Simister leaving party

Jason and I went to another leaving party last weekend for our friends, Karen and Matt.  They have two children, Lucy and Grace.  Grace, whom Ali shared her birthday party, has been with Ali since Ali started nursery so they have had two years together  They play well together and Ali is sad that Grace is leaving.  It made celebrating their birthdays together extra special.  Grace makes me laugh with her cute smile and playful nature.  I love her cute British accent too although if you ask her mom she hears Grace picking up a strong American accent.  Maybe some of our American accents and words will stick with Grace to remind them of us as they settle back into their home.  I will miss Karen as well.  She is a strong woman who definitely gets things done.  She always backs me up when I ask the unpopular questions in PTA meetings and makes me feel like I'm not just the pushy American.  She is incredibly generous and always willing to help out.  As I mentioned in the post about Ali's party her house has become known as the country club which is not only becuase the garden and pool are beautiful but because Karen and Matt so generously open their house to their friends.  When the kids are around there are always snacks and it seems sausages are always on the ready.  Their going away party was no different.  The food and drinks flowed seemingly non stop.  Everyone chatted amd had a great time.  Once it got late enough the band had to stop becuase it was getting too loud for the neighbors so we all headed inside and put the iphone on and danced the night away.  It was a lot of fun and like the Noordhuis party it wasn't sad since we still have a little bit of time before they leave, although now we are down to the final countdown.