Afterglow 2006

It may have taken forever, but eventually My Mom and I prevailed over Brian and Kevin. There were no hard feelings though, as Kevin and Brian had expected to lose. They were just happy to have made it a close game. If it weren't for our team chemistry (we've known each other for 25 1/2 years) we wouldn't have brought the W to cabin #2.

It looks like not much else happened on Day 3. I'm pretty sure that we all went down to the campfire and sang songs. I have just come to the realization that I drink too much at Afterglow and can't remember what happened all of the time. I guess I'll have to ask Kevin (pictured) because he seems to have a good enough memory.

I probably passed out some time during the night because I had too much to drink. That's usually how the nights end around here for me. I never understood why I take so many pictures at Afterglow, but now I understand that it is so I remember what happened on my vacation. Making comments about things that I don't remember is a whole different adventure altogether. I should really do some fact checking through my sources (mainly Kevin) before I post what I think happened because I know he'll totally call me out on my mistakes if I am wrong.

Kevin and Brian got the unlucky draw of going against my Mom and I, but at least this game would be entertaining. Normally you are supposed to play with 1 male and 1 female on a team (horseshoes is a game that was designed for couples to play each other) but Burt didn't have a ruling on this so Brian and Kevin were allowed to play. Kevin chose to be the woman, which placed him on the same side as Mom, so luckily I was allowed to hang out with Brian for the entirety of our match. And boy was it a long one indeed...

None of us were skilled at horseshoes. It seems like gentlemen's games like this have declined in popularity over the years. How many people do you see playing croquet or polo? (I'm not talking about water or Marco polo, I'm talking about the one with horses.) We felt that we were skilled enough to take down Brian and Kevin, but it was a bit of a struggle. I'm pretty sure that my Mom Kris shot better than I did, because I'm not good at throwing things unless it involves ping pong balls and cups filled with beer.

I put these pictures on here to show you what I was up against by playing on the same side as Brian. Every time that I tried to throw, I knew that he was doing something weird or making some kind of face. I wish that I could tell you that Brian did this intentionally to distract me from my game, but this was just Brian being Brian. It's one of the many reasons that I continue to enjoy hanging out with this kid.