Weekend recap

Well I'm back from my weekend of marathon interviews, kitchen slavery, and hours in the car. On Friday I spent 9 a.m. until nearly 5 p.m. in continuous interviews. It was exhausting, I nearly lost my voice, and even I finally tired of hearing myself talk. I think things went as well as they could have (thanks for all your prayers!). They're interviewing at least one other person this week, so I probably won't know anything until later in the week, or even after the holidays.

I arrived in Mountain Home around 7:30, and Joe and I spent the evening dipping cherries in chocolate and making a savory cheesecake. Then we got up at 7:30 yesterday morning and started getting ready for the party. Estella and Chris' house looked beautiful, the food was amazing, and about 75 people came and went in a five-hour time span. Joe and I spent that time washing dishes, refilling food, and running around like crazy people. Estella served Italian chicken vegetable soup, a pumpkin curry (which sounds icky, but was really very good), and a creamed cauliflower soup. We also had chicken salad, cheese ball, and Godiva-chocolate-covered pretzels.

We slept in this morning, then Estella made a yummy breakfast of pancakes, bacon, and eggs. I got back to C-way around 2:30 (just over two hours, can you believe it?), took a nap, and have been laying around like a slug since.

Here are some pics from this weekend.