A Fine Spring Retreat

My stitching group, the Sisters In Stitches, attended our spring retreat this past weekend.  I think we are all in agreement that it was a success.  We held our gathering at Don Carter State Park in Gainesville, GA, right on Lake Lanier.  Two members of our group had been there before, and recommended it for our retreat.  What a great find!  The cabins were spacious, gorgeous, and stocked with all the kitchen equipment we needed.  We couldn't believe our eyes when we entered the cabins for the first time.

Cute on the outside, but the inside was amazing!

Each cabin had two bedrooms with attached baths.  The part that delighted all of us was that they also included a table that could seat eight - the perfect stitching spot.

Comfy, well-lit stitching spot

As we always do, we shared meal duties.  Everything was delicious, from Maggie's breakfast choices, Thea's chicken pot-pie and desserts, Trish's lunch, and Pat's dessert, and we had enough food for several more days (if we got snowed in - very unlikely).  Sheila and I prepared our Saturday dinner. 

Camp food, SIS-style

The park itself was pretty and the staff at the visitor's center and check-in was friendly and helpful. 

View from our deck

We had our traditional gift exchange, which is something we all look forward to.

I don't think anyone wanted to leave on Sunday morning.  It would have been nice to have another day or two.  And of course, we got in a lot of stitching time!  I will feature all of our work in my next post. 

We missed our fellow Sisters In Stitches, Peggy, Renee and Terrie, who couldn't make it to this retreat.  We hope that they'll all be present at our next one!

The friendly park employee even took our traditional group picture!