Thanksmas 2007

So, every year, my roommates from Freshman year of college, and I, get together and celebrate Thanksmas (Thanksgiving and Christmas). We used to celebrate them seperatley, but when we all started moving away, we started combining the two.

Since its been 10 years since we started college, we decided to make a weekend of it and get a cabin in Big Bear. It was just wonderful!!!! We had a wonderful time!!! Though the weather was real cold, I just wasn't ready for that, I loved that our house was right on the water. It made for a great view every morning.

Before I get to all of the fun stuff, let me start with the bad. The house layout was just awesome. We had like 3 little homes. However, what sucked was that a third of everything didn't work. 2 of the 5 bathrooms were unsafe to use. The 3 that were unsafe leaked, one on top of the other. And the bottom one leaked everywhere. 1 of the ovens had a gas leak and we couldn't use it. 1 sink didn't have running water. 1 refrigerator wasn't always cold. Now mind you, the bad oven, bad sink, and bad 'frig were all in 3 different kitchens!!!! Can you believe that?!?!?!?

Now for the fun. I think the best part, for me anyways, was that Ethan and Jake (who's 5) played together really really well. Nope they weren't perfect, but the fact that I didn't have to referee the whole time was just so relaxing. They played together without anyone throwing punches, without anyone crying. It was nice. I actually could sit around and just relax.

It was also great to spend time with some of the greatest friends I have. Some of them I don't get to see but once a year, so it was wonderful to spend the whole weekend with them. We are all so close, with so much history, and such a bond between us all. It was so nice to sit around and talk and laugh and catch up. Just to sit around and be girls, it was so wonderful. There was of course the crazy parts. The drinking, partying, staying up late, the crazy dares, and crazy antics that went with it. To kind of relive some of the good old days, it was great. I love those girls. And I LOVE mashed potatoes!!!! :)

What's also great about these gatherings is that all of the guys we are with get a long so well. Take 6 girls who are friends, though all very different. Now add their six boyfriends/husbands who are even more different, and imagine they have to spend 4 days together. Should be totally bad, but it went so well. They all know how to have fun and do it well together.

We also had two baby showers. Shawna and Trisha are both expecting. Shawna is expecting her 2nd on Thanksgiving and Trisha is expecting her 1st on March 4. It was fun, but it was also cool cause we made the boys play shower games. The first one was geared towards them, we made them chug beers through baby bottles, and the second everyone had to eat baby food and guess what it was. I am so sorry I made Ethan eat that stuff as a baby.

It was a wonderful weekend. I love hanging out with this group of people. We had a great time together and I can't wait to see them all again.