Crossed Oaks Haven

Hi Everyone,

It has been way too long since I have updated the website and we have been way too quiet.  The weather has been so up and down that the energy of our group has also waxed and waned a bit.  Several people have been out of town or they have some of their email settings not to accept the forwarded emails.

We have had a few more people join our website and one or two that are going to actually join the club membership.  I think that since the cold weather has kept us from the resorts it has put people on line and searching for the things they want to do when the weather stabilizes.

Our newsletter is usually what we have been doing, a photo representing our activity and then a calendar of upcoming events.  November and December were kind of mild for us.  We did have a very tasty Thanksgiving dinner with approximately 10 people attending.  The dinner was also a chance for us to discuss what kinds of things should happen when club members break away from our goals as a club.  We have not taken any changes in the membership but we reminded everyone of the importance of following the beliefs of AANR and the rules of each club.  I try to keep brochures and the rules from the resorts we go to in the club notebook.

Speaking of brochures I do have some of the new brochures for the list of all the AANR clubs that is current.  Talk to me about getting an updated one.

December we had our cookie exchange which is never the same each year.  This year we made our cookies ahead of time and I ended up throwing away the sugar cookie batter which seems wasteful.  We did make a generous donation of cookies to Salvation Army and they jumped on the donation.  They also sent us a nice thank you note.  I am thinking that our club pot lucks we should always donate some things to them.  

The celebration for New Year's at Suwanee Valley was entertaining.  Rich was an excellent DJ and got us moving enough to even get naked in the cool night.  Bob and Lynda even had their first dance.  The resort was generous with a champagne toast at midnight.

January so far has brought us a blazing fire.  We had collected several pieces of wood from the tree's and despite the rain all week before we managed to take the pile down to a few chunks of wood.  It was a real challenge and the weekend did not go exactly as planned.  The bonfire was at Patti's house and she ended up ill with the 24 hour bug.  

The weather is putting a blockade on our plans for this coming weekend.  Our friends at Sunny Sands had invited us to join in open mic night but many members have declined to attend.  Possibly anyone that wants to come use the hot tub at Patti's should contact her.  This will give us opportunity to save up funds for our major event in January.

We are the organizers along with Cypress Cove for an event that the weather does not affect.  NUDE BOWLING.  January 24th we will be joining our friends in this very fun event.  We were featured in the Bulletin last year with photos and an article for this event.  It is one of the least expensive and most fun things to do.  You can even bring your family.  $15 will get you all the things you need to be wearing nothing but a smile.

Some of the things coming up for 2014 include Parrot Head Lite, nude nite, Mid Winter Festival, NFN Fish fry, Luau's, body painting, singles weekend, more bowling, Nudist Club House events, textile cruise to Cozumel and many more naturally fun events.

Hope to see you there,

Patti