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February 20, 2015

Turquiose Barn Friendcation

We decided to keep our group-trip party train rolling with another rented house in the Catskills!

See also:
Spirit Horse 2013
The Kaaterskills 2012

Friday, February 20th

jared
Drove up with Jared & Gurj on Friday evening.
driving ˆ jared
quinn
Moar franz arriving!
excited ˆ quinn
Cards Against Humanity & tequila.
cards against humanity
the dude
The Dude conked out beneath.
dogs ˆ the dude
peter g
There was a huge dining room table which we covered with drawing paper! (Probably a Meredith & Ellen joint effort?)
cards against humanity ˆ peter g
By the end of the first evening...
crayon ˆ drawing
...there were already some noteworthy doodles!
crayon ˆ drawing
karen, peter g, quinn, the ktb
Snack party.
karen ˆ peter g ˆ quinn ˆ the ktb
The place had excellent wall decorations. I found this one particularly mesmerizing and interesting.
art
ellen, hans, meredith, quinn, the dude, the ktb
It was really cold outside, and the space was a big, open converted barn, so we had to get the woodburning stove cranking and stay sort of close.
ellen ˆ hans ˆ meredith ˆ quinn ˆ the dude ˆ the ktb
ellen, the dude
Cuddle buds.
ellen ˆ the dude
sarah
Coat sleeper!
asleep ˆ sarah

Saturday, February 21st

jeet, karen, meredith, sarah
After breakfast, we got down with a hardcore...
dixit ˆ jeet ˆ karen ˆ meredith ˆ sarah
...game of DIXIT! Hahah. A very excellent, weird game.
cards ˆ dixit
jeet, karen, meredith, sarah
Haha.
dixit ˆ jeet ˆ karen ˆ meredith ˆ sarah
hans, the dude
The view of Hans and The Dude playing in the snow from the kitchen window!
snow ˆ hans ˆ the dude
jeet, the ktb
I enjoy watching women do each other's nails and find it very calming. Maybe it's because it reminds me of how other animals preen each other? But most-likely it's because I grew up in NJ.
nails ˆ jeet ˆ the ktb
So much snow outside!
snow
ellen, jenny penny, quinn
Cards & shots!
crayon ˆ laugh ˆ shots ˆ ellen ˆ jenny penny ˆ quinn
Afternoon movie time!
movie
We moved the airbed as close to the stove as we could without melting it. Five in a bed if you go sideways!
bed ˆ movie
karen, the ktb
After the movie, we got into some serious Jenga!
jenga ˆ karen ˆ the ktb
jenny penny, karen, the ktb
Getting near the end! After Jenga ended...
jenga ˆ jenny penny ˆ karen ˆ the ktb
...I retrieved the lovely dried psilocybe cubensis mushrooms I'd gotten from a friend...
magic ˆ mushrooms
hans
...consulted with our resident chef about preparation...
cooking ˆ hans
At at 9pm sharp, we had nine glasses of mushroom tea ready to be enjoyed!
magic ˆ mushrooms ˆ tea
Tea Ceremony!
tea
dylan, ellen, hans, jared, jenny penny, karen, meredith, peter g, quinn, the ktb
Here we go!
dylan ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ jared ˆ jenny penny ˆ karen ˆ meredith ˆ peter g ˆ quinn ˆ the ktb
The crayons were a nice way to keep busy...
crayon ˆ drawing
...as we started slowly feeling the effect of the tea!
crayon ˆ drawing ˆ flower
jeet, karen, the ktb
As the giggles set in, on of the gals told us that the Olsen Twins' secret to always having great-looking cheekbones in their photos is to look at each other and silently say the word "Prune."
jeet ˆ karen ˆ the ktb
jeet, karen, the ktb
I don't know about cheekbones, but it's definitely a way to make your friend laugh.
laugh ˆ jeet ˆ karen ˆ the ktb
karen, the ktb
PRUUUUUUUUUUUNE!
karen ˆ the ktb
karen, the ktb
Hahaha.
laugh ˆ karen ˆ the ktb
karen, sarah, the ktb
The prune secret is out!
karen ˆ sarah ˆ the ktb
karen, me, the ktb
PRUUUUNE! Works for dudes too, apparently!
laugh ˆ point ˆ karen ˆ me ˆ the ktb
ellen, hans, jenny penny, peter g, quinn
Hahaha. So good.
ellen ˆ hans ˆ jenny penny ˆ peter g ˆ quinn
In the thick of it! I set out to explore the giant, art-filled house on my own.
How do my feet woooork?
stairs
By 1:30am, everyone was feeling snacky in the kitchen.
Cheese wheel for the win!
Mellowed out the evening with Napoleon Dynamite on the big screen!
drawing ˆ movie
To venture more than three-feet from the wood-burning stove was to court coldness!
The temperature in the house necessitated some improvisation.
the ktb
Putting the fun in functional!
the ktb
sarah, the dude
Sarah fell asleep cuddling The Dude SO HARD!
bed ˆ cuddle ˆ sarah ˆ the dude
sarah, the dude
Such puppy goodness.
bed ˆ cuddle ˆ sarah ˆ the dude
sarah, the dude
Sarah & The Dude.
best ˆ cuddle ˆ sarah ˆ the dude
I called it a night around 3am!

Sunday, February 22nd

hans, jenny penny
Up and at 'em for group breakfast at 10am!
cooking ˆ food ˆ kitchen ˆ hans ˆ jenny penny
Cheesy bread!
breakfast ˆ cooking ˆ food
The breakfast was OUTSTANDING! I'm always impressed by my friends' cooking!
breakfast ˆ food
dylan, ellen, karen, meredith, peter g, quinn, sarah
Waking up!
dylan ˆ ellen ˆ karen ˆ meredith ˆ peter g ˆ quinn ˆ sarah
Before we packed up to head out, I documented all the weird and wonderful drawings that had been made!
crayon ˆ drawing
Simply Camel Magazine.
crayon ˆ drawing ˆ horse
quinn
Don't pet my broken back!
cake ˆ crayon ˆ drawing ˆ quinn
Baby Carrot Tumbledown.
crayon ˆ drawing
Party Prune. Melted Ice Vagina.
crayon ˆ drawing
Tina, eat your ham.
crayon ˆ drawing
Fibonacci sequence. Phi!
crayon ˆ drawing
After packing up the cars....
...we tried to take a group photo using a car-roof as a tripod. Timer went off before I could make it!
dylan, ellen, hans, jenny penny, karen, me, meredith, peter g, quinn, sarah, the dude, the ktb
Take Two was a bullseye! (The Dude all scrunched up in Hans' arms! Everyone saying "pruuuune."). Excellent weekend, everyone!
best ˆ dylan ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ jenny penny ˆ karen ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ peter g ˆ quinn ˆ sarah ˆ the dude ˆ the ktb
We said farewell to our lovely, temporary home...
barn ˆ snow
...and hit the road a little past 1pm.
barn ˆ snow
5:30pm sunsent vibes on the drive home!
driving ˆ sunset ˆ trees