Father’s Day came early. I have wanted a grill for home for moths, but have been unable to make the commitment to purchased one. Well it finally happened this past weekend. Em and the kids purchased me one for father’s day. We picked it up at Target and on sale, score.

Much like a kid on Christmas I couldn’t wait to open the box and play with it. At 10:15pm, I read the instructions on the assembly to see if it indicated how long assembly should take, 30 to 45 minutes. To make a long story short the timing estimate is for the engineer that designed it. Well at 12:30 my new toy was ready.

I had to do the obvious next step and invite people over for the inaugural grilling on Sunday evening. A few friend’s came by and we ate until we couldn’t eat any more. There was a moment at the end of the evening, where I kick myself for not having a camera. Shawn sat on a recliner near the steps on the deck and leaned back. The moments preceding that were in slow motion and gut splitting hilarious. When he leaned back the chair kept moving and his feet went straight up, Jeff reached for him, but stopped half-way to save his water or something. Then the chair came to rest on its back then rolled to the left where it dumped Shawn down the steps. The scene was much like you would see in a movie slow an animated as slid down the stairs and hit the ground. Shawn just laid there as kids and wives piled out of the house to see what the commotion was all about. Shawn thinks for the laugh.

After Sunday’s food, fun and friends (the three F’s) I am only certain of one thing that the deck and grill will be open for backyard community gatherings all summer. I am certain moments like these were part of God’s plan when developed and required us to live in community.