Archive through August 19, 2002
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Archive through August 19, 2002
Karuuna | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 02:37 pm     I'm home! Exhausted, but home. I'm suffering from severe sleep deprivation, so once I catch up I'll post more. In the meantime, I'll just say what a treat it was to meet everyone! I'd do it again in a heartbeat!  |
Wargod | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 02:48 pm     Welcome home, Kar! |
Gail | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 02:57 pm     I just rolled in about 10 minutes ago - totally exhausted! I am back up at 6800 feet altitude. The last 100 or so miles was really tough after being at such a lower elevation. I ran into a bad sandstorm just about 15 miles away. I still have to unload the car yet. Total distance from RG's was 1140 miles. My dogs sure were glad to see me - and I them. Has anyone heard from Merlin or Buttercup since they left yesterday? |
Egbok | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 04:06 pm     Gail, glad you're back home safe and sound! When you're rested and able, I want to know about the fishing. |
Gail | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 04:15 pm     Well, there's fishing when you actually catch fish and there's fishing when you don't catch anything but still enjoy yourself because it is relaxing and fun.  |
Zed | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 04:16 pm     Welcome home campers!! Glad to hear the week was such a resounding success! You all were greatly missed on the boards and in chat this week....so we just took the opportunity to talk about all of you...hope thats ok. |
Wargod | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 05:12 pm     Welcome home, Gail! |
Karuuna | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 06:44 pm     Well, it's good to be home again! But I miss you guys!!!! I can honestly say that I enjoyed meeting each and every one of you in person. It's great to be able to put a face and a voice to the names here on screen. And I can honestly say that I was so pleasantly surprised by getting to know each of you as "whole" people -- y'all turned out to be even better than I imagined! Thanks to all the generous folks who brought food and little gifts, who cooked and cleaned up and made coffee, who planned activities, who participated in those activities, who made me laugh, who kept me up almost all night talking, who made me get up and fish at some absolutely unlawful hour, who laughed at my foibles, who listened to my silly stupid stories, and who shared so much of themselves with me. It was an honor to get to know you. A very special thanks to RG, what a daunting job it must have been to play host to all of us goofballs, with all of our idiosyncracies. You handled it beautifully, and I am very impressed. And just a reminder, root rhymes with toot, not foot. okay? I so wish y'all (did you catch that -- "y'all") lived closer so I could have those wonderful conversations again and again. My only regret is that I wish I'd had more time to spend with some of you - it all seemed to go way too fast! Would I do it again? You Betcha!!!!  |
Gail | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 06:55 pm     Karuuna - set a date to go fishing, etc in either September or October. I'm ready to go out again - 6 am, right? I'll have the thermos ready. I stopped off at one of the Tourist centers on the freeway and picked up a bunch of colorado brouchures - 4 of them were on fishing through out the state. |
Schoolmarm | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 07:14 pm     Big welcome home Karuuna and Gail! I expect a future report of a Colorado fishing expedition. That's fishing...not "fishing"! Glad you are both home safe and sound! I wish I had had more time to get to know the both of you! Now, where are our other travellers...I bet Grace and family are still in the Dakotas. Lance and Sage should be rolling in tonight...as should Merlin and Butter, unless MERLIN was driving!!! j/k My dissertation should arrive within an hour...My house sitter's girlfriend took my mail to their house and she gets off work at 11pm and will bring it right over. I'm trying really hard to stay awake! I'm glad that the two of you really enjoyed the trip! |
Tess | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 07:16 pm     Again with the fishing!!! Ok, I'll admit I thought I would still be up on the mornings y'all fished or fished but I wasn't. Go figure. It could have something to do with the all-night "Game From Spain" marathon. That was hilarious and monstrous all at the same time. Seriously, between going on vacation with a bad kidney infection and then being notified of a sudden death in the family Sunday morning I wasn't at my best while we were all together to say the least. Thank you all for putting up with me. I will treasure the friendships and each person in the years to come. I'll always remember the late night giggles, the story of the pool table tipping over even though I didn't get to see it in person and thanks to RG I can't get the song Witchy Woman out of my head! The campfires were wonderful the food was incredible and our fisherpeople caught the best fish I've ever tasted. Thanks for getting up at that unholy hour to do some real fishing. I know a couple people who may be interested in hearing about your guide. Rg, thank you from the bottom of my heart for having us all week at your lovely resort and letting us invade your home to watch the show. You are such a dear and your family is just amazing. I'm so sorry about your friend. My prayers go out to her and her family and friends. You rest up now and take care. Oh! Miss Buttercup is home safe and sound she just cannot get on the board. Merlin should be rolling in to his town later this evening. |
Schoolmarm | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 07:34 pm     Just got an email from Lance and he and Sage are home safe and sound. Might be a while before they report in...they must be exhausted. I think they get the prize for traveling the farthest! So we are all home except for Grace and her family who are still partying it up in the Badlands! Hope they enjoy the Dakotas...and that the cycle traffic from Sturgis doesn't slow them down too much. That certainly was an incredible sight to see. RG...hugs to you and your family. I can't believe the news about your friend. BIG HUG!!! |
Gail | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 07:52 pm     Well, Merlin is still traveling but should be getting home in a few more hours too. |
Grant | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 07:58 pm     It sounds like you all had a great time with something that seemed planned at the last moment. I especially like this quote from Karuuna -
Quote:Karuuna Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 06:36 pm I can honestly say that I enjoyed meeting each and every one of you in person. It's great to be able to put a face and a voice to the names here on screen. And I can honestly say that I was so pleasantly surprised by getting to know each of you as "whole" people -- y'all turned out to be even better than I imagined!
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Spygirl | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 08:46 pm     Planned at the last moment? What gave you that impression? Glad to hear everyone is making it home safe and sound! Much sleep to catch up on |
Karuuna | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 09:06 pm     Thank you Grant. It was interesting to note your moves in the chess game. But are you really going to quit playing games here already! You just started!  |
Sage | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 10:21 pm     I've been home since 6pm board time. I went to chat for a while, then got caught up on this thread, so I'll make my post now. This past week was very incredible, and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat... every single moment. I feel so blessed to have met you all, and my heart is full because of it. Each person I met is a gift to me, so I brought a portion of each of you home with me, and I will be forever enriched. Jane, you are an incredible woman, and I'm so happy to call you friend. Hugs to you. If there is a next year, I will do all I can to be there... just as long as I get to sleep in my "cave". Hehe.
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Merlin | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 10:43 pm     I arrived home a short while ago. The trip home seemed a lot farther than the trip up. Maybe it had to do with leaving a lot of great people that made a week out of the summer extraordinary for me. Thanks to the person last year who came up with the idea of meeting and thanks to Resortgirl for offering the place and sharing her home and family to make it the great event that it was. I am ready to do this again. |
Lancecrossfire | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 11:03 pm     I’m back from my week at RG’s place (well, it’s hers and her hubby’s ). RG and her family did great in allowing us (well, me, since I can’t speak for anyone else) to feel welcome and to have some great times. I had the pleasure of being with people I have met previously as well as people I was meeting for the first time. Going into this I had told a couple of people that I thought this would be an experience that would be remembered by most for all of their lives; kind of an experience of a life time—I still think that to be true—at least for me it is. I had the chance to get to know members of our community in a way that chat, the board, email or the phone just doesn’t allow for. Family members were a joy to get to know as well. (for those that had family there) I’d like to think I had some successes with that. We had a few dinners together—they all included good food and good conversations. We had late night campfires that allowed everyone the chance to get together and relax and enjoy each other’s company. We had a song fest you wouldn’t believe—I have to say this was an exceptional evening of fun for a number of folks. I really enjoyed being there to see how much fun people were having with so many of the songs. It was one of those times where a late night didn’t really feel all that late. It was a mix of fun, laughter and getting to know people better through songs and talking. And “the game” that Spy brought. There may be a few people still cursing that game—or our choice to play it till 7:30 in the morning. I have to say though, it was a high point for me. Over the course of the night and morning, just about everyone took the opportunity to play. It was an evening of 10 hours of laughter by all. Laughter is something I enjoy, and something I need to do more often. I consider myself lucky beyond words that I was able to participate in that evening with everyone—these people I call my friends—each and every one of them. I just realized I may not have done a good job in saying that in each and every case—either before the meeting or during our time together. I was able to learn something about each and every person—sometimes little things that added to what I already knew, and sometimes a whole mountain of things about someone I knew very little about. I think that is the great thing about being together with some folks you already know and some that you’ve never met. There are so many levels that you get to experience each person. So much feeling, so much fun, so much laughter, and most importantly, the chance to share it with those able to attend. Again, thanks to RG and family for such a wonderful setting for this gathering, and for allowing us into their home for all the BB shows. |
Azriel | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 11:09 pm     I'm glad you all made it home safely! |
Lancecrossfire | Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 11:11 pm     Thanks Az I'm glad as well. |
Resortgirl | Monday, August 19, 2002 - 05:19 am     Well, I'm off on my own road trip! I'm moving my daughter back to school today. Actually this is faze one... we will take the belongings that fit in my car, get them unpacked and SHOP<SHOP<SHOP! Then have some dinner, and sleep in her little apartment, sharing a little blow up mattress! Should be fun! HAHAHA! Sunday the whole family will load up our vehicles and finish moving her. That will officially be the "end of summer"  |
Egbok | Monday, August 19, 2002 - 09:28 am     Thanks for your excellent report Lance! It sounds like your new friendships have touched your heart and that's always a great feeling! I'm happy for all of you who participated in this event. I've enjoyed following this thread and it sure was nice of Juju, RG and Wargod to keep us up-to-date on the campers happenings!! |
Karuuna | Monday, August 19, 2002 - 09:51 am     Well, heck, Gail, you can just come stay with me and we can fish from here. There are three lakes within less than a mile of my house. Some of them even still have water in them. And if we want to venture further, there are a dozen more less than a half hour drive away. And if you make the coffee in the morning, I promise not to whine too much. And then afterwards we can swim or relax in the hot tub, and tell fishing stories, and maybe some fishing stories.
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Schoolmarm | Monday, August 19, 2002 - 10:34 am     So glad that everyone is back home safe and sound...except that wild woman UrGrace! She's still traveling! Just a note....meat rub=yummy (and that's on steaks!) What a nice lunch I'm BBQing. One of my last chances before I hit the grind of yogurt and chickensalad/crackers next week. I don't even get a lunch hour now that I got scheduled for an overload. Last night I found out that I picked up two organ students, two more student teachers and a 3 credit class. POO!!! The extra money is NOT important...this is the semester that I need extra TIME! Maybe we can go on another road trip after I come up for air at the end of the semester. Anyone got their pictures developed yet? Hugs all around! Marm |
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