Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Lisa And Mexican Food Time

 Hey Friends,

This is Odie reporting in from the beach cottage. I hope you are having a great day. I am here today with a look into a couple outings I had last month with my cousin.

First, a special reminder about something happening in most of the United States before we wake up tomorrow.


It is time to spring our clocks forward. We lose an hour of sleep tonight. I am not a fan of the time change, but I am glad to get more sunshine. Also, I am looking forward to the warmer weather.

Lisa  And Mexican Food Time

Our regular readers will recognize our Cousin Lisa. Several of us often call her Mama Lisa because she is always taking care of someone. She is a tremendous blessing to our family. Today, she gets an extra shout for being awesome.


Lisa and I love it when our schedules work out for us to spend some extra time together. Even if it is just a couple hours for lunch. Lots of laughter and fun is always involved.


Salsa from Alcapulco is often in the equation, too.


Then we have some yummy food from Alcapulco. These pictures are making me ready for Alcapulco right now. I can almost taste it!


God gave me an excellent person to be in my corner. Lisa brings a smile to my face on a daily basis.


I am so thankful for Mama Lisa! Thank you, Lisa, for being there for me! I love our happy memories. I try my best to always express my gratitude. The words thank you can never truly convey my thankful heart. Everyone needs a person in their life who is as awesome as you!

The food, fellowship and friendship make for a wonderful trio. Here is another picture of the yummy Alcapulco food. 


A highlight of going to my favorite Mexican restaurant is seeing my friends! Jorge is the owner and a wonderful friend to our family. He came over to check on us. Also, to get an update on Dad! We love Jorge and his family!


Thanks for joining me for this post telling you about Lisa. 
She and I are already planning another outing in a couple of weeks that we are excited about. I will tell you about it in another post.

Odie

Saturday, December 9, 2023

2023 Christmas Wreath Fun At The Purkey Landscaping Plant Barn

Hey  Friends,

This is Odie checking in from Ohio. I hope your holiday season is going well this year. I love this time of year. It is a busy season, but I am soaking it all up. I love all the music, decorations, shopping for gifts, time with family and friends and activities to celebrate the birth of Christ. 

I have already had a great time this year. My shopping is just about finished. I hope to have most of my wrapping done soon. My Christmas fun activities began the day after I arrived home.

Thanks to my family for inviting me to be part of their Christmas party. I enjoyed an evening of Christmas fun with some of the ladies of Dodds Pentecostal Church. I had fun working alongside my Aunt Theresa! She also gave me a ride to and from the party. Thank you, Theresa!


We spent a couple hours making Christmas wreaths. Purkey Landscaping in Waynesville, Ohio, hosted the fun night! This is the third year several of us have enjoyed a night of wreath making. 

Every year, it has been fun to create a different wreath. There are no two wreaths alike. 



All the projects turned out to be beautiful! Here is our group of ladies for the night. Each lady chose additional items to add to the greenery and plants available. 


This is my 2023 wreath.


Kristy Purkey and her friend Tammy are fantastic hosts! They provide all the supplies to make our wreaths. Most of us were repeat partygoers from past years. We could use our grapevine wreath from previous times. A couple ladies in our group made beautiful porch pots this year.



Thanks to Kristy and Tammy for their guidance! They are super talented and helpful! Also they were cheering us on and making us feel like our wreath looked great!


Purkey Landscaping is a local business in my community. It is family-owned and operated by Perry and Kristy Purkey. The Purkey's offer many types of services for any landscaping needs.


 In 2023, they moved their business headquarters to a new location. They are easy to get to off State Route 73. If you are local, check out The Plant Barn for your plant needs. People say it is a great place to get seasonal plants from the Plant Barn! 


They offer different Potting Parties throughout the year. You can check their website or Facebook page for the party schedule. A gift card for the plant barn would be a great gift idea.


Since I arrived home the night before this party, my wreath was my first Christmas decoration out for 2023. It was on my door before the night was over.


I hope you like seeing some of our fun! Thanks for joining me today. See you next time.

Odie

Monday, November 13, 2023

The Weekend Dispatch 11/13/23

Wow! What an amazing weekend! I hope you enjoy going along with us. We are going to give you a wide variety of pictures today.

Originally, we were closing revival in Wichita on Thursday to give us an extra day to drive 400 miles to Birch Tree, Missouri. Once the Birch Tree revival was postponed, we kept the extra day built in.

We took our sweet time Friday morning and did not leave until after 1:00 PM. We drove straight south to Crosslight Chapel in Moore, Oklahoma. We are always looking for an excuse to go to Crosslight and Friday was a perfect one. Bro. Mike and Sis. Tonya Switzer were there!




















Saturday morning we vacated Crosslight early and drove to Sand Springs, Oklahoma. We were parked at Landmark Tabernacle by 11:00 AM and we were pulling the Jeep into Bethany Holiness by noon. They were having a surprise 80th birthday for Sis. Joy Cummins and we wanted to be there since we were so close.


















Saturday evening we drove to Vinita, Oklahoma with the Meadow and Millikin families for supper. Bro. Darrell Meadow invited us to Piguet's Prime Time and it was awesome!








The services at Landmark Tabernacle on Sunday were excellent! This was our first time preaching for Pastor Robert Whitley and his folks, although we have known lots of these folks for years. We had a wonderful day!













































That wraps up our weekend. Now, we make our way toward West Plains, Missouri. Thank you for stopping by.

Davy