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Monday, August 30, 2010

Gastler Retreat 2010

The last time we went for a Gastler Retreat was July 4th of last year, so we were long overdue for another group visit.

We arrived at the Gastler estate greeted by 30 pounds of chicken parmesan.

This was just the first 10 pound vat...




These were the other two.



It was nuts!



After eating our faces off, we made a fire by the pool and played beergames into the night.







The next morning we awoke to brunch and had story time with special guest Elin Woods Nordegren reading from her new tell-all People Magazine article.




We played all day in the pool.






Played tennis and beanbag games in the evening.



And then out came foods and wine.




And we changed into our white clothes for a White Party Luau! (Labor Day is next week so it was our last chance to wear white.)







A spread of sausages and burgers and other grilleats and corn salad and chickpea patties for the herbivores and some tortellini and ohmygod I have no idea how Connie and Kristen are not majorly obese.





Everyone looked so pretty!




And we presented our favorite family with a beautiful canvas of themselves.



I love a white party!



Drunkfaced. We went outside to the poolhouse for dancing.




Todd found whipped cream.




So much fun.








Nick is hilarious.



More singing and dancing!









More whipped cream!






Priya was first to pass out. And someone had the idea that we should all touch her and sing to her as she slept.



SO strange.

We sang K-Ci and Jojo's "All My Life" at the top of our lungs.




That's all I remember.

Next thing I knew it was morning again and there were freshly baked banana breads and muffins and I was in heaven.

We spent the day playing Pool Volleyball and getting sunburned.




I love the Gastlers! Thank you for the best time ever!