This past weekend I got the chance to spend the weekend with 4 of my favorite people. (and it was not my kids.) (I like my kids but this weekend was sooo not about them). My sister's and I got to escape the role of mothers and wives and spend a couple of day's together being complete goof balls. I was so excited for this weekend to come for that one reason alone. To just be carefree and not have any responsibilities for a minute. We spent the weekend laughing like teenagers and acting like teenagers and feeling teenagers. Except for the wrinkles and stretch marks, you would have never known the difference between then and now.
We started off the weekend with lunch and then we headed to the rec center for a friendly game of basketball, rock climbing and an UN-intended ab work out. (thanks to all the laughter provided by Cheri's "lay up" and Trudi's "non competitive" attitude on the rock wall.
The rec center turned out to be a highlight for me just because of the memories that I am sure will live on and on in those couple of hours that we spent there. Unfortunately it may haunt others and if I can pull the right strings, we just might have security camera footage to put in the time capsule. (for the sole purpose of our posterity having proof of our "skills".)
We then headed home and had a little target practice in the backyard of the old home stead. We shot at a target that had numbers 1-6 taped to it and whatever # we hit that was the fun little gift basket/bucket that we got to take home. This is Mrs. Sure Shot herself, my oldest sister, Trudi. I call her "sure shot" because she "sure shot" everything but the target. We wanted to let her keep trying but it was getting dark and I was all out of ammunition for the gun so we had to just pretend she hit a # so we didn't hurt her feelings. (she is pretty competitive.)lol
Now this little quick draw, is my sister that is just older than me, Cheri. I call her quick draw because I couldn't think of any other cowboyish phrases. She does have great form though.
And this is my sis-in-law Stefanie. She is throwing a paint ball at the target. We started out with paint balls but after a few attempts between her and "sure shot" we thought the gun would be easier. . . for most of us.
We spent the rest of the weekend playing games eating, laughing, eating, shopping, eating, playing Sing Star, eating, toilet papering and hardly getting any sleep. Oh, and we also ate a few things in between all of that.
I just had to post one more set of pictures of us playing Sing Star. We had a little tournament on Saturday and lets just say the Turek 5 could easily be the next Jackson 5. Misti was the champion and will hold the crown until she is dethroned the next get together.
Misti trying to rack up some points for performance value.
Kandice belting it out like there was a great prize at stake!
Cheri looking like a contestant on American Idol!
Misti, modestly accepting her winning flower bouquet and tournament poster. What a humble winner she was!
It was a great weekend, except for we were missing one important part of our weekend together, that was my mom. She is so much fun and I missed her "laugh till you cry" ways, and her scolding little voice, "now girls", when we would have a tendency to get a little carried away. I know she was sad to miss it as well, but she is on such a higher spiritual level than we were this weekend that she should probably be glad that she missed it. We will just have to get together again as soon as she gets home from Nauvoo.
It was such a fun weekend and it makes me even more grateful that I was so lucky to spend a few day's with my best friends and my sisters.
Until next year. (This should give Trudi some time to practice her "slap it" speed.)
I will miss the slip-n-slide, the "kid wash", camping, fishing, hiking, biking, popsicle's and 
It's so fun to have a little break from the routine that school brings. And although the kids (and I) are excited to head back to school, I am sad to see the days of summer vacation disappear. And so . . .
