Monday, July 2, 2012

Taylor Weekend Number 8

We returned home from our 8th Taylor Weekend today. This is the one time of the year when the people we grew into adulthood with all get together to just have fun, relax, play games and talk about all kinds of things that would seem inappropriate without that beautiful lake as our backdrop.

As always, every Taylor Weekend has a few moments that are extra memorable....

One: Andy was there. He is a great friend who lives too far away and surprised everyone with his presence. We got there on Friday and there he was in the lake. SUCH a great surprise. Taylor Weekend just isn't the same without him, but we got him this year! 

Two: There were a handful of us gals up in the cabin chatting. For the sake of anonymity, we will call one of them Sally. Sally is level-headed and brings a sense of calm to a room, but Sally had to use the restroom. She left for about 60 seconds and by the time she got back two people were in tears (nothing to worry about). We couldn't stop laughing about how the system broke down as soon as she walked out of the room. Next thing you know, one of the guys opened the door to the cabin, looked at the tears with "oh shit" written so clearly on his face and without skipping a beat he backed out and shut the door. This was exactly the comic relief that was needed just then!

Three: Taylor Weekend 2012 had some great pillow talk. There were 11 of us sleeping in the cabin and after the lights went out the commentary began and uncontrollable laughter ensued. I was literally in pain from laughing so hard and I guess another girl was too because she had a coughing fit from it.

I was laying there laughing, thinking about how much I love this group of people. It feels like the dynamic is slowly changing as we (and our children) get older, but it was moments like this that remind me of how we have stayed so close for over 10 years. Even if things aren't exactly how they once were, Taylor Weekend brings us right back to the beginning. We always wonder how long we can keep this tradition up...nobody knows that answer, but I hope we find our way back for years to come.

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Last year I posted some highlights about Taylor Weekend and only had a photo from the previous year. So in the spirit of tradition (and because nobody has emailed me the pic yet), here is last year's group picture. Sadly, Tiffany was sick so she and Danielle were absent, but we gained Andy, Nick and his girlfriend Julia. And of course Adia :)


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