Before the Bell Rings 6.28.10

This past weekend Dan and I traveled to Central Minnesota for my All School Reunion. We had quite the adventure.

After driving down dirt roads and following subtle signs we found our campground and camp site. After careful consideration of the best possible placement of our tent — we began to set up. As soon as we got the tent set up (and boy, are we NOT campers) a campground employee pulled up to tell us that we were in a tornado warning and that everyone should head to the bunker.

Now, this may sound ridiculous, but before heading to the bunker I had to grab my phone, and then my camera, and then my umbrella, and then my rain boots — just in case. By the time I had all the necessities — it began to rain.

Here's something you probably don't know about me. I hate the rain. I hate cold feet and frizzy hair. True story: from winter to spring I wear rain boots or snow boots every day... religiously. So my first reaction is to jump in the car. As soon as Dan gets in the car I hear this "THUD" and a second later we are bombarded with sheet after sheet of hail (round as a quarter!). I look over at our poor tent and it's still standing (thank goodness!) but neither Dan or I are quite sure what to do? Do we attempt driving to the bunker? Or is it best to stay put?

After a few moments of the deafening sound of hail hitting my car — we decide it's best to stay where we are then try to drive through it. I constantly look at the tent and (with luck) it remains standing. Twenty minutes later the hail and rain have subsided — but our camp site is flooded and (after braving the elements to check) so is our tent.

Needless to say, Dan and I ended up staying at a Holiday Inn. So much for our adventure!

The rest of the weekend flew by; on Friday night we went into Benson for the All School Reunion street dance and live bands at various venues. On Saturday we watched the parade, I posed for the All School Reunion Photo, and then we went to my dad's book signing at the library. It looked like rain so we decided to go to the local theaters free showing of "How to Train Your Dragon" — which was FANTASTIC by the way! After the show Dan, Brandon (BFF from High School), and I decided to go bowling — and wow am I awful! Shortly after that it began to storm (again!) and all of the outside activities were either canceled or no one showed up. So Dan and I headed back to our hotel in Morris to find that a Street Dance had been moved inside due to the weather! The night was not lost! We danced for a couple of hours before retiring (dry and tired).

It was a fantastic and exciting weekend overall and it was great to meet up with friends from high school.