Camp Donahoe - Debbie's Birthday

To start the weekend adventure, Brian, Debbie, Tom and Katie picked me up after my work on Friday and we drove for 4 hours up north. It's been a hot minute since I've been on a classic family road trip, and the drive definitely didn't disappoint. The Donahoe's do such a great job at treating me like family, and I feel so comfortable being myself around them, even if it means being awkward AF in an Arbys. I was so tired after the drive I went to sleep nearly as soon as we got in, but Katie and Tommy stayed up posting unconsentual snapchat stories on their friend's profile [Eric M]. It sounds bad, but it was actually hilarious watching them the next morning. Brian and Debbie took us all snowmobiling, and I had absolutely no idea how much fun it would be. We were flying across the frozen lakes going 70-80 MPH! I felt like I was in all of those action movies that feature winter chase scenes. (Seriously Thank you Brian and Debbie for including me in this, I'll never forget the memories I made this weekend.) We had homemade BLTs for lunch and later went out to an Italian place (that had hella good tiramisu, and also $230 wine ??). Sunday morning Brian took me out snowmobiling again since I enjoyed it so much the previous day, and he personally showed me around the various frozen lakes that are accessible from the backyard, and the various dangers to avoid that a newbie like me wouldn't know. I was half joking when I asked if it was possible to "drift" the snowmobiles, but to my surprise Brian gave me actual instructions on how to do it and encouraged me to! Haha nice! After that we took it easy and began packing up to leave shortly after lunch. All in all, the Donahoe's have consistently shown acceptance about me joining their family getaways, and I will forever be grateful for everything they do for me. These trips will always be the highlight of my week, and I hope to be invited to future Donahoe adventures :D -- Brad