This was quite a weekend of celebrations. 

I attended a memorial service celebrating the life of a friend's father filled with beautiful speeches from friends and family members.

I celebrated the fact that I can still sit around a table of food, stare at a dog, and talk about anything and everything with some friends that I have known for a long, long time.

I celebrated the return of summer by taking a nice long walk around Lake of the Isles with a friend that I do not see enough of.

I went to the State Fair to celebrate the best (and possibly, the worst) of Minnesota.

And maybe most importantly, I spent Saturday night celebrating Peter and Rachel as they got hitched in the rain...with some assistance from my cookies...

Rachel looked beautiful.

My first "catering" gig!