Weekending it

Sorry this post is so late in the day.  I have been at an work related symposium all day and finally got a little break.  It is a gloomy day in the city but here is a little peek of the view at the event.

This weekend was a glorious and rejuvenating burst of spring weather which has already left our area but filled our hearts with joy and our pasty skin with sunshine.

On Friday night, Dan took some of the teenage boys to a basketball tournament at the Barclay's Center.   They had fun and I was glad I didn't have to attend. 

Saturday morning Dan and I got up early to make brunch.  Every six months or so Dan tries to get all the Children's Ministry volunteers together to talk about what is going well and what needs we have.  I made brunch for everyone since they were giving up two hours of their Saturday morning.  I made ham hash brown quiche, a vegetarian version with salsa instead of ham, monkey bread, and my  banana bread.  Everything was well received.

We also got water bottles for everyone and put a little bit of candy and some flavored water drink mix inside as a little thank you.  It was National Volunteer appreciation week last week so the meeting corresponded well.  We really couldn't do Children's Ministry without our volunteers and we are so grateful for the sacrifices they make to help serve in the church.  

After the meeting we jetted over to say a final farewell to the Curtis family as they packed up and officially left Bay Ridge.  We were glad to get to say goodbye one last time. 

Dan and I tried a dumpling place in the neighborhood for a late lunch.  Yum.

We got spring haircuts and then just hung out the rest of the afternoon and evening.

Sunday was a Community Meal day instead of normal church service.  We all gathered in the high school cafeteria and Dan gave a little devotion before we had lunch together.  

Sunday afternoon we relaxed and watched "Noah" on Netflix.  Really good if you can get past the Biblical inaccuracies and just watch it for the sake of entertainment.  Despite it not being true to the Bible story it still had a good message about the nature of sin and free will and ultimately, God's love.  We recommend.  We ended the night with a game of Five Crowns.  

Stop back tomorrow for Show and Tell Tuesday!