First Annual Miller Ladies Retreat

This past weekend we had the First Annual Miller Ladies Retreat. It was attended by 10 members of the Miller family – 3 aunts, 3 cousins, 1 mom, 2 sisters, and me. We were able to get away in the mountains of NC and stayed at the Ridgecrest Conference Center.

Friday was travel day for all. Everyone arrived at various times throughout the afternoon and evening. Mir came down to get me at my house so that we could stop in Hendersonville on our way up to Ridgecrest. Because Mir’s “pants were on fire” while in Hendersonville, we got stuck in some crazy traffic on the way to Ridgecrest which put us there later than originally expected. You know that Karma, she will get you every time!

Saturday morning started with breakfast provided by Aunt Lynn, which included lots of fruit and her homemade cinnamon rolls – my fav!

Mom gave a brief devo with a slide show of pics from Guate. After that, we loaded up and headed in to Asheville for the day. We decided to make a pit stop at the Grove Park Inn and spent a while looking around.

Once we got in to Asheville, we stopped at a sandwich shop for lunch and then walked down to the Mast General Store.

                                               The Green Sage Specials

                           Aunt Ruth and Aunt Claudette "shopping" at Mast General

It was then back to Ridgecrest for dinner (Mom’s Spaghetti Pie and Ice Cream Casserole) and games. That is when the fun and laughter began!! We started with Bingo, moved on to Mexican Train and then finished the evening with some Uno. The games were fun, but the prizes were even better!! Leave it to Aunt Lynn to bring the crazy gag prizes! With the games and prizes came lots of old stories which left everyone laughing hysterically.

For Sunday breakfast, we had leftovers from the morning before. Aunt Lynn gave the morning devo focusing on our legacy and family heritage. We sat around and talked for several hours and then decided that the “Sunday Lunch Rush” would probably be over. We headed in to Black Mountain, stopped for lunch at the Coach House Seafood Restaurant, and walked the streets window shopping. After the rain started, we decided to go back to Ridgecrest to rest for the afternoon.

We pieced together a dinner of left overs and then started with the games again. We decided to stick to Uno that night since everyone could play and it required less stuff than Bingo did. What a night! There was laughter over eating fruit flies, doing sit ups, “helping” each other play, matching (or not matching) colors and numbers…and then there was Aunt Ruth! The only way to summarize that evening is to quote my cousin Rhonda when she said it was like playing cards at a nursing home…and that it was!!

Monday was leaving day. I hate leaving day. Don’t get me wrong, I love home, but I hate packing up and leaving. It just isn’t fun. After breakfast, Rhonda continued the devo on legacy and heritage. I’m pretty sure there wasn’t a dry eye when she was finished. I mean, what is a good ole ladies retreat without some tears, right?!? We said our good-byes and headed back in all different directions (NC, SC, and GA). Mir, Bor, Mom and I decided to stop in at Ole Guacamole for lunch before getting on the road.

                                                      Mir and Bor

 

                                                      Glyn and Reb

 

                                                      All of us

 

All in all, it was a super fun weekend!! I can’t wait to get together with these crazy ladies again next year, and I hope that more decide to join us then. My only summary…I LOVE MY FAMILY!!  

                  I even had a stow-away Bingo dot that I found in my bag while unloading.