Adulthood

Adulthood. Adulthood brings into play new social and legal concepts along with broader and more strenuous responsibilities. Adulthood also brings a new level of fun. Doesn’t every kid dream of staying in a cabin with a bunch of friends for a weekend, while staying up late playing games and exploring the outdoors?! You can’t really do that when you are a kid, but over Labor Day weekend we were able to be kids again living in an adult world.

Just imagine 5 couples in 1 cabin. It was some major bonding time and it was fun to see personalities really come out after being together for over 3 days. Everyone was better able to see how Mr. Bluth is truly a little kid.

Door County Wisconsin is over 4 hours away from Chicago, but was well worth the drive. We rented a cabin where we were able to sleep comfortably, have a full kitchen to prepare many of our meals, and a big room where we stayed up playing games and talking till the sun had almost risen. The cabin was walking distance from a state park where we spent most of our time. After a delicious breakfast on Saturday, we headed over to the park to go on what Midwesterners call a "hike" and the Bluth's simply call a "stroll through the woods". At times I thought we were in the Pacific Northwest due to the green moss and the dense trees that gave off a very wooded feeling. The goal of our hike was to reach a beach and, upon our arrival, we could not stop laughing at Mr. Bluth as he sprinted into the water. Which was before I was even to the beach. Then when I turned my back on him for 2 seconds, he somehow had convinced the rental company to let him “test drive” a water bike. I turned my back on him for 30 seconds only to find him and out on the water riding the bike. Each couple rented a toy to play with on the water and we all eventually ended up trading toys.  The best part of the lake adventures was seeing people fall into the lake and getting caught in a rain storm. When the flood gates opened we were already laughing so hard at everything that was happening that we all just stayed out there and enjoyed it.

Our album cover (if we ever make an album)

We managed to find our way out after getting lost and ended up in a parking lot.

The hike back was not as comfortable considering we were all soaked and were getting eaten alive by bugs, but was quite entertaining as Mr. Bluth and Tylor led us through some unknown paths that (thankfully) led us back home.

We, well, Mr. Bluth enjoyed a fish boil and ate some fresh fish that was caught from Lake Michigan. It was a very touristy, but fun experience to watch the boil and I realized that my hair has not smelled like campfire for a while. We also strolled down the city streets and looked in shops  and enjoyed the Midwest charm.

Enjoying the fish boil and chicken tenders 

Another highlight was our epic bike ride. I felt like we were acting out the Sound of Music as we all rolled through the state park together. Ten bikers all in a line riding all over that park while singing and laughing. We went about 9 miles and found some enjoyable rest stops that included a lighthouse and a scary overlook staircase.

We were exhausted at this point. 3 nights of practically no sleep led to a few failed attempts of pictures/

Labor Day Weekend 2014 was pretty grand and our couples retreat was a huge success. It's not only the places you go, but it's who you go with that make adulthood superior to any childhood dreams.