Tales from the Fireside....

Throughout the month of camping at Tobin Lake we spent many nights around the fire or around the TV that we set on the picnic table to watch the Rider Games.  It seemed that during these times people became very philosophical.  You know, the best thoughts come from a slightly inebriated mind!

The big winner of the best sayings of the summer was Cory.  Now you need to know that Cory is a man of few words, however,  he seemed to be able to most eloquently put his thoughts into words... after a few beverages of course!

We had some extremely nice days when we were at Tobin Lake and there were many times when Cory could be heard exclaiming "Not a breath of wind.... Let's get the boat... There's not a breath of wind!".  Of course once we picked up on that phrase we tried to use it as much as possible... much to Cory's delight.

"Now don't get me wrong, I love the guy but...."  Yep, we love Cory but there always seemed to be a "but" to all his stories AND don't get him wrong... he loves the guy.... but not in that way! ;)

As all guys know there is always time for a good fish story and one of Cory's best stories was said late at night around the fire.... after a few beverages of course ;) It seemed that as they were trolling for pike they were turning the boat and Cory was sure that there was just going to be a "conglomeration of fish hooks".  Now not only was it funny that Cory used such a big word so late at night, it was funny since he said it with 3 slightly drunk English teachers sitting there. Dad said "oh my, that was a 5 syllable word!!!!!", Denise said "he even used it properly" and Andrea said "is that even a word!".... hee hee!!!  Yep, poor Cory was trying out his vocabulary and all we could do was bug him!!!

We could always tell how the day was going to go by Cory's greeting in the morning after the breakfast dishes were done.  If he said "Not a breath of wind" we knew we were going boating.... If he said nothing but disappeared into the trailer we knew he was still hung over.... BUT if he came to the table, put down his rum bottle and said "Let's DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRINK" then we knew we were in for a long day!

Now as I said before we spent a couple nights around the TV which we put on the table outside to watch the Riders play. Luckily at the Tobin Hilltop Campground they have cable tv at each site... yep, we were roughing it!!!  Well, during the Riders games the guys like to drink Beergaritas (which is some kind of beer, lime and tequila concoction) which they seemed to enjoy.  However, the next day Cory described the beergarita feeling with these words "Those beergaritas... they just paralyze me!!!"  And yep, looking back on that night Cory did seem kind of paralyzed!!

Now that I am back at home and my liver is some what recovering, I think that my dad says it best "Who has more fun than people!!!" 

Oh and my mom wanted me to correct one of her sayings I used in a previous blog entry.... "Life isn't fair.... but that's the way it is" (Andrea thinks that phrase came from the old 80's movie The Never Ending Story... )