Love 'em While You've Got 'em

If you are lucky enough to have a dozen or so childhood friends who will put up with you for a long weekend in the woods each year, don’t pass up the chance.  

And if most of what you do in camp is waste time; just shooting the shit about old times, swimming, fishing, drinking too much, eating more than your share of foods you’ve been warned to avoid, and telling jokes too gross or inappropriate to even laugh at in more civilized surroundings – just do it.  You can make up for these venial sins with acts of goodness, kindness, and fitness when you get home.  

And if these guys, and your annual gathering, come to mean a lot to you, don’t be bashful; tell them that you love them.  If those three words are a little hard to say all on their own, you can tag on ‘man’, or ‘bro’, whatever; it’s all good; your meaning will come across

Nothing lasts forever – don’t let the opportunity slip away unused.