Ooooklahoma where the winds come sweeping down the plain...
HOWDY YA'll !!!!! I can't speak for everyone else... but
I had a WONDERFUL TIME !!!!! EVERYONE IS even
nicer than they are on line. I laughed a ton
and unfortunately ate a ton too.
The two Barbs were the first to arrive... even before me.
LOL
I had gotten home very late Thursday night and wasn't able to get there until 4pm Friday. (long story)
Geri and Susie arrived about 4:30 and it felt like we had known each other our whole lives.
We waited on Syn to arrive about 7:30 before going out to eat. We got back to hotel about 10:00-10:30 and Terri had just arrived from Missouri.
As Thin informed ya'll (lol) ... we were up until 2:30 gabbing
and laughing
and gabbing some more.
It was GREAT !!! Some of us told more than we should have.... Like ME!!!
As much as we all had a GREAT TIME...one thing was in common for all of us....
WE WISHED YOU WERE HERE WITH US !!!!
We had great suites that had a living room large enough for us all to sit and feel comfortable... some of us in our pj's. It was like a big ole slumber party.
We agreed to meet for breakfast Sat morning and then headed out to my house. I was in a bridal shower mode so I had more games to play. The first was called "Pretty as a Picture"....
I had a bulletin board with four groups of photos.
First group were all of our photos as a toddler... about 2 years old....
Second group were our photos from grade school.....
Third group were teenagers.. mainly High school graduation photos...
Fourth group were wedding photos.
NO NAMES were on any of the photos. We all had to guess whose photos belonged to who.
It was harder than you think... well ... except for Terri... she knew
ALL OF THEM !!!! (
I even made the board up and I missed 5.)
Susie knew all of the grade schoolers... I think ?? Or was high school ??
(
Gee.. wonder if we will see this elsewhere soon too? LOL)
We played another game called 7 CHICKS BINGO. It was a get to know each other game. I learned something new about everyone. Like BarbPA was born in another country... and Barb.g was born in the same month I was. I also learned that
"We All LIE" on our drivers license about how much we weigh.
So much about that.
We sat and gabbed some more
while nibbling on fruit before heading out for dinner at PF Changs. There we kept hunting for a guy for Lucky !!!! We found a few ... we figured since we couldn't find a 40 yr old... we got a couple of 20's.
Will send you their pics soon Lucky.
Speaking of pics.... Barb took a bunch... but a few of us don't want ours posted on an open forum so don't be surprised when there are only 4 chicks in them. LOL We just decided to let each person be responsible for distribution of their own photos.
After dinner we did a little gambling and several won ... some BIG TIME!!!
Syn won so much she bought us all treats.
But I will let her have the joy of telling you her good news. $$$$$
Then we all met back at the hotel for another gab session.
You would think we would get gabbed out... but nope.
We just got too tired to stay up any longer and called it a night about midnight.
(Well most of us did) A couple stayed up until 3am
AGAIN.
Sunday everyone headed for home... but not before agreeing to do this AGAIN ... next year... in MICHIGAN !!!! So start saving that money ladies.... TRUST ME ... you won't want to miss it again.
I feel so much closer to everyone. I am soooo happy they all came and brightened my life !!!
Okay... I will end it there. That is a pretty good update I think.
In short ... YOU MISSED A GREAT TIME !!! But ... mark your calendar for next years gathering
in Michigan.
OH... I want to welcome all of the newcomers.
WELCOME !!
Mark your calendars now too.. by then you will be family here too.