This past weekend, Zack and I spent in the mountains of North Georgia with Zack's family and close family friends (about 23 people in all). Basically, they are a group of friends from church, much like our small group at church, who built relationships, initially through the commonality of their faith and then though common interests. Even though they no longer live in the same cities or go to the same church, they have become VERY close over the years. They have become Zack's extended family, to the point where he calls them Aunts and Uncles. They are all VERY dear people and we had a blast getting to spend time with them, playing games and just sitting and talking. What a blessing to have such supportive and loving friends!! I hope that our small group grows in its relationships until we become like this group of individuals.
Needless to say, we played a LOT of cards, board games, and yard games...The Huston's LOVE to play games. We were also introduced to a new yard game. It was a lot of fun. Ben (Zack's middle brother)and his wife Rachel brought a game called Lasso Golf. It is this three rung ladder of sorts, and you throw balls connected with string at the ladder trying to hook them around a rung of the ladder. Each rung is worth a different number of points...it was a lot of fun, and a game that I could see Zack adding to his collection sometime.
A friendly game of spoons...which became quite competitive.
Lasso Golf
We also were introduced to a new swimming hole that Zack's parents found the last time that they were in the mountains. We used to follow the creek down a little ways from the cabin where we stay to a deep area with a small waterfall. However, the property was recently bought by a new owner and so the previous swimming hole is off limits...at least until we meet the new owners. Anyway, we went to the newly found swimming hole this trip, which is about 10 minutes away from where we stay. It is a large pool of water at the base of a fairly large water fall. It was a beautiful, although VERY cold place, to go swimming. There were also several places that people would jump off of small cliffs into the water below. Hopefully, we will be able to plan a trip for our small group up to the mountains sometime soon to let them try it out!!
Zack Jumping from one of the Cliffs at the swimming hole.
Matt Following suit.
Zack standing near the falls
There were some blueberry bushes next to the cabin that we stayed in that were over running with blueberries. Everyone ended up picking and taking some home with them...Zack and I stayed a little after everyone picking blueberries, because Zack likes to freeze them and have them in his cereal...and I wanted to have enough to make a blueberry pie. So, we picked....and picked...and picked...and you could not even tell that we had made a dent in the number of blueberries hanging from the bushes!
I think that we should have plenty of blueberries... at least until our next trip to the mountains.
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