Chronic-What?-Cles of Narnia

{ May 24, 2009 @ 9:51 am } · { Fun Activities }

Title doesn’t make sense unless you’ve heard the song. Anyway, last weekend, our good friend Bryan invited Megan and I, along with a bunch of our friends up to his cabin to have a weekend getaway. This was our second trip up to his cabin, which is more like a back-woods, Narnia-themed, 8 bedroom mansion. It was an awesome, and very relaxing experience.

The first night there we made a pizza and just hung out at the cabin, playing True Colors (way fun board game that we’re trying to track down and buy. Nobody carries it.) and just enjoying each other’s company.

The next day I got up at the crack of dawn because I can never sleep in on vacations, and went to go exploring around the cabin, taking pictures, and watching the sunrise while waiting for everyone else to wake up. A few hours later they did, thanks to Candice ringing the meal bell very loudly even though breakfast wasn’t made yet. Bryan was mad for being woken up so early just to have to make his own breakfast. Candice’s bell privileges were taken away for the rest of the weekend.


We had a delicious meal of french toast and cheese eggs then got ready for the day. That afternoon we drove up to Rockport and took some pictures of the lake, then went to Midway to swim in the world-class hot springs. It turned out to just be a filthy cesspool that scalded anyone trying to get in. Some creepy old man who was impervious to pain sat his lawn chair in the pool, sucked back a few brewskies, and gave the rapist eye to all the girls coming to the hot springs. I found some cacti near the springs, and since I’d been watching a ton of discovery channel lately, decided I wanted to eat one and see what all the fuss was about. They had no taste, but very juicy, with a watermelon texture for anyone curious. Since it was too hot to get in, my fingers had cactus splinters in them, and we were thoroughly creeped out, we headed back to the cabin.

That night we had amazing BBQ chicken with Bryan’s not-so-secret sauce (Famous Dave’s) and corn-on-the-cob. For dessert, smores and roasted starbursts over a fire. The rest of the group went for a freezing, midnight hike but Megan and I stayed at the cabin and watched “How I Met Your Mother” (Hilarious TV show) because we’re not that adventurous apparently.

Sunday morning we went to church, Megan got complimented on her amazing voice again, and we took the day to play some more games, eat lunch, and clean the cabin before heading back home.

More cabin photos HERE.

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