Weekend lovin’…better late than never (part 2)
A few weeks ago my roommate Dr. Marlo Carlo finished one of her most intense rotations at the hospital – the ICU. Mariu is one of the coolest people you will ever meet. She loves Jesus with all of her heart, can throw a football better than most boys, along with leading her football team to victory by winning MVP, can work thirty plus hours at a time at the hospital taking care of patients and she never complains. To celebrate Mariu’s completion of her ICU rotation we grilled out back and shared good times with friends.
As we were getting ready to grill, Little Flower (Therese) came home from getting her hair cut. She also got feathers put in. I had never heard of “feathers” before Little Flower told us about them. She really wanted them, so she was excited to show us.
Here they are up close and personal.
Oh, Little Flower I love you.
Getting the kabobs ready.
Before you start make sure to soak the skewers in water for about a half an hour to prevent them from scorching or burning on the grill.
Kabobs are really easy to make and delicious to eat. First wash the vegetables you are going to use, cut them into generous size pieces and stick them on the skewers. Done and done, so easy! You can put meat or seafood on there too. We used red meat, but you can use chicken, shrimp, etc.
Mariu helping to make her own celebratory dinner. That wasn’t very nice of us to make her work…
Ready for the grill!
Kate came over to celebrate Mariu! Enjoying a delicious drink that Little Flower made her.
It’s grillin’ time!
I LOVE asparagus! And it is so easy to just throw on the grill. l lightly coat it with a little extra virgin olive oil prior to grilling and season with a little pepper and salt after grilling.
Ready to eat!
Beautiful beautiful friends – Mariu, Tala and Kate.
Dr. Carlo – CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Best friends – so cute and beautiful!
Kathleen came home from Martha’s Vineyard and brought us a house gift.
Which they made me open. I don’t like opening gifts when everyone is watching, which is why they made me do it. And I’m not really sure what Therese is laughing at. 🙂
Kate and I – love you Kate.
After dinner some boys showed up on our front porch for some brownies, ice cream and live music. Mariu taught Tala to play the violin, but the even more remarkable fact is that Mariu taught herself.
I love that shot of Mariu.
Ladies and gentlemen please welcome Mat Kearney’s twin – Matt Faley!
It was a fun night to celebrate Mariu’s accomplishments! She’s a doctor guys! And I think that’s amazing! After dinner we ate peanut butter swirl brownies topped with vanilla bean ice cream. And amidst chilled beers and after dinner drinks Matt and Mariu played into the wee hours of the morning and we sang songs, laughed and shared life together. It was chill; I love evenings like that. Congratulations again to sweet little Mariu. Until next time, keep living, laughing and loving. Love those that are closest to your hearts and those that need to feel love, the genuine love that comes from a tight hug, a warm smile, a gentle touch, a reassuring word and most importantly the love that Christ has placed in your heart. Give that to others, show them His beauty through you!
