Josh is currently serving in our ward's Elders Quorum Presidency. He really enjoys working with the other members of the presidency, and having the opportunity to serve and help others in our ward. Once a year, the Elder's Quorum has a party. Last year, the party was at the EQ President Ryan Hilton's house. The presidency served shrimp as the main course. Josh doesn't like shrimp, but he helped cook and serve it, anyways. And he didn't enjoy doing that, either. It was a lot of work to prepare it, fry & cook it, and then clean up the oil and fryers afterwards. After the party last year, Ryan got called to be in the Bishopric, and a new president was called: Jason Linger. Josh was again asked to serve in the presidency under the leadership of Jason, which he gladly accepted. When the presidency began planning this year's annual party, Josh had one request: NO shrimp! They discussed food items, and decided to have Prime Rib as their main course. I've never had prime rib; whenever we go out to eat, it's what Josh usually orders and I usually order shrimp. I don't like steak and he doesn't like seafood--so we we tend to order what we normally don't eat at home since the other person doesn't like it! I was excited to try prime rib (and for free, too!). Jason ordered the meat from the local grocery store, and they cooked and prepared it. The presidency just had to pick it up and serve it!
Josh volunteered to have the party in our backyard this year, since we were hosting the Tolman Reunion the previous weekend, so the yard would already be in tip-top shape. The date was set for the evening of Friday, June 22.
Every year for the past 8 years, we've hosted an outdoor summer BBQ party. But I decided that I didn't want to do a nice, formal one this summer like we always do. So when I discovered that Josh had volunteered to host the dinner, I was kind of glad. It took all the planning and preparation work off my shoulders, but gave me the opportunity to still have friends and neighbors over for a good time at our place. All we had to do was set up the tables, bring a side dish, and show up! I was lovin' that!
The day of the BBQ, we aligned all the picnic tables in Ed & Kathy's yard, and decided the placement of the food tables. Then we waited for the time when people started showing up. We had over 30 people attend, and it was so delightful being around just adults for the evening!
The Prime Rib was delicious! I like it better than steak, because I love the fatty flavor.
There was also some refreshing salads, and some super delicious desserts that people brought to accompany the main dish. We sat, ate, and talked for about an hour before people began leaving. I sat by good company: the Hobbs' and the Dahle's and I had a fabulous time! It was a nice dinner and a relaxing evening!
Josh enjoyed the evening, too! Ordering and serving the Prime Rib was so much better than cooking the shrimp, and he actually got to sit and mingle with the guests this year since there was no frying to be done and the clean-up was super easy, too. The Prime Rib was a good choice for a main dish, the location of the party was ideal for me, so we were both pleased. It was a win-win! Having the EQ party in our backyard was the best way to host a summer BBQ party!
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