Ties That Bind

Last night was our churches annual "Ties that Bind" banquet.  I don't know how long this has gone on.  They have a different theme each year with the main purpose to be fellowship.  They ask that people donate items that are then drawn as  door prize type things.  These are many times a dinner at someone's house....something that for the most part helps people to meet and get to know the people in the church.

We started with a meal.  They have it catered each year according to the theme.  This years theme was the '50's as Clear Lake in February is a '50's wonderland. (especially the first weekend).  This year marked the 50th year of "The Day the Music Died".  For those of you like me who doesn't know a whole lot about '50's rock and roll.  Clear Lake, IA is where Buddy Holly, Ritchy Valens, and the Big Bopper gave their last performance at the Surf before there plane crashed in a field also in our town.  The beginning of February is always interesting here, and this year was the 50th, so it was even more "interesting."  All that to say that was why we had the 50's theme.  A lot of people were dressed in 50's costumes.  It was a lot of fun.

Every year, they do the Newlywed game.  Dan and I were asked to be in this with three much younger couples.  It was a lot of fun.  We won!!!  I didn't know if we had a chance as we have a lot more years to remember than any of them, but we won a gift certificate to a very nice restaurant around here.

It was a lot of fun!  It is so nice to be able to go to a church function and just laugh and laugh.  Sometimes life is too serious.