Morning: We decided last night that Hubby would go home without me today, so I could stay a few more days and help Aunt K with clearing out N's room. She was most grateful for the help. While Hubby napped (it's a long drive home, especially when alone), I grabbed some Sbux and drove to Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge. It's a beautiful place.
The main event: Uncle J and Aunt K headed to church, and Brother B and the cousins came over. I don't know what we were sitting around talking about, but suddenly Brother B said, "I like deviled eggs." We talked about our tried and true deviled egg recipes and decided we needed a taste-off - so we rounded up some eggs, hard boiled them, and it was ON.
Here are Cousins S (lady), B, and S (gentleman).
Our finished products:
Cousin D's
Cousin S (gentleman)'s
And mine:
Then everyone made their way around the kitchen island, trying our deviled eggs. It was fun. I love that we just jumped up and did it.
Later: After the cousins went home, I started working in N's bedroom, sorting her belongings for distribution to the family. She always stored her things in interesting places, and her bedroom is like a weird and disorganized museum that I get the privilege of sorting through. It's like a treasure hunt. I loved doing it whenever I visited her, but we usually ended up looking at her old photos and labeling them instead - something I'm grateful we did together.
We all miss her so much.