Afterglow 2011 - Day 4 Tuesday

I think James was trying to go fishing with his sandals which would explain why he didn't catch anything. But if he did then at least he had a blunt object in which to knock it unconscious. Too bad we already ate dinner because I wouldn't mind the catch of the day.

I didn't know that anyone still used this slide, which is why I was super surprised to see the big kids climbing to the top and cascading towards the bottom in glee. I guess I just don't understand the point behind it because the last time my ass was able to fit on the chute I was in the 3rd grade. But James and Melissa are both physically fit and still young enough to suffer any of the consequences that may come from this act.

The anchored log can be a lot of fun because only one of the sides is tethered to the weight. That leaves the other side free to bob up and down in the water. And then when someone applies a lot of weight and submerges the unanchored side then lets go, the log rushes back up to the surface and anyone who is seated on the log will go flying off. This is a common practice known as screwing around and having fun. Surprised you didn't know that. You probably spend too much time in your cubicle and not enough time in the water. Get out in the lake and swim a little people.

After a fun filled day of activities a common practice known as nap and rally is in order. Since we rally every night at Afterglow we have no choice but to nap beforehand. Unless you are one of those people who can rally without napping. I would think that Stacy, being the youngest of our gang would have the most natural energy and would not require rest. But that just goes to show you that everyone needs a nap now and then to be able to rage. Brian on the other hand just rested his head on his hand and watched some TV. The nap would come later on.

Uncle Rick was cooking up some sausages for the annual Kurutz Family dinner at Afterglow. It's our own personal pot luck. We normally have it Wednesday night but decided to switch to tonight because James and Melissa were leaving tomorrow and...

Dinner was really good and hanging out with the family is always a hell of a good time. It's so good in fact that Kevin ditched his family to hang out with mine. But who could blame him? Just look at these crazy characters. They all kick so much ass it should be illegal.

There he is that big goof! I love Curtis because like Brian, he too has majestic hair. I tried to grow mine out like him but it looked nowhere near as sweet. Not everyone can be a winner. For there to be winners there has to be losers. Sadly when it comes to them I'm the latter.

We hang out in Cabin #2 so much that I forget that there are other cabins on the property. So when Kevin's entire family went out to dinner without him he reminded me by letting me hang out in his cabin. And since I roll pretty deep I brought the whole gang along.

Tommy would rather look at me than at the TV, which I didn't get at first. Not only are we related, but let's not kid ourselves - I'm no Adonis. But it just turns out that Tommy would rather look in my general direction instead of wasting his time with the idiot box.

We always take a cousin picture so that we can gauge how big we get every year. The only problem with that is that we have all gotten to the ages where we have stopped growing. Sadly Stacy might always be that small. Wait... where is Stacy? Even new family members made it into the pictures but one that has been there since birth is surprisingly absent. Years later she will look back on this picture and cry long into the night. I didn't mean that. I don't want to put that evil on her. That's not fair.

Since the entire family was around it seemed natural to capture the moment with the yearly family portrait. First up on the dock was Uncle Greg, Aunt Sandy, Brian, Stacy and Stefani, otherwise known as the inhabitants of Cabin #5. They all look so nice, right?

We were screwing around in the cabin as kids often do. Yeah I know that we should have obeyed the Nana rule and that if we were going to roughhouse we should either go outside or in the basement, but we did it anyway. When you disobey Nana Rules things get broken, which is what happened to this bear's arm. We were throwing something around the room which someone deflected into this helpless bear. Of course Nana was right and her rules are there for a reason. We should have listened to Nana and kept our feet off of the davenport.

Curtis was here tonight!! That's right, Susie's fiancée and one of the coolest people we've ever met was here at Afterglow for the first time. Sorry that the picture is so blurry but I was so excited that I couldn't keep my hands still long enough to get a decent shot.

Brian loves everyone the same whether they are a man, woman, child or canine. You might think that's a little wrong but if you let love into your heart like Brain does then maybe you wouldn't be so pissed off all the time. Now it's time to do the right thing and open up folks!

Next up on the dock was Uncle Rick, Aunt Maria, Susie, Tommy and Curtis, otherwise known as the inhabitants of Cabin #6. Their family had grown by one this year and we were all better off because of it. Trust me man, we all love Curtis that much. It isn't hard though.

The next group to take center stage was the Reck Family - Aunt Kris, James, Scott, Jenny and Melissa. Or they are most well known as the inhabitants of Cabin #2 which is the most welcoming cabin in all of Afterglow. Just ask any of the randoms who occupy the place 24/7. They wouldn't want to be anywhere else. And that's how I felt this year. I needed Afterglow but more than that I needed all of my family to be here with me. And I bet I can speak for everyone and say we all felt the same way.

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