Magical Weekend & One Crappy Monday

I HAVE RETURNED!!!!

I had the funnest weekend, EVER. I went with my cousin to the Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous, and joined in the fun festivities. I don't have my pics uploaded yet (you'll get photos from my adventures all through this week), but trust me when I tell you it was a TON OF FUN! Everything in the area was supposed to be from 1779, when a battle occured in Vincennes. We dressed in period clothes, sold items that would have been found in that period, and slept in a tent! We grilled turkey burgers over a fire, and snacked on Little Debby snack cakes. *giggle*

Here are a list of things I did this weekend, that might interest you:

• Acquired sunburn (my bra hurts! *sniffle*)
• Barefoot for long amounts of time (*happy sigh*)
• Almost scalped by Indians
• Learned to play with 18th century toys
• Learned how to incapacitate a man with one finger
• Ate a yummy turkey dinner, provided by the rendezvous staff
• Learned other women shave their toes (tried it yesterday... my feet feel ever-so-much cuter now!)
• Slept in a tent, with ants and a few spiders
• Long talks with my cousin J... convinced her to blog?
• Realized my wittle cousins are adults now... planning to join the coast guard... *sniffle* When did they grow into young men?
• NO PHONE CALLS!!!! (I almost completely ignored my phone for the whole weekend... *happy sigh*)
• Sold 3 dishcloths! WHOOOOOOOO!

By the time I got home, I was exhausted, my legs hurt from walking so much, I had black dirt all over my feet, and I'm pretty sure I smelled... and I was COMPLETELY and totally relaxed!!! I'm telling you, that place was absolutely magical... I don't think I've felt that free and relaxed in AGES! These rendezvous things could become addictive...

So, Sunday I got back home about 9:15PM , came inside, SHOWERED, and eventually made my way to bed... slept until 10:30AM! Got my lazy butt outta bed, and made my way to the deep freezer to get a yummy frozen waffle for breakfast... and found out the freezer had died, right about the time I left for Vincennes. So, I spent my afternoon throwing no-longer-good meats, (including a huge pork roast and a WHOLE TURKEY!!! I almost cried.) veggies, and leftovers into trash bags... bleaching the inside of the freezer... cleaning the floor... (by the time I was done cleaning everything, I should have bought stock in Lysol wipes!!!)... taking out the icky trash and spraying it in bleach (so animals wouldn't rip the bags open, and eat the icky meat). Then I moved the freezer, since it WAS empty, and painted all behind it. It's still sitting in the middle of the floor, since I have to paint a second coat behind it tonight. (Tomorrow AM I'll plug it in and see if it just needed a little nap, and will work again)

Altogether though, the good from this weekend FAR outweighed the bad... I love spending time with my cousin! She's definately one of my closest friends, and that is SO COOL. I had loads of fun chatting with her sons, exploring the rendezvous with her daughters (and buying them crazy things like snickerdoodles... yum!!), and just generally hanging out. I also met a fun quilter lady and her hubby, who is the one who taught me to incapacitate a man with one finger *giggle*, and another knitter! SO MUCH FUN!

Now I'm off to catch up on your blogs, read my e-mails, and find some more knitting patterns! Whooo!