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My Murderous Weekend (Picture Heavy) Deb W.

Posted : 4/30/2013 8:38:45 AM

So, Mr. W and I went to a Murder Mystery Weekend at this really old lodge in PA to celebrate his retirement. The lodge is situated on 57 acres of land and consists of these really pretty stone "cottages". Some of what they considered a "cottage" were bigger than my house though !

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This is where we stayed:

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This is the stream that runs through the property:

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I was talking to Karen on Friday afternoon and I told her I was probably going to gain 30 lbs. over the weekend (and I did). This was the menu (if you can see it):

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This is one of the bodies being carried out. By the time the weekend was over we had 5 people murdered and 1 critcally injured.

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This is me being questioned by the Chief of Police because I was right next to one victims when he was murdered. The whole plot was based on electing a new mayor for the town of Boiling Springs and all the candidates kept getting killed off.

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For Saturday night's dinner we were encouraged to wear something patriotic or come as someone/something that reminded you of America. So I wore the scarf and these glasses all night. The Chief of Police (above) came as a piece of bacon (lmao), the guy on the right (above) is the Statue of Liberty.

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Me and Mr. W (and yes, we ARE dorks):

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So at brunch on Sunday they went over everyone's answers as to who the murderer was and what all the clues meant. I came in 3rd out of 100 people for having the most correct answers and won this:

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Which, really is pretty good considering I was half in the bag for the entire weekend. I could probably be the Director of the CIA if I ever have the urge to give up Vodka (which will never happen).

Thanks for looking !

Deb W.

sharismom

Posted : 4/30/2013 9:15:00 AM

Very nice, Deb! Looks like a great time!

janobonano

Posted : 4/30/2013 9:58:19 AM

Fun! Looks like a gorgeous place.

kpwlee

Posted : 4/30/2013 10:02:23 AM

Love it! And congrats!!

That place is very near to where my sister lives - beautiful grounds!!

Freedom

Posted : 4/30/2013 12:29:38 PM

Oh how exciting! I am so pleased you took photos, I have seen ads for the Murder dinners as well as the Murder weekends and often thought it would be a great thing to do.

What lovely grounds and buildings! That alone would be well worth a vacation, but then to have the added murder show going on around you, wow. The menu is legible yes, thanks. Yummy!

Good job following the clues and coming in 3rd place. Fun time, so glad you got to enjoy this together.

tacran

Posted : 4/30/2013 12:41:13 PM

iluvjamison
I could probably be the Director of the CIA if I ever have the urge to give up Vodka (which will never happen).

Deb, you're so funny! Let us know if you're ever named to the post. I might ask for a favor about getting information about questionable family members! Stick out tongue

I don't think you guys are dorks -- I think it sounds like fun. How cool that you were both eager to take part. I don't think I'd ever get my husband to go to something like that. But, I've been a mystery addict since I devoured every Nancy Drew book as a kid, followed by Agatha Christie and many other British mystery writers. I've watched every incarnation of Sherlock Holmes that PBS has offered. I've always thought one of these mystery getaways would be a blast.

What a fantastic place -- gorgeous location! And the menus . . . holy cow, you could gain weight just READING them. I was already hungry, but now I'm starving!

Congrats again to Mr. W!

cakana

Posted : 4/30/2013 12:55:06 PM

Yeah, I think I did gain a few lbs just reading the menu. Yum!!! That looks like a really neat place and I've only done a murder mystery dinner but had a blast. A whole weekend would be even better. So glad you had a good time!

calliecritturs

Posted : 4/30/2013 2:15:26 PM

Tracy -- I'm with you -- I think it looks like a blast!! Deb -- met hinks you have hidden talents we need to investigate! LOL

JackieG

Posted : 4/30/2013 3:21:08 PM

OMG! What a beautiful setting and the menu is incredible! What a fun weekend.

You and Mr. W are so cute. Big Smile

shadowsgin

Posted : 4/30/2013 3:33:33 PM

What fun!!! I am not sure if my honey would be all on board for a murder weekend but....my mom and my daughter and myself would get a huge kick out of it. Great pics, looks like a really grand weekend.

auburn2932

Posted : 4/30/2013 4:02:24 PM

Beautiful pictures, glad you had a great time. Not far from where I live in Camp Hill.

nymaureen

Posted : 4/30/2013 9:52:38 PM

That looks like it was a great time and a real nice place. Congrats on your win...3rd out of a 100, that's great.

mrstjohnson

Posted : 4/30/2013 10:52:03 PM

That looks awesome!!! I always wanted to do one of those, but DH is too much of a party pooper. My mom would be interested though.

the_gopher

Posted : 5/2/2013 6:42:46 AM

That looks awesome! That menu, sheesh, I felt my hips expanding just reading it Stick out tongue

fuzzy_dogs_mom

Posted : 5/4/2013 1:27:54 PM

Gorgeous place! Sounds like you guys had a blast. I've gotta wonder though, if someone went to that reception at 6:30, how would they ever be able to eat dinner at 8:00?? That menu looks like it's to die for.

Joyce