Two years ago for Labor Day weekend Trevor and I met up with my college roommates Mary Ellen and Gladys and Gladys' husband Josh in a cabin in Arkansas. We decided we had so much fun that we should try to make it an annual event. Last year we couldn't make it happen since Alexandra was due around that time. So this year we made sure to clear our calendars months in advance for a Labor Day Reunion.
We had a great time hiking, kayaking, and just spending time talking together and catching up. Oh, and taking pictures...lots of pictures. I mentioned in my post about my goal to learn more about photography that Gladys and Mary Ellen are both into photography. So needless to say, I didn't pull out my own camera the whole weekend. They did both let me play with their cameras though. So I actually did take some of the following pictures.
So this is definitely going to be a "picture post"...
The boys were scouting out the cliffs to see if there was a place that they could rappel and climb. The thought of them doing it made me VERY nervous. Gladys and I were pretty happy when we finally saw a sign that said "No Rappelling"!
Since the boys couldn't climb at the White Rock Mountain cliffs, they decided to stop at some rocks along the road up to the mountain.
On Sunday we headed to Lake Fort Smith to do some kayaking. It was a beautiful day and the surrounding mountains made for an amazing setting.
While they were doing that, the girls were bored and did this....
(Later the park ranger came by and said he had reports of people swimming. Apparently we weren't supposed to get out of the kayaks. Oops!)
Mary Ellen had told us she had a surprise for us all weekend. She brought us out these awesome gifts right before we left the cabin on Monday. If you click on the pictures to make them bigger you can see that she took pictures of everyday objects that look like letters of the alphabet and spelled out our last names. They're so cool! So we took advantage of the props for our final photo shoot.
I'm always amazed how it can feel like we've never been apart when we get back together. I'm so glad we've made the effort to stay in touch. Love you girls! :)
(And yes, I promise I'll see you again even though I have now crossed you off my list!)
4 comments:
1. dang, that has got to be the fastest post ever! good work!
2. the only thing that would have made this trip better would have been some N.E.D....although Josh and Gladys and I did have a good conversation the second night...=)
3. i think the picture of you and trevor laughing should be your new blog picture! (in b&w)
4. i'm glad you thought to take a picture of the cabin...i didn't think to do that...oh wait, maybe because someone had my camera the whole weekend =)
5. when i was looking at the pictures of all our "friends" from the trip, it made me think of all the pictures Mark took in Greece and put in a folder called "Mark's friends"...do you remember that?!
6. i am suffering from slight depression now that i am crossed off your list...when's the zoo trip??
7. i wish you could comment on individual pictures because i would say about the picture of you at Devil's Den..."look at you sitting there looking all cute"
8. i'm so glad the trip worked out...i've missed you guys!
9. That was the longest blog comment ever! :) It made me laugh though...
WOW! First- We laughed REALLY hard when we saw the old man! Loved the blog post and all the pictures. You didn't leave any for me to post!! I seriously think you should add the rest of your goals around meeting us--and helping Josh and I move ;)
Mary Ellen- Josh is new at N.E.D. so give him a break. Besides I think we got plenty while on the lake!
I miss you guys already!! And AR!!
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