This past weekend we hosted 14 of Aaron’s friends from the Chicago
area (and a sweet Shiba Inu puppy named Spiderman) to camp in “the forest” at the back of our property. They celebrated Chloe’s 25th birthday. We pitched our tent, stacked wood high, set
up parking signs prepping for their arrival Friday night. More tents would follow. Besides Aaron, Chloe, Neil, Andre, Bill, Sam,
Miguel, Forest, Drew, Bojan, Kristen (+1), Michele (+1), and Lauren came for
the weekend. Sadly, Dan couldn’t be here
as he is in Spain until the 16th.
Our biggest fear was rain…..since rain would drive them all inside. Thankfully, the weather was absolutely perfect for camping……low 80’s during the day and cooling to 50’s overnight. Gary fed the campfire continually from Friday
until they left Sunday evening. The chill in the night air was perfect for an evening campfire, and perfectly clear
skies with no light pollution to enjoy star gazing. They counted 7 shooting stars total. We are so very fortunate to live away from the
city lights, so close to Lake Michigan to enjoy the night sky. They visited several nearby beaches, took in the sights and shopping in nearby Saugatuck, and some
antiquing.
Saturday morning we set out coffee, banana bread and
pig in the blankets to get them started….and I surprised them with a carrot
cake for the birthday girl. Sunday we provided brunch – coffee and orange juice, scrambled eggs, sausages, fried potatoes and
fresh blueberry muffins. No one should
have left hungry.
It was a good weekend and a pleasure to meet Aaron’s
friends, some he met at SAIC, and some later….but all in the arts one way or
another. And all very nice young adults
welcome back anytime. The last car
pulled away just before 7:00 PM Sunday evening.
We put the last few things away, started the laundry from all the showers, locked up. We slipped into bed early, exhausted……..PS, in case you can't find him, Aaron's the one wearing the Chloe Seibert t-shirt.
Happy Campers!
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