I've had this blog saved for almost a month now and have been meaning to publish it. Sorry for the delay!!
Davids Cabin
Recently, I planned a get together with one of my friends at his parents often unused cabin. We invited some friends and planned to grill out and relax. I should have known from the way the morning went that the day was just not going to go as planned. I worked that morning and NOTHING went the way it was suppose to, in fact it was an absolute mess, and I left exhausted. However, I was looking forward to the evening and couldn't wait to get home and begin getting ready. I got off work around 2pm and went straight to the grocery store to buy stuff for my specialty Baked Mac 'n' Cheese, Red Velvet Cupcakes and French Onion Dip. I spent way too long at the grocery store so by the time I got home I only had two hours to cook, bake, shower and get ready for the night. Once I began cooking, I quickly ran into some problems. I realized that although I bought all the stuff to make cupcakes... I forgot to buy a pan. I was forced to make Red Velvet Cake. Okay... Fine. I also ran out of cheese while making my Baked Mac 'n' Cheese and, for me, that completely ruined it for me. Alas, I kept cooking/baking and in the midst of it all getting ready.
Yum
When it comes to being late to things, I am a complete crazy woman. I don't know if its my years of planning events that makes me realize how important being on time is but I really, really don't like being late. I rushed through getting ready and Trevor and I sped off to Hood to meet up with my friends, arriving at precisely 5pm. I rushed inside, excited to see all my friends, to arrive with no one there. Trevor and I sat there for about fifteen minutes before I began freaking out. I thought for sure everyone was cancelling on me and I was left with a massive amount of food. Neither of us had cell phones, so calling someone was out of the question. In the midst of panicking, I completely forgot that it was over 100 degrees outside and I probably shouldn't leave cake in my car. About a half hour later, people finally began showing up. Finally, we were headed to the cabin.
Kayla on the swing
The whole purpose of us all driving over at the same time was because the cabin was, according to David, impossible to find. Boy, was he ever so right, the cabin was only fifteen minutes from my house but getting there took forever. At some point, we ended up getting stuck behind tons of cars, on a road we can not turn around on, because a branch fell in the middle of the road. Then, randomly in the middle of another road, you turn into a forest and drive on a tiny path dodging trees attempting to make it to the cabin that is barely insight. Once arriving, I couldn't do the happy dance enough. While it may be two hours after the original "go" time, we were finally in a place that was peaceful, gorgeous and I was surrounded by people who I know would make the night fun. As the night played on, we were having fun and enjoying the delicious food. The cabin was so nice and we were all surprised we had never thought of getting together here before.
Kayla was one of my first friends at Hood
Shortly after a multitude of other things occurring, we finally got into the swing of things and had everyone together to play games. Kayla is one of the funniest/kindest people you will meet. She has such a natural sweet demeanor that when she gets scared or mad.... it's either hysterical or serious. At one point, a field mouse ran across the room and she began freaking out. That's the kind of thing that is hysterical and serious. Hysterical because she's freaking out, serious because I'm freaking out too. After that, I think my emotions were all over the place because of laughter and exhaustion.
Friends!
Throughout the time there, we always kept making jokes that this would be the place someone could get killed. There were absolutely no surroundings and it was just quiet. At some point, it began storming REALLY bad. None of us expected it, I don't know why we didn't check the weather but we didn't. We were all surprised. Once it started storming, almost all of our phones were either dead or in a no service zone. Comments, of course, were made that this is a scene from a horror movie. Come on-- if you think about it, it really is! We made jokes of who would be the first one to go. It was hilarious because it really, truly, was a scene from a movie.
Until, that is, it began to feel like a real life scary story.
Mid-sentence of someone making a crack about Freddy Krueger the electricity shut off. The girls (including myself), begin freaking out to the back drop of lightening and thunder. The electricity turns back on and we all laugh. Ha, ha, ha. How ironic... of course the electricity goes off. Two seconds later...
*Knock-Knock*
Y'all. Stop. If this was you.. you'd have peed your pants. Not only does it feel like your in a horror movie but LET ME REMIND YOU, we are in the MIDDLE OF NOWHERE where one of the people who came WAS LOST FOR OVER A HALF HOUR and there isn't a SINGLE sign to where the house is, it's PITCH black outside, we weren't expecting ANYONE to come and all of our phones are off.
*Knock-Knock*
*Screams*
*Freaking Out*
Cue me and Kayla both gripping onto Trevor like we're about to die.
Trevor reaching for his pocket knife.
All of us staring at the door.
The wind howling.
David finally opens the door and in walks in his best friend, staring at us like we're all kinds of crazy.
Which we are. Well, me at least, I was mid panic attack and unsure of what to do.
After a while of calming down, we continued the night and it turned out to be a blast. However, I think I really need to lay off the scary shows/movies for a while.
Seems I'm a bit skittish.
