In July my family held a wedding reception for my son, John and his new wife Alicia. The wedding was held in Arizona, where he now lives, but he wanted a family celebration in Wisconsin. We had a pig roast with fireworks. The celebration was amazing. I could not have been done without my family and their community of friends!
My brother, Tom and Connie, his wife, hosted the party on their 10 acres in Black Creek. The property was gorgeous! It looked just like a meticulously groomed park. Even the weather cooperated. We had a warm sunny day with no rain. The clouds held off until we could light the fireworks.
My whole family pulled together for this event:
- Tom & Connie, cleaned out their garage, decorated, prepared a lot of the side dishes and many things that I was most likely not aware of. Connie also had her niece and her boyfriend help out. One helped with the serving the other helped parking cars and running the golf cart.
- My sister, Jodi, pulled together her resources and came up with a large party tent, bar cooler, and had a trailer that was used to haul things. She also found a family friend, Scott, who would roast the pig and take care of the fireworks.
- My niece, Jessie, found table and chairs from their Lions Club that we could use and pay a donation.
- There were many others for set up and tear down.
My sister found a family friend, Scott, who would roast the pig and take care of the fireworks. It turned out that Scott has known my brother-in-law for 40 years, plus goes fishing with my brother. This is a small world. Scott also provided a spectacular fireworks display. Great way to end an evening!
Sometimes I take my family and community for granted. I am very blessed!
Mary Guldan-Lindstrom, CPA
