This year we reserved six camping spots. Normally, we have only four spots but this year we wanted enough room to spread out. Let me give you a vision: Last August. We have just arrived in Coos Bay, Oregon and the boys are deciding how to arrange all of the cars, trucks, campers and trailers in our four spots. They moved everything three or four times until they finally got the configuration that fit our space the best. While all of this is happening, the girls (wives and daughters) are sitting on a picnic table watching them scratching out their ideas in the dirt, and arguing about whose idea or configuration is the best.
This year, NONE of this happened. We decided that the Northern Palmer family would stay in the two spots we had that were across the road from the four main spots. Then the North Bend Palmer's, the Kelly's, the Whitaker/Kalanius', the Masters' and us took the remaining four spots. It was so weird having so much room! We didn't quite know what to do with ourselves...
Each night a family took turns cooking dinner for all twenty people camping in our group. Saturday night, was kind of a pot luck. People just BBQ-ed what they had and brought out chips and salads and mac-n-cheese to share.
Sunday night was Pirate night. We had BBQ-ed salmon, bread, pirate booty, bread and rice. Captain Morgan's and coke was the signature drink for the night.
Monday night was Italian night. We had like 4 different kinds of lasagna, salad and bread for dinner with GREAT wine as the signature drink.
Tuesday night everyone was on their own because Jolene, Jamie and I went to a spa in near Lincoln City and spent the night there. These are pictures from outside our hotel room and also at dinner at a GREAT seafood restaurant!
When we got back on Wednesday, Ed and I were responsible for "White Trash Night". We served our famous Memphis ribs, corn bread, corn on the cob, corn bread and salad. The signature drink for our night was Boone's Farm Strawberry Daiquiri, Sangria and Fuzzy Navel. Hey, Boone's Farm is $2.75 a bottle at Fred Meyer and what is white trash if it isn't Boone's??? Everyone dressed in their best white trash wear. The girls all had on hideous bras and white, "wife beater" t-shirts. I bought the largest hoop earrings that I could find (they went down to my shoulders) and Jamie Marie and Kari Lee found me nasty blue eye shadow. I also put part of my hair in a pony tail on the top of my head. I wished I had some really red lipstick, but, Safeway just doesn't carry it!
Thursday night was Taco night. Lots of great meat, beans, cheese, flour taco shells, and margaritas!!!!
Friday night was Hawaiian night and we had some great chicken, fruit salad, and jello shots and slippery nipple shots. Everyone was "lei-d" and had their own shot glass hooked to their lei so that they wouldn't lose it!
Also on Friday, all of the girls went on a wine tour. We had a limo pick us up in the camp ground and took us to Elkton where there are four wineries that we got to visit. Of course we tasted all of the wines they had to offer and had lunch in a great little restaurant right across the street from two of them.
We came back quite tipsy! After all, we did have a driver. And, I have to say, that I hope that we do a tour like that next year as well. I think that I enjoyed the wine tour more than going to the spa. It's not that I didn't have fun with Jamie Marie and Jolene, but, it was really fun going with ALL the girls.
Saturday morning we were up and cleaning up to get ready to go. We had a GREAT time this year. Even Ed relaxed and didn't work while we were there!
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It sounds like SOOO much fun!! I am glad you had a good time! :)
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