Lamas, Raclette & Tip-A-Canoe

This past weekend was lots of fun. Friday started with a house party at Emily and Jessica's. Needless to say, I really needed the rest of the weekend to recover from an already long busy week, but that was not in the stars.

Saturday, a few of us went to the Lamas celebration, where Carey was DJ'ing and Linda was belly dancing. We had a big day planned for Sunday so we went home right after a short excursion to Cafe Coco. Emily, Caleb, Heather and I shared a cup of honey-ginseng & chamomile tea while we sat around enjoying good conversation.

Sunday morning, I prepared a Swiss raclette breakfast for the group. It was a first for everyone present. We had eggs, vegetarian sausage, 3 kinds of cheese, baby sweet pickles, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and various jams. After breakfast the group headed for Tip-A-Canoe by the Harpeth River past the west side of Nashville. There were 9 people all together; well, 8 and a very happy dog. In addition to Carey, Emily, Caleb, Heather and myself (all from our spiritual circle) - we had Irene, James and Aaron. We took 4 canoes, with 2 people in each. The weather was perfect. It was much cooler than it is in town (10 to 15 degrees cooler). I have to say, this is something I want to do more often. A few of us are considering investing in kayaks. I plan to buy one very soon. It would be nice to do some of the rivers in east TN - lots of whitewater!

That evening, we went to Rivergate for some Mexican food. Nashville has no shortage of Mexican restaurants. We stopped at Sam's Club where Heather purchased her brand new Hummer bike. It is a really nice vehicle designed for military use. I foresee many bicycle adventures in the future! We topped the weekend off with a screening of the movie "Evelyn." The movie, based on actual events, is very well made and highly recommended. Here is a little more information:

The inspiring story of real-life hero Desmond Doyle and his young children. Struggling to raise his kids alone in Ireland, Doyle is devastated when the power of the Church and the Irish courts take his children away. Vowing to reunite his family, he enlists the help of his friends and together they attempt to do what has never been done before - challenge a law before the Irish Supreme Court.