from Charlotte. A&S have only ever missed 1 Reid party in all the years we've been here.
Matt and Chrissy
Mrs. Dell (pictured above) and Dogwood (on the left) came from Greenville and brought yummy cookies.
Fabian and his wife (pictured 2 above) are from the region of TZ that we will be living in.
STSM in the house!
The kids seemed to enjoy each other's company and have an all-around good time.
Ruth, the celebrity, made an appearance.
Lucy's friend wore a shirt from Tanzania in our honor.
Allyson came the shortest distance--5 houses away. :)
Me and the biker crew.
PANASA had a good representation.
Dancing finally broke out in the evening.
The ubiquitous fire, a staple in all Reid shindigs.
The piece de resistance of the evening was the 2 really drunk and high neighbors who stopped by to introduce themselves. They were harmless, but made for great entertainment.
Thanks to Michelle for taking most of these pictures throughout the course of the night. Without her we wouldn't have had any shots!
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