Easter Vigil!

I am a little bummed that I will not be attending the Easter Vigil this year, it is kind of hard when your little sweet pea has to be in bed 2 hours before Mass even starts. I am sure I am not alone.  I am grateful for the opportunity to relax and have a quiet apartment to myself since it will be awhile before that happens. What a day we had. The apartment had to be spotless so that it could be shown by 11. Really great that it is now super clean and ready for a passel of guests tomorrow. I am glad that the potatoes are peeled and ready to pop on the stove for garlic mashed, beans are sniped and ready to meet their almonds, eggs are boiled, painted, deviled and cooling along with the sparkling moscato, IBC root beer, ham, cheesecake, fruit, ice cream and last but not least the spinach and artichoke dip.  I hope I don't run out of potatoes, but if I do there is plenty of other yummy goodness and sweets to give them enough energy to run shout He is Risen from every mountain top!!! Now all I have left to do today is kick up my feet, finish my PBR from dinner and stare at my very pretty yellow and purple tulips (Paul had to let me get a few flowers since he single handedly destroyed all of my Easter decorations but one!). It should be a rat race around here with 12 people, but Easter is definitely something to celebrate, and the bigger the better. Pictures to follow :).  My thoughts and prayers go out to those who are not having the holiday they would like due to illness, water/flooding or strained family relations.   M