Bear Lake Summary

Driving home from our wonderful Bear Lake Retreat Sarah and I realized we'd better jot down some notes to remind us about all the highlights of the weekend. Because I happened to have the notebook and was in the passenger seat I have the detailed, if a bit unreadable, notes. Here is a pretty good picture of our weekend:

The quote: "HEY!!! HELP MEEE!!!!"

Highlights:

• Dollar scrapbook 'Happy Bear-lake' Gift exchange


• The only men allowed: Josh and Michael B


• Perfect weather, all sunshine and crisp fall air


• Scrapbook construction zone, watch out for stray scissors


• The amazingly blue color of the lake, seen from rocks on the shore


• 2 momma and 2 curious yearling deer right outside our car window.


• 24 cans of soda, 4 spray butters, 2 vidalia salad dressing bottles, at least 24 packs of cider mix, hot chocolate, cookies, popcorn, and half of our children's halloween candy.


• Pasta, Pasta, Pasta!


• Going to the convenience store because there obviously wasn't enough food.


• Downloading Josh Groban's 'Noel' CD, thanks Sarah!


• Abby is apparently the only one who can skip rocks


• the absolute stupidest movie ever made, and yet we still quote it. and no, it was not Napoleon Dynamite


• Pill-popping (Ibuprofren) due to Mom's sciatic nerve pain, Maren's headache, Sarah's feet, and Abby's dratted head cold


• The never ending Phase 10 game of all time


• We were so 'coo' in the 'poo' (interpretation: so cool in the pool)


• The sprinkler splash, abby's backflop, Mom canonballs, and of course the dolphin dive


• 'Kick your trash'


• $2.50 to die for deserts at the Motor Cafe


• "Chirp-Chirp" cricket swarm!


• 3, 259,451 tiny bits of paper all over the floor


• 'Hey, it's daylight savings time, that means it's really only 2 in morning!'


• 20 extra pounds to bring home to the treadmills


• 4 anxious husbands, 7 wild girls, and 4 messy houses waiting


• And of course: 59 layouts and a mini book completed in one weekend!

Ins of this year:

• Joshie Poo and Buble' baby


• scallops, scallops, scallops


• funky photo corners


• big fuzzy jammies


• blog excerpts and lots more journaling


• 30 sharpie markers

Out from last year:

• Snow, no blizzard this year


• Ellen we missed you!


• Sarah working


• Complicated meals, hello frozen lasagna


• Olive garden on the way, we had quite enough pasta


• Titles on every page


• Babies, everyone was weaned this year

Improvements for next year:

• All photos in hand at least 1 week before the trip to avoid last minute developing disasters!


• A photo/layout swap


• Playing tennis at the local courts


• Walk the Nature Trail


• Everyone healthy, watch out Sarah, next year's your year to be sick.


• More CD variety


• Yellowstone?!

Oh bear lake, shall I see thee again? A year is so long, maybe we should do it again over christmas break!