It started off like any normal weekend. Five college students planning a trip up north to a shack in the woods to celebrate a friend's 21st birthday with beer, hot dogs, and good times. Little did they know, however, of the danger lurking in the trees around them. It swarmed around them, in and out of the trees, getting closer and closer... sensing their inebriated state, it prepared to attack! Oh God, the FIREFLIES! They're GLOWING! (Or the lightning bugs, whatever you want to call them.)
That's right, this past weekend marked the second annual trip to Tower and to the Shack (the Morleys have, quite literally, a shack in the woods) and it sure was fun, kids. Aurora and I drove up to Tower Saturday morning (after much struggle in the liquor store over what to buy and then a trip to Walgreen's). We arrived at the Morley homestead where we were met by Amanda, her sister Angie, and the sick (as in ill) man, Darren. And Patti Morley, who plied us with beer and the most amazing sub sandwich I think I've ever had!
After a trip to one of the local bars we were met by Chelsea, Kelly and Brian, and then Camp Shack weekend officially began. We went to "the Matthew McConaughey bar," a.k.a. Bayview resort. To fully understand this, read Aurora's account of the Shack weekend on her blog. Anyway, it's this bar/resort place where Matthew once visited for a week or so and Aurora and Kelly absolutely insisted that we go there. It was fun to see them get so excited about it and fulfill their wish to meet someone who met him.
Then it was out to the Shack, where we looked at Kelly's pictures from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Malaysia. It is so good to have Kelly back and to see her again! I missed her. We drank and ate hot dogs and puppy chow and chips, and Mike and Patti (Amanda's parents) came out and drank with us too! I agree with Aurora - I love having friends but I also love having friends in my friends' parents. And the Morleys were pretty cool - not only did they hang out with us, but Patti gave us ice cream and Mike made us 6 POUNDS of hamburger on Sunday! And they let us use their Shack for our revels! Thanks to the Morleys!
Everybody had such a good time... being there and being with my friends was so much fun and I think the second time around at Camp Shack was better than the first. I really couldn't have asked for a better time with all those guys.
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