Pies & Goodbyes

Years ago I had a friend who was talking about what she wished she would have done when her son left on his mission.  She told me that when it was time for Ethan to go on his mission, I should do a "Pies and Ties" activity for people to say goodbye to him.  She explained that after the farewell you would invite people to come to your house and they are invited to bring a pie or a tie.  She was so excited about it and I wanted to do something along that line but wanted to change it a bit.

I didn't realize what was going to happen in the world but it turned out okay.  I changed it to "Pies & Goodbyes" for the Pack family since they weren't able to say goodbye to Ethan before he went on his mission.  So I made invites, bought small pies from Walmart, shipped them to the family, and then we set up a Zoom meeting for the Pack family.  

It was a great night.  Bryan and Ethan logged on and then all the family got on to give Ethan advice, eat pie together, and say goodbye for 2 years.  Ethan said it was a lot better than he thought it would be.  He enjoyed talking to everyone.