From Nancy and John Robb:
A treasured memory of the many Robb/Christy adventures is a camping trip to Kentucky when a major rain storm and serious flooding dominated the weekend.

When we arrived early afternoon at the campground, the weather was still sunny. Joyce and Lou were already there and had chosen a campsite part way up a hill. John grumbled about this because it was difficult to get our camper into place. Little did we know that this would save us!

We began the afternoon by piling everyone into Lou's boat for a nice ride on the lake. The rain started with just a few sprinkles and turned into a total torrential downpour. As soon as possible, Joyce, Anne, Lynne, Nancy, Amy, and Lisa were dropped at the Robb station wagon while the guys dealt with the boat. We were all completely soaked to the core. No one was happier than Lynne. She had an adventure going on, Barbie dolls in the back of the station wagon, and everyone right there to play.

Then came the Gimlets! As soon as it seemed safe, Joyce and Nancy drove the girls up to the campsite and got everyone settled in under our covered picnic table area. Since the guys were not back, Joyce and Nancy decided to weather the storm and get to the camp kitchen to make Gimlets (strong Gimlets!) for cocktail hour. With Joyce directing the proportions and Nancy pouring, we used our entire bottle of Vodka. The guys could not believe we did such a thing at first. Later they thought we were goddesses.

It ended up to be a great evening. We cooked on the grill, Lynne was thrilled to have all of us there together, and the rains never slowed. Joyce and Lynne slept in the station wagon but we all got very wet during the night.

By morning, we discovered that the lower part of the campground was completely flooded out and that many road were closed because they were under water. Getting out was another adventure but the weekend was an unforgetable time that we shared with precious friends.

Happy Anniversary, Joyce and Lou!

Love, John and Nancy Robb