Well, its been 5 days since the last rogues pulled outta here...and its taken me that long to recover and clean, so i could finally sit down and post about another fabulous Rogue Camp! If you follow my blog at all, you know we host a party/camping weekend at our place called Rogue Camp. About 50 friends show up from all over the country to attend, and a good time is had by all. Some folks come dressed as pirates, others fairies and maidens, and some just wear the craziest stuff in their closet...but all come to have fun, relax and laugh with friends! The first rogue, Talon, showed up on Thursday around 1:30...and that kicked the event off for the weekend. Most of us havent seen each other since last years Rogue Camp, so we all have a great time catching up!
Sarah made these fabulous signs for the island, and they really added to the atmosphere! (thanks sarah) If you look closely, you can see a pirate and a pygmy in the background!
Justin and Korey do battle for the hidden treasure...
Meanwhile, Jordyns team found the treasure! And look at that gorgeous treasure box that was made by Shavonne and Justin. It too, was donated to Rogue Camp for future treasure hunts. Isnt it great having creative friends! :) (thanks guys). The treasure box conveniently holds a large gallon size bottle of Captain Morgan spiced rum too! But dont worry, there were prizes for the kiddos as well...chocolate coins, beads, eye patches, and other fun pirate bling!
Here is a photo of our fabulous treasure chest maker with his little tricycle pirate in tow. This event is quite magical for kids as you can imagine! Hell, its magical for us adults too :)
An annual event at Rogue Camp is Combat Croquet! These rogues play croquet all over the island...thru rocks, bushes, trees and campsites. Here Torin is laying down the rules of combat croquet....which means, there are no rules, more like guidelines!
The food at Rogue Camp is always in large supply and delicious! No one goes hungry! Here, Cookie, Bob and Brent, cook up a storm on fajita night! We had shrimp, chicken, steak and pork...and it took all three of them, with a BBQ and two camp stoves to complete the task!
Just look at that table of fabulousness! There goes my diet!
The weather was wonderful, if a bit hot! In fact it was the hottest weekend of the summer so far...but no worries, we just jumped in the river to cool off!
The nice thing about Rogue Camp is there is plenty to do...fishing, hiking, eating, drinking, crafting, dancing, music, eating, swimming, yoga, fencing, archery, lounging...did i mention eating? And at night, we would gather around the fire for drumming and dancing under the stars!
Here is Jordyn doing a solo dance routine...i wish i had her moves!
and dont forget the nastrovia tent...
This tent is set up next to the fire pit, where you can go in for a refreshing nastrovia shot after dancing and playing music. Some folks spend a great deal of time in here as laughter abounds within those canvas walls. Even the kids like to visit.
Then its back to more dancing...and more nastrovias...
On Sunday, while kid-free...a few of us decided to take our lawn chairs out into the river...each time a person wandered by, they saw us lounging in the cool refreshing water and decided to join us. Pretty soon we had the whole gang out there.
We enjoyed cocktails and more laughter...and when we ran out of beer, Brent brought his cooler into the river so we wouldnt have far to go for a refill. Then we challenged ourselves to finish off all the half empty bottles of booze laying around...tequila, cinnamon whiskey, and rum! Yikes~
I havent laughed this much in ages, and this was by far, one of my favorite moments of the whole weekend!
What an incredible group of people! Im sooo lucky to be surrounded by such talented, funny, creative, exciting and wonderful friends! My heart is full!
