Okay, so I'm incredibly behind in getting this post up, but this trip was just too fun not to share with y'all! In January, the four of us girls, plus two of our moms, took a mini-vacation and spent a night in a hotel in Thief River Falls. We made ourselves right at home in our hotel rooms, as you will soon see, and headed for the pool.
"Okay, guys, let's all jump in on the count of three..."
"One...two....three!"
Katelyn, ever the daredevil, was the first one in the pool...
...NOT!!! But, hey, what are friends for? With a little help, she finally made it into the water. (Okay, so this was slightly staged, but we did it all for you, our faithful followers:-).
As we were swimming, my (Amy's) studious mother was diligently working on her Beth Moore Bible study...
...while Katelyn and Eliza's mother snuck into our room to take pictures evidencing our fabulous organizational skills...
...Actually, we got a little grief about having a room that looked like a guy's college dorm. Just so you all know, all four of our bedrooms are actually quite neat and tidy, but sometimes being on the road has adverse effects ;-).
We did get some Brownie Points from Mrs. T. for hanging up our coats so nicely, though.
Meanwhile, back at the spa, we were explaining to Eliza why she would not be able to come in the hot tub with us....
Okay, maybe not, but for a long time people thought she was only eleven or twelve, when she was actually fourteen or fifteen. Thanks to her recent growth spurt, however, we think those days are long gone!
...NOT!!! But, hey, what are friends for? With a little help, she finally made it into the water. (Okay, so this was slightly staged, but we did it all for you, our faithful followers:-).
As we were swimming, my (Amy's) studious mother was diligently working on her Beth Moore Bible study...
...while Katelyn and Eliza's mother snuck into our room to take pictures evidencing our fabulous organizational skills...
...Actually, we got a little grief about having a room that looked like a guy's college dorm. Just so you all know, all four of our bedrooms are actually quite neat and tidy, but sometimes being on the road has adverse effects ;-).
We did get some Brownie Points from Mrs. T. for hanging up our coats so nicely, though.
Meanwhile, back at the spa, we were explaining to Eliza why she would not be able to come in the hot tub with us....
Okay, maybe not, but for a long time people thought she was only eleven or twelve, when she was actually fourteen or fifteen. Thanks to her recent growth spurt, however, we think those days are long gone!We settled into the hot tub, but couldn't figure out how to turn on the jets. Hannah thought she'd try the big red button. We're still trying to decide whether to blame this on her hair color or the fact that she wasn't wearing glasses. Any suggestions?
We kept waiting for an alarm to go off, or the management to rush in, but nothing happened, so we just enjoyed our time in the spa.
We felt slightly rebellish (like my new word?) because we were violating the spa occupancy code (three at a time). We tried to push Hannah out, but she was too strong, so we let her stay.
After a fabulous time in the spa, we went back to our room to shower. Eliza hopped in the tub first, while the rest of us lounged around. All of a sudden, we heard a scream coming from the bathroom! Being the amazingly supportive friends that we are, we rushed in with cameras in hand...only to find that Eliza (with her brute strength) had somehow managed to knock the faucet right out of the wall...
Something had to be done!
Luckily, Hannah, our resident maintenance woman, was right there and ready for her next assignment. She had that faucet fixed in no time flat!
Our hearts stopped pounding, and we went back to our relaxing, when we heard more screams (okay, so they were more like fits of laughter), and ran over to see Eliza holding a towel rack that had fallen off the wall when she tried to hang up a towel.
Another task for our resident Superwoman! Hannah saved the day again!
After that, things settled down a bit, and we went down to the lobby to make some popcorn.
We spent the rest of the evening just hanging out, talking, laughing, and eating. The next day we did a bit of shopping before heading back home. We had a great weekend!
We kept waiting for an alarm to go off, or the management to rush in, but nothing happened, so we just enjoyed our time in the spa.
We felt slightly rebellish (like my new word?) because we were violating the spa occupancy code (three at a time). We tried to push Hannah out, but she was too strong, so we let her stay.
After a fabulous time in the spa, we went back to our room to shower. Eliza hopped in the tub first, while the rest of us lounged around. All of a sudden, we heard a scream coming from the bathroom! Being the amazingly supportive friends that we are, we rushed in with cameras in hand...only to find that Eliza (with her brute strength) had somehow managed to knock the faucet right out of the wall...
Something had to be done!
Luckily, Hannah, our resident maintenance woman, was right there and ready for her next assignment. She had that faucet fixed in no time flat!
Our hearts stopped pounding, and we went back to our relaxing, when we heard more screams (okay, so they were more like fits of laughter), and ran over to see Eliza holding a towel rack that had fallen off the wall when she tried to hang up a towel.
Another task for our resident Superwoman! Hannah saved the day again!
After that, things settled down a bit, and we went down to the lobby to make some popcorn.
We spent the rest of the evening just hanging out, talking, laughing, and eating. The next day we did a bit of shopping before heading back home. We had a great weekend!
1 comment:
That looks like so much fun! It reminds of times almost exactly like that that I spent with my sister Krista, and Melanie and Mindy! Nothing like mischief, adventure, and friends!
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