Overall, the month of June is a very special one for my family. We got married in June, both Jason and I have June birthdays, and even our dog was born in June! My best friend has a June birthday, as well, and my sister and brother-in-law celebrate their wedding anniversary that month. That's a whole lot of June celebrations! When I got pregnant with Ryder and we were told that his due date was May 30th, we were sure that he would be joining us in the month of June (he of course had plans of his own), further adding to the already busy month of celebrations. June has always been my favorite month, and not just because it's my birthday month. June marks the first official day of summer and is typically filled with perfect Minnesota weather. There are so many reasons why I love June that I can't even begin to list them all here!
This June I had the opportunity to take my first girls' trip. Since my BFF and I have birthdays that are just 2 days apart, we decided that we should make a weekend of it and it was decided that we would spend a long weekend at my parents' cabin on Baby Lake in Hackensack, MN. This girls' trip would be the first time that I was ever away from Ryder for more than a day, and I was NERVOUS/ANXIOUS to leave him, but at the same time I knew that this was something I needed to do for me. I missed that little redhead like crazy the whole time I was away, but my girls made sure I had so much fun that I barely noticed!
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| First drink of the weekend! |
After pulling some strings, the girls and I were able to all rearrange our work schedules so that we could head up to the cabin on Wednesday evening and stay through Sunday. I honestly can't believe that we were all able to get the same times off work given we all work on the same unit at the hospital (and our staffing lady is a total witch...), but we did so when Wednesday came around, we were on our way. We were all so excited for our trip. So much so that someone may or may not have gotten a speeding ticket before we even got out of town...I blame Ashley for making us stop at her house to retrieve a forgotten item ;)
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| I'm sure the girls will love me for posting this picture...No make-up, in their jammies, fresh off a 6 hour car ride! |
After our long car ride, we were all way too excited to sleep which of course meant that we had to have a couple drinks. That has always been a tradition for Jason and I when we go there - no matter how late it is, after we unpack the car we have a beer before going to bed. Can't break tradition!
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| This was NOT all ours... |
The next morning it was rainy (boo!) so I decided to take the girls up to Walker to check out the shops, grab some lunch at Benson's, and have a couple of cocktails along the way. If you've never been to Walker, MN you are MISSING OUT! It is one of my favorite places and it is filled with all these cute little shops and the people are so nice. Heidi's dad actually grew up in Walker, so it is a very special place to her, too.
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| Janan, Ashley, Heidi, and I - Drinks in Walker |
After spending a few hours in Walker we headed back to the cabin. Fortunately the sun was finally starting to come out, so we seized the opportunity and headed out on the pontoon. The rest of the week was spend soaking up every ounce of sun that we could find (which wasn't much...), girl talk, good food, and even a couple workouts believe it or not.
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| My BFF, Heidi, and I hanging out on the pontoon! |
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| Look at that background...bliss! |
On the night of Heidi's birthday we travelled in to the big city of Longville for some karaoke at the Docksider. I decided to be the DD that night, but it was still a ton of fun hanging out with my girls and listening to people try to sing. Heidi and Ashley sang "Pontoon" by Little Big Town, and they were by far the best act of the night. They got a standing ovation and everything!
On the day of my birthday (Saturday) I decided that I wanted to spend the day and night at the cabin. That way we could all have fun and not worry about how we were going to get home. So after spending all day out on the lake, we spent the rest of the evening/night playing bean bags, sitting around the fire, and drinking way more than a person should. It was the perfect day!
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| Birthday shots with my dad! I think we went through 1/2 of a 1.75 bottle of tequila that night! |
Sunday morning came way too quickly - as it usually does - and it was time to pack up the car and head home. After our fun Saturday night, we weren't nearly as energetic on the car ride home. Overall, it was a great weekend that I can't wait to repeat. The girls and I have decided that we will do this trip every other year (at least), so it looks like the next one will be for Heidi and I's dirty 30 in 2015. We may have to get up there sooner than that. I guess time will tell...
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Until we meet again Baby Lake!
Stay tuned to the next post for our family vacation to Baby Lake over the 4th of July...
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