Girl's Just Wanna

Last weekend was the 6th Annual Girl's Weekend at Lake Amelia. This year Cassie and I expanded our little adventure to include Andrea and Heather. It was so much fun!

Heather had to work late (darn 10K) so she drove herself up. She made great time - was there by 8! The rest of us left around 2. We stopped in Sauk Center to do some grocery shopping and relaxed a bit and made dinner - homemade pizza! For dessert we made a chocolate fondue. So yummy! I have no idea what happened to half a pan of brownies... Then we just talked, laughed, and giggled our way into the wee hours of the morning.

Saturday we made pancakes for breakfast then headed out to the lake. We read, talked and relaxed all while soaking up some rays (filtered by sunscreen). Heather, Andrea and I braved the water and went for a swim to the sand bar. Then we decided to call it a day and head in to clean up for dinner. We went to Lakeside and had a great meal on the patio. The weather was perfect and the scenery was awesome. We took a stroll to the beach then headed back to the house. Somehow Andrea acquired some splinters, so my father-in-law (yes, I know, he's not a girl, but since we were at his house, he was allowed) preformed minor surgery to remove them. Then we watched Confessions of a Shopaholic. It was ok. I wasn't nearly as disappointed as Andrea and Heather were since they had read the books.

Sunday Heather took off to get to a company picnic while the rest of us finished off the pancakes and started on lunch and packing. Cassie was able to figure out how to start the grill. All of us are so reliant on our men when it comes to grilling. :) Then we made some mighty tasty chicken kabobs.

We hit the road around 2:30. Guess what time I walked in the door of my house? (Usually it takes 1:40 to get home). You probably have figured out that it wasn't a typical drive. Nope. Some idiot decided to cut lanes to make an illegal U-turn causing a tanker with gasoline to roll. The freeway was shut down. Of course we didn't know this until we had no other legal option than to sit and wait to get off on the detour exit. It took us about 3 hours to go 10 miles. We all agreed that it was a good thing that it was girl's weekend and not couple's weekend because we are pretty sure that the guys would have lost it. But we kept our cool while singing old girl scout songs and Disney songs.

It was a super fun weekend and I can't wait until next year to do it again!