Thursday, October 30, 2008

Life Friends & Lake Hartwell

I have a group of friends that I would consider my best friends in the world. This is a group of guys that I KNOW have my back on any occasion. Not just because they say it, but because they have lived it out. Let me introduce them to you.... their names are Kyle, Allen, Dave, Dave, and Texas (yes that is his real name.....we actually call him T-money.) 4 out of 5 of these guys I have known for over 20 years! The 6 of us have a unique bond.....kind of hard to explain, but it is awesome. We have all scattered and lived in different places over the years, but we still try to maintain contact and do a "guys night out" every couple of months. But once a year we plan a weekend away together. Last year the plans didn't work out, but the year before we went to Chicago for the weekend, ate some great pizza, went to a Notre Dame football game....and just had an all around great time that we won't ever forget.

This year we are doing something more local (mostly because I have Sunday morning committments with the Toccoa Campus!!! Whooo Hooo!!! So we have booked a waterfront cabin at Tugaloo State Park in Lavonia, GA for the weekend of Nov 14. The plan was pretty simple....hangout, watch some football, go hiking, borrow a boat and go out and do a little fishing, cookout, etc. The problem is that when we planned this weekend....it was expected that Lake Hartwell would have some water! I went out and checked out the cabin yesterday and it is awesome....but the water is down about 30 ft from the dock (each cabin has it's own dock). The beach is soft and sandy so we could beach a boat and tie it to the dock....but here is my problem. I know a couple of people with boats that I could probably borrow....but all the boat ramps on the lake are closed! So.....is there anyone out there that has a boat that is actually floating in Hartwell that would let me and my friends borrow it for the weekend for some tooling around and fishing? We really only need it for Saturday....if you do, just email me at shannonchiles@foothillscc.org or leave me a comment here. It would be awesome if someone could help me out.....

Tell me about your Life Friends and kinds of things that you do to maintain contact and a meaningful relationship.

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