It was a wonderful day to enjoy a outdoor bar-b-que on our new patio today. Jim's brother Bill, Diane, Christine and Andrea from Mercer and Jim's brother Bob, Cheri and Stephen from Erie joined us for a nice end of Summer celebration. Shame on me for not taking any pictures during the day. Sometimes it just seems so intrusive to whip out the camera and spoil everyones laughter and relaxed time but I am always sorry afterwards for not catching some fun pics.
The food was all terrific. Jim made his wonderful lamb kabobs, Diane made two great Greek sauces to pair with the lamb. They were wonderful and really enhanced the flavor of the lamb. Cheri brought a wonderful salad. Besides looking so colorful all the greens and veggies in it tasted so fresh and just picked. She also made a delicious cold plate with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and lots of garlic. I love tomatoes and mozzarella cheese this time of year. In fact I made almost the same dish but baked it with zuchinni. It too tased very yummy.
Even Misha felt part of the party today and made a new friend. Andrea made sure he had plenty of treats and attention. She even took him for a nice walk and did a little lesson with obedience training and had him sit, and sit stay to earn a treat. .....Thanks Andrea for helping out and keeping him nearby.
We also celebrated Bob's Birthday and enjoyed a delicious Coldstone Ice Cream Cake. Yes, it tasted as good as it looks here.

At around 8:00 in the evening we all headed over to Waldameer. The brave members of the Sajewski family wanted to try the new Ravine Flyer II. If you have not heard about this its Waldameer's newest roller coaster and has a 85 foot drop at its highest elevation. Another neat feature of the coaster is that it actually crosses over Pennisula Drive.

You might have guessed that Jim and I sat this one out but there were many takers to meet the challenge of the coaster. I think I may have over heard Andrea singing I have the Golden Ticket in my hand.... Ok maybe she wasn't singing it but her excitement when Cheri handed over the tickets sure made it seem golden.

Despite warning signs about how intense the ride was

there were five brave souls that would wait in line for at least 45 minutes for that 90 second thrilling ride. Stephen and Christine being the extreme thrill seekers were going to wait in line for that coveted first seat on the coaster. I hope you all had a
g-r-e-a-t ride.