Post 214 | Away

So this past weekend I went away with Tasha and my friend's Kelsey and Erin to Kelsey's family's cabin. Is that the right punctuation for that? No? I have no idea... Anyways!

It was amazing! So much fun to just get away from everything and just be with three of the greatest people in my life. We relaxed, talked, drew, played Pokémon (Erin completed her Emerald Regional Poxédex, woop woop!), played Cards Against Humanity, laid outside in the sun, on a boat, kayaked, and generally just had an great time. Everyone was happy, relaxed, and under cabin spell.

I have a lot of pictures and a lot of great quotes from the weekend that will help me remember the fantastic time we had. Things like "I was worried my Darth Vader looked like that bling guy who plays piano... Stevie Wonder? ... Yeah him!" and "It's crusty with wisdom" and who can forget "That was a sarcastic blink Rockwell just gave you." Rockwell being the baby snapping turtle Kelsey caught.

It made me realize how much I really love those guys (well girls I suppose). Getting away with them and just spending time with them is so much fun. Sure we had our moments of silence where we were just sitting and doing our own thing but it was still awesome to just be with them. And as Erin said on her tumblr, the fact that we can be around one another for so long and still want to make plans for the following weekend really shows how much we all love hanging out.

Of course, a post like this cannot be all fun and games like the weekend was. Coming back and shifting back into day to day things is something of a wrench in our minds, and I think it affects Tasha more than anyone.

Over the weekend she was smiling and fun and loving and great! And now that we are back and she has returned to being stuck in her house all day with nothing to do she has taken a serious downturn in her attitude. She just seems sad and upset, but it's just boredom. It has a very negative affect on me though.

I am the recipient of all the one word text messages, sometimes even one letter ones! Even after I put effort into trying to keep up a conversation, nothing from her. She doesn't ask me how I am doing today or anything like that either. I know it's just a small thing but still! I think she needs to remember the good times and not focus on being down in the dumps about her days.

We're going out tonight and she doesn't even seem excited about it like she sometimes is. Well, I guess we will see when I pick her up after work. Maybe I am just reading this all wrong over text messages which is a real possibility. Miscommunication over text messages is one of my biggest pet peeves.

But anyways! If you ever get the chance to go on a vacation with just your friends, do so! We were at Kelsey's cabin with no parents, no siblings, just us, and it was magical. We were like adults or something. All that fun and no alcohol required. That's how awesome we are all together as friends. I think Tasha feels a little distant sometimes because she was kind of added to this group after becoming my girlfriend but I think she is feeling more and more comfortable around them every time we hang out.

I can't believe it has almost been a month since I typed in here! Time is flying far too quickly. It is kind of ridiculous. We have to make these last few weeks of summer really count! You all do the same! Thanks for reading!