We were thrilled to be invited by a girlfriend whose parents have a timeshare at a condo near Big Cedar Lodge. One of the best parts was that I did not have to plan a single part of the trip (very uncharacteristic of me)! We divided the room rate, the food and gas. We enjoyed our time with the Morris', Butters, Bellots, Wagners and Henslees. They are all amazing couples and we loved our fellowship time with them!!!
We have not had a couples getaway in years and its been over a year since we were without the kids. Everyone's kiddos stayed with family or friends for the weekend and boy does it feel weird to be kidless... for the first couple hours anyway, then its pure heaven. No bottom's to wipe, food to cut, tiff's to break apart and oh, silence is golden.
Here are the two beautiful women who planned and prepared our weekend.
The view from our balcony at sunset. Can't you just feel the peace?
My honey.
Our room. King bed, five spray shower, beautiful view, we surly felt spoiled rotten.
Everyone delighted in playing pool and boardgames and they had a theatre room. The girls watched The Proposal one night and the guys watched Gladiator the next.
The boys playing poker. Did not hear who won this game, well say it was Adam. : )
My favorite place of the house. The Grand Kitchen. There was a full table, breakfast nook and stools at the bar. Everyone enjoyed cooking and eating meals together. And seriously the meals were as grand as the kitchen: Cajun shrimp boil, homestyle breakfasts, steak, turkey and every delicious dessert you can imagine. (Excuse me while I take a blogbreak for some chocolate torte I took home, typing about the dessert was just too much.)
Often the men and women would veer off into groups. It was fun to talk uninterrupted about girly things: marriage, child discipline, God stories and more! I asked Adam what they talked about: "you know, guy stuff." Ha.
The Bellots shrimp boil. As I mentioned before, everyone came with divine food plans that catered to our "educated palates". That is a new phrase I learned this weekend. Along with the true meaning of "big top". Think- large shirt, not circus, along with boardgame confusion.
Our double cooking night in the kitchen. Adam and Michael worked so hard making dinner. Insert whistle- wheewt whhooo!
We played the high-low game driving home. (The way there was couples, the way home was girls/guys.) We had sooo many more highs and maybe one low each, so that shows it was a blessed trip. Everyone stayed up till about 2am each night. It was WILD for me to do such a thing, but it was worth it. We do all agree that our bodies, both from overeating and lack of sleep, are paying for it, but I cannot think of a better way to mistreat ourselves- fun times with friends is a cherished gift from God indeed! "When Jesus saw their faith, He said, 'Friend, your sins are forgiven.'"
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Oh, what fun! I'm so glad you had a getaway! Trips like that are such a great bonding experience, and they provide such fun memories!!
ReplyDeleteYay for you!