Grand Bethel Girls- we're unforgetable!

The weekend following Supreme (August 13-15) was the Grand Bethel Executive Retreat to Michigan City, IN. Unfortunately not all of Exec was able to attend but we did have a good turnout. We drove up in 2 cars- one group of people who could leave early and another who left later. I left in the early car with Brittany and Lindsey. Tara, Becca, Raquel, and Brettney met at Fishers to head up north together.

So Brittany, Lindsey and I start off in my car. We decided not to take 465 since we'd have to go through 5 p.m. traffic and construction. We ended up taking Meridian north. We were about to make our turn and Brittany commented that we were only a couple of minutes away from her house. Suddenly, my oil light comes on and the car locks up. I pulled to the side of the road by the turn and coasted to a stop.

We called her dad to come get us and waited. It amused us that no one stopped to help us, or ask if we needed help. People even stopped back so they wouldn't be beside us or pulled up close to the car in front of them to avoid us. So we sat baking in the car with the windows down and no breeze. Then we see the flashing lights behind us. La policia. They checked on us and even followed us back to Brittany's. So we regrouped at Brittany's and started back on the journey. We checked in to the hotel at waited for the other car. We all went to dinner at Holly's restaurant which literally had every kind of food known to man. We went back to the hotel and played catch phrase.

The next morning we had breakfast and got dressed for the dunes. It was raining so we decided to hit the outlet mall first. It wasn't even cloudy by the time we got to the mall so we didn't stay there long. We picked up Subway, even cut across 4 lanes of traffic to get to it and took them to the beach with us. And Brittany had judged me for always carrying a cooler in the trunk of the car. Who was judging when we enjoyed cold sandwiches on the beach? We changed to our suits and found a nice place on the beach. We got into the water which was really cold but felt good since it was so hot. We laid out and tanned. Lindsey, Becca and I climbed a sand dune and slid down. Then Lindsey and I climbed the tallest dune, which was a victory. At the top I saw a lizard and got attacked by a dragonfly. The dragonfly, Schmegal,(not the creature on the Lord of the Rings) followed both of us down the hill and into the water. We joined the rest of our group in the lake but Schmegal followed us. We had to go underwater and splash to keep him away. After he finally left we stayed low to the water so there was less body above water for him to land on.

We left the dunes, showered and got dressed for dinner. We went to Shoreline Brewery and had an amazing dinner. We went back to the hotel room and played Whoonu- a cranium game. The next morning we woke up early and headed home. Brittany, Lindsey and I played catch phrase on the way home. I took my car in the next day to get it checked but everything came back fine.

It was a great trip and we had a good time. Here are some pics: