Fajita Fiesta Again!

So . . . . I have some chicken fajita meat. How 'bout fajitas this week?

Also, I think we are meeting at Andy and Monica's for Hope Group this week! They live in Castlegate (off of Greens Forest exit).

Andy/Monica, can you post directions?

OK: Matt and Minda are bringing chicken fajita meat. We might could bring some beef too. I will also make some salsa.

We need: tortillas, shredded cheese, onions/bell peppers, sour cream, chips, guac?, rice/beans?.

Let's just meet at 6:30 p.m. and make it easier.

We will have some guests - my mentee, Katy and her fiancee Myles are coming. We could also possibly have my mother-in-law-in-law as she is bringing Miranda back to our house. Her name is Karen and she's from Virginia.

So, Andy/Monica, Veytia, Meghan, what will you bring? Let me know please!

Thanks - see you soon and we will FIESTA!!

Mindi

TACO SALAD!

Yummmm . . . . one of my favorites . . . . it's taco salad!!

Um - I'll make the taco salad. A LOT of taco salad.

We need drinks (or I can make a big pitcher of iced tea, no problemo), dessert maybe? (though I am cutting on sugars), and paper goods. Specifically, styrofoam bowls and forks!

If someone wants to bring something other than taco salad, that is fine too! Hey, it's summer break . . . I'm not going to be picky.

Post or call or email and let me know A) if you are coming, and B) what you are bringing!!

See you guys soon - I miss you!!

Mindi

Summer Scheduling!

So . . . . we're officially on summer break!!

But . . . . we can't stand not to have Hope Group.

So we decided to meet every other week officially. Starting next week.

So today, May 7th, there will be no Hope Group.

Starting next week, May 14th, Hope Group!

We are having taco salad. I will make a bucketful.

Anyone who wants to join us is welcome!

I will post again before then what we will need. Since Vinny is abdicating (temporarily I hope) his throne of Beverage King, someone else will need to step up.

So . . . . here's the schedule for now:

May 14 . . . . Taco Salad

May 21 . . . . No HG - let's go bowling or something that week!

May 28 . . . . Matt is Grilling Something Yummy

June 4 (?) . . . No Hope Group - let's do something fun!

June 11 . . . . Meet at Park for hot dogs and then swim at Woodcreek Park?

June 18 . . . No HG - what fun thing can we do?

June 25 . . . . Theme TBA - Mindi wants to go to C&J's

July 2 . . . . No HG - Greenes are leaving town that day for Michigan

I think that's enough advance planning for now - I'm not used to mapping things out early and I might get overloaded!

See you guys soon - let's stay in touch!

Mindi

Steak Night at the Park!

Hi friends!

This week is relationship week and the last week of official hope group! We were not able to find another group to meet with us so it's just us! If you have someone you want to invite, they are welcome to join us - just let us know so we have enough steaks!

We are meeting at Woodcreek Park. When you turn in onto Woodcreek Drive off of the service road, you're going to turn left on Shadowcrest and go down until it dead ends at the park.

We are providing the steaks, we need steak fixin's and sides:

Some kind of potatoes?

Salad maybe?

Bread?

Fruit or veggies?

Dessert?

For this one, let's do BYOD (bring your own drinks) - bring a bottled water or soda or whatever.

If you have a football or frisbee to throw around, that might be fun - we can bring our volleyball.

See you Wednesday night!

Mindi

Feeding the Firehouse!

Tonight, as you know, is Ministry Week.

No, Andy, we are NOT setting fire to anything.

But if anyone else sets fire to anything, we know it will be taken care of by our friendly neighborhood Spiderman, er, I mean Fireman.

So in appreciation of our good firefighters we will be making them dinner tonight. A spaghetti dinner.

I am making the noodles

Veytia is making the sauce.

Vinny is bringing the tea/2-liters.

We need bread, salad, dessert, and maybe paper goods of some type.

Let me know what you are bringing - just email me or call me at home.

We are meeting at 6-6:15 at our house but must leave our house at 6:30 sharp to get the dinner to the firehouse by 6:45.

We will be eating with them - there are 9 of them and our regular crew - so about 15 adults plus a few rugrats.

See you tonight! Feel free to call w/questions!

Mindi

Texas Cowboy Food!

Not sure what to call this week . . . . Western Feast? Ranch Dinner? Texas Food? Barbeque Meal? Cowboy Chuck?

Anyway, think of food that the cowboys ate out on the trail, back at the ranch . . . . or maybe what you ate at County Line restaurant.

I know, I know, it's a weird theme . . . but go with me on this one.

Matt and I will have the meat - not sure if it will be brisket, sausage, maybe some kind of chicken.

And I'm going to attempt a Texas sheetcake, just for Meghan.

Vinny will bring us some tea. (right, Vinny?)

Someone said they were bringing baked beans. Someone else mentioned potatoes.

Veytia emailed and said they might be coming this week!

We could always use some kind of bread - though in a pinch I could just put a loaf of white bread out, C&J's-style.

OK, get your creative Texas brains going and let's have some grub!!

See you Wednesday . . . don't forget it's the last "regular" Hope Group of the year!!

(and maybe be th inking of ideas for ministry week and relationship week) -

Mindi

Breakfast for Dinner Time!

It's time to get ready for Hope Group!

This week's theme: Breakfast for Dinner!!!

I am making a breakfast casserole (eggs, sausage, cheese, bread). I have some fresh strawberries to slice and will make some biscuits.

We could use something sweet and breakfast-y (pastries, doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, coffee cakes, etc.)

Or an angel food cake to complement our strawberries perhaps?

Some bacon, ham, or sausage might be tasty. Or pancakes/waffles.

More fruit or a fruit salad would probably be a good idea.

Vinny the Beverage Man will likely bring juice. (right, Vinny?)

Let me know what you are bringing!!

I'm ready to see you, fellow Hope Groupers!!