Does it get any better than time spent with your best girlfriends? Since we're spread out, not only around the country, but also around the world, this doesn't happen very often for my IU girls. For approximately an eternity, my college girlfriends and I worked on planning a girlfriends getaway. It all came together this past weekend when we made the trek to Allegan, Michigan. Tara's husband's family owns a cottage on Lake Sixteen and graciously allowed us to stay there.
We arrived on Saturday around lunch time and started cooking. Jen couldn't wait to have a beer, so we opened a few Blue Moon Harvest Ales and toasted our girls weekend. Even though we were only five ladies, we literally could have fed a small army with the amount of food we brought. Fortunately we've all improved our culinary skills since our time at IU! The food we made was amazing. Following lunch, we headed outdoors for some fresh air. We took out a canoe and paddle boat and went out around the lake. Jen, Michelle, and I were having some issues steering the paddle boat. According to Jen the handle to steer the boat was "sensitive"...we'll go with that, Jen. :)
Tara and Kristy seemed to have much better control over the canoe they were in. We were going to try and catch some turtles, but only saw one on a log.
What trip to the wilderness would be complete without a campfire? Of course we had to have a fire, the only problem was we had some trouble getting it started. It was a good thing we had Tara and Jen to help us out! Since Jen was an Indian Princess back in the day, she managed to get the fire ablazing. When it started to die down, Tara knew enough to blow on the fire to reignite it. Thanks, ladies!
After some star gazing, we headed indoors for the night. The fun wasn't over yet though, next on our agenda was an indoor fire and s'mores. Yum! Kristy is a rockstar marshmallow roaster.
When all was said and done, it was time for a group shot before heading home on Sunday. It was a bit tricky getting timers set on the cameras and everyone in the photo, but we managed to get a few good shots. Thanks for the memories, girls!
You can read more about our weekend on their blogs: Tara, Jen, Michelle, and Kristy.
1 comment:
Reading this makes me want to go back! It was such a fun weekend--I'm so glad we finally pulled it off! I had to laugh at your comment about the paddle boat--I didn't know the steering was "sensitive." I was wondering why you girls were zigging and zagging all over the lake! :)
Great post, Kelly! (And not just because I'm in it. Ha!)
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