THE PANSIE GIRLS ARE IN TOWN...
I usually don't put on simple family or friend weekend outings, but because this was such a fun weekend I thought I would blog about it in case anyone was really looking at this blog.
Three of my good friends and I decided to go camping for the weekend. It first started out to be just Saturday and Sunday, and ended up leaving on Thursday night to hopefully get a really good camping spot and stay until Sunday. The alternate spot was better than the really good camping spot I had previously picked out. There was plenty of space between spots, with quite a bit of woods and creeks between each spot.
I had taken my motorcycle, so my friend Opal decided to ride along the back of it. We soon lost my other friends in their motorhome. But they were smart and parked along the road for us to find them in the semi-dark. We got parked, a few things out, and off to playing pinochle.
The giggles started flying when we realized how close everyone was going to be in sleeping arrangements, at least we weren't cold.
The next morning it was my turn to make the breakfast, so I made some really good stuffed french toast with homemade berry syrup. It was real good.
I took off the next morning for a ride up to some upper lakes and just enjoy the ride by myself. After that the rain started to come in and we were back into the motorhome for some more pinochle.
We enjoyed lunch from Opal of chicken salad, and dinner was prepared by Pam of some fajitas and margaritas. It was good. Back to playing pinochle.
That night the rain came in, so we were very thankful we had a motorhome.
The next day it was a quick trip with Pam on the back down to see some lakes and quickly back to check on my breakfast scrabble which was perfect.
This day was a beautiful day, so again back on the bike with Opal for a 50 mile drive to find some toilet paper.I got back just in time for lunch which consisted of pigging out on potato chips, vegies, and the like. We all sat around or took mini walks, just enjoyed the brilliant sun in that beautifully wooded area.
Now it was time to start the fire and enjoy some more pinochle. Are you getting that we intentionally went up there to play pinochle? Sheryl started a perfectly grilled steak dinner, with potatoes and corn. We had smores over the fire and then went into the motorhome when the mosquitoes got too much for us to handle. More games were played and then banana splits were passed out.
The entire weekend was great. Unfortunately we woke to rain and clouds. We took the first opportunity to get the heck out of dodge and I quickly got home on my motorcycle, cold and wet.
It was a great weekend. I initially realized that I was enjoying the weekend way too much because I felt it was about "me". No husband, no kids, no grandkids, just about me and my happiness, and then afterwards I realized that it wasn't just about me, it was about my friendship with three very special people in my life. You don't ever want to live without your husband and your family, but your friendships are just as important. Thank you girls. Hope to see you on some other highway in some other campground. To new experiences!!!!!!
