I have barely unpacked my suitcase and it's time to fill it back up again.
This weekend will be the 21st anniversary of TDC.
In the early 1980's one of my high school friends moved to Colorado. When she came home to visit her parent's the next summer a few friends got together and went out to dinner with her. This continued for a few years. We always had so much fun and it seemed as though we never had enough time to catch up on everyone's lives. So in 1986 we made a pact that the following year we would go somewhere and spend a weekend together.
We made our reservations and then found out the the friend from Colorado would not be able to make it that year. Another friend Berta sent us all a note that said:
Since Cathy can't come and since we would like a foursome to play golf, do we
A. Invite someone in her place
B. Play golf with a threesome
C. Skip golf and just shop
D. You're making this way too darn complicated.
Of course we all chose D. since the object of the weekend was no kids, no husbands and NO decisions other than where do we want to go for dinner.
We joked all weekend and if something started getting too complicated we'd holler out TDC.
When the weekend was over we decided that it should become an annual affair.
The second year as a joke, Berta had T-shirts printed that said 2nd Annual TDC Weekend. The name stuck and we have since referred to it that way.
We've stepped it up a notch also. Instead of just a weekend we also do a week in Florida in the winter, and now refer to the gatherings as TDC North and TDC South.
Only 5 of the 8 will be gathering this weekend. The out of state friends couldn't work it into their schedules, even though we promised to never let anything get in our way.
After the non stop, mind fillin', God praisin' weekend I had in NC, I'm looking forward to kickin' back and relaxin'. So toodle-loo for now.
This weekend will be the 21st anniversary of TDC.
In the early 1980's one of my high school friends moved to Colorado. When she came home to visit her parent's the next summer a few friends got together and went out to dinner with her. This continued for a few years. We always had so much fun and it seemed as though we never had enough time to catch up on everyone's lives. So in 1986 we made a pact that the following year we would go somewhere and spend a weekend together.
We made our reservations and then found out the the friend from Colorado would not be able to make it that year. Another friend Berta sent us all a note that said:
Since Cathy can't come and since we would like a foursome to play golf, do we
A. Invite someone in her place
B. Play golf with a threesome
C. Skip golf and just shop
D. You're making this way too darn complicated.
Of course we all chose D. since the object of the weekend was no kids, no husbands and NO decisions other than where do we want to go for dinner.
We joked all weekend and if something started getting too complicated we'd holler out TDC.
When the weekend was over we decided that it should become an annual affair.
The second year as a joke, Berta had T-shirts printed that said 2nd Annual TDC Weekend. The name stuck and we have since referred to it that way.
We've stepped it up a notch also. Instead of just a weekend we also do a week in Florida in the winter, and now refer to the gatherings as TDC North and TDC South.
Only 5 of the 8 will be gathering this weekend. The out of state friends couldn't work it into their schedules, even though we promised to never let anything get in our way.
After the non stop, mind fillin', God praisin' weekend I had in NC, I'm looking forward to kickin' back and relaxin'. So toodle-loo for now.
1 comment:
Have fun!!
I should do this with some of my girlfriends.
Was so great to meet you at She Speaks. You need to come visit me in Nebraska some time, maybe we can catch a game! :)
Blessings,
Lelia
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