I haven't posted in over a week, which is so lame of me. Even if I only have 2 readers on this blog, I want to post at least 3 times a week. It's a goal. Anyhow...June has flown by and these last two weeks have been some of the best of my life. Especially after one of the crappiest years ever. I still have trials in my life, and maybe that helps me appreciate the good times all that much more.
I am way behind in my blogging (I still haven't posted about Evan's preschool graduation which happened over a month ago!) but I wanted to blog about a girls trip I went on. As usual I was stressed about going, about leaving my family. But my mom and Ian talked me into it, so I went.
We left late Tuesday night. I was grumpy, but once the girls got in the car and we started talking I forgot I was in a bad mood. We laughed and talked the whole way (3 1/2 hours) and finally got at the cabin at 12:30am. My mom waited up and we chatted some more til almost 3 am!
Robin wanted to see why I love my pillow so much. Adrienne kept punching it to see if it would bounce back. Of course it did! After 3 1/2 years my pillow is still awesome!
The next day I got up and ran and my mom made us an awesome breakfast. She took Drea and Robin on a ranger ride and then we all piled in the car for an adventure. We stopped for lunch in Springerville. We googled restaurants and this one came up as 4 stars. It was ok. Let's just say the company was better than the food :)
After lunch we drove to Greer. We parked by Amy and Brian's lodge - which is beautiful. Then we walked down to the river and watched kids playing in the water and posed for pictures. It takes so little to amuse us.
We had to stop for some ice cream. Adrienne amused us with Utah stories.
That night my dad made us steak, sweet potatoes and asparagus. It was divine. Then we stayed up late watching Downton Abbey and made jokes about how much Bates and Anna kissing upsets Adrienne. And ate the yummy caramel popcorn Adrienne made. Seriously good.
The next morning Christy, Adrienne and I woke up and did Jillian Michaels. Then we made a schedule for the day: eat, watch Downton, eat. And that's pretty much what we did all day. It was awesome.
Later my dad took Adrienne and Christy for a Ranger ride where they saw lots of wildlife. We'd already seen tons of elk on the way up. Drea was more impressed by the cows though. :)
It was such a fun two days. We had no schedules. Nothing to do. We sat on the porch and laughed. Ate. Watched Downton. Talked some more. We never did get around to playing any games. It was one of the most relaxing and fun times I've had ever. I love these ladies and am so thankful for their friendship. And I love that we all have the same sense of humor and we crack each other up.
When we got to Adrienne's house the Chandler High bus was in front. I told Adrienne that we need to take it on our next adventure.
So thankful for my parents who took care of us. My mom was one of the girls and my dad pretty much catered to us. I am lucky to have them!
