Kristine, my sister and matron of honor, threw me an atypical bachelorette party last weekend. She booked us rooms at the Bracken Fern Manor at Lake Arrowhead. This place was built at the 1920's and had a market on the first floor while "ladies of the evening" lived on the 2nd and 3rd floors. The current owner, Cheryl, bought it in 1993 and completely restored it. It is now a beautiful and restful place to spend a day or two. Unless, of course, there are some crazy women who happen to be having a bachelorette party there ;) Click here for more info on the Bracken Fern Manor.
On Saturday morning while Kristine and Aunt Shirley were shopping for bachelorette party supplies, Cherise and I went to Mojave Narrows Park. There they have a stable with horses and camels, a fishing pond, and nature trails through a sandy riparian area all of which made for some interesting photo ops...
Then we all drove up to Lake Arrowhead. There we met mom and dad and we checked in and got a tour of the Bracken Fern Manor. Then we went to dinner at a wonderful Thai restaurant called Papaya Bay. Once we got back to the Inn Joe, my brother-in-law, had arrived and then the party began. Aunt Shirley and Kristine dressed me up in a beautiful bridal ensemble while Cherise took pictures. I then had to walk down the stairs much to my mom and dad's and Joe's entertainment. Then I had to open up gifts, all of which were promised not to be too risque. Well, one gift turned out to be pretty bad... A deck of cards innocently labeled as, "Hairy Chested Men" turned out to be so much more than that, lol Thank goodness the Inn Keeper and other guests had left to go to dinner!
Anyway, we had a fun silly night. Later on Kristine played guitar for us. In the morning we had a lovely breakfast and said our goodbyes. Thanks Kristine and Aunt Shirley and Cherise, my mom and dad, and Joe for a very fun time!
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