On Saturday, January 7th, our wonderful friends, the Burns, the Houghs, and the Wayes, hosted a going away party for us in the fellowship hall at our church. The invitation read as follows:
The Zorio's are headin' em up and movin' em out!
Saying farewell is what this party is all about!
We'll provide the BBQ, drinks, and dessert. Please bring a side dish to share.
And wear Western attire if you dare!
Our friends know us so well-they know I always love a cute, rhyming invitation :) AND John and I love a good theme we can dress up for!
When we walked in to the party we immediately noticed an adorable baby blue cake that said "Carter" on it. Our friends informed us that not only was this a going away party, but it was also a surprise baby shower! We were thrilled! Not only were they so thoughtful to do this, but they also took into consideration that we were in the middle of moving and so everyone brought gift cards rather than gifts that we'd have to pack to move to Tennessee! (I know, we have awesome friends!) And to make it even more exciting, a bunch of our friends went together and got us a gift card to Kelly's Closet which is where we've registered for the cloth diapers that Carter will use. I cannot wait to put these gift cards to use and begin preparing for Carter's arrival!!!
Everything was decorated in Western looking decor and there was some Western/Country music playing (think "Oh Brother Where Art Thou"). We had BBQ, along with several tables full of delicious sides, and Carter's baby cake along with other desserts!
The best part though was that there were 30 of our friends there (and that doesn't count the kids!) We had fun getting to have one more party with our friends. The girls mostly chatted while the guys spent some time playing Corn Hole, and we all just had a great time! We are certainly going to miss all of our wonderful Huntsville friends. We have made everyone promise to come visit, and we hope they all will!!
Here are pictures from the party...
All of our wonderful friends at the party.
John, Dawson, and me with all of our hosts
and hostesses (minus Brad who is not pictured).
Thank you all of such a wonderful party.
I don't know what we would have done in Huntsville
without each of your friendships!
Some of the girls at the party!
John and I behind the dessert table.
You can also see Carter's gift card tree on
the table!
You can see some of the delicious food and
Western decor.
The three male-hosts of the party.
Everyone enjoying BBQ.
Check out this adorable cake my
friend Kelly made for the party!
AND we had these yummy cupcakes too!
You can't see it in the picture, but the cupcakes
are in liners that look like red bandannas.
Some of the guys playing corn hole at the party!
Our family at the party!
Check this out-my friend, Julie,
made us this cute Tennessee
burp cloth for Carter!
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