roasting the fatted pig

Patrick Meyer graduated from West Florence High School today. He looked less than thrilled to sit through the commencement of almost 400 graduates, but it went very fast. He was in the top 15% of his class and is heading off to the College of Charleston to major in biology this fall. He hopes to someday be an orthopedic surgeon--but who knows.

Then it was time for all of us (Laurie's family and the Meyer clan) to prepare for the grand festivities this evening. A friend of Laurie's gave, as a graduation gift, a pig that he barbecued all day. It was served Carolina style, after it was done, he flipped the split hog over and pulled the pork away from the skin. Then he poured gallons of their style of sauce--a vinegar based sauce that was fabulous. We just grabbed a fork and pulled off from the pig, all the pork we wanted. Mouthwatering!

Beside pork, there was so much food and drink. It was a grand event. Lots and lots of neighbors and friends of Patrick's came. To keep all the children busy, they had a 25 foot tall inflatable slide in their front yard. Patrick works for the business that rents them, so he got it for free. Chris tried it too and has war wounds to prove it.

The sky cleared this night for the first time since we left Topeka. This was a night we should have been camping, but we retired to our motel room and will leave for Charleston tomorrow.