Was That Real? A Story from the Hammock

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Eva (@wolfgirl569) and I were recently commenting back and forth about relaxation, and I had mentioned falling asleep in my hammock. It reminded me of a time awhile ago when I was on a camping trip. My son and I go camping all the time, and we always invite my daughter to go, but she has no interest in camping whatsoever. But this particular time, I rented an old historic cabin on a lake in a state park, and was able to talk my daughter into coming along. On the first day there, I suggested that we set up the hammocks on the lakeshore and just relax and enjoy the day. My daughter had never been in a hammock, but she was willing to give it a try. So I set up the three hammocks, and soon we were relaxing on a beautiful, but cold day. My daughter commented on how comfortable it was in the hammock, and that she actually liked it. Anyway, a little while later, as we were all lying there quietly, my son whispered over to me, "Dad, Hailey is asleep!" And I responded, "Yeah, I'm about to fall asleep myself." I then let myself drift off into neverland. I'm not sure how long I was asleep, but I woke up with a sense of being watched. I opened my eyes, and peering down at me from only a few feet above my head was three beautiful young ladies. As soon as I opened my eyes, one of them said hello. I responded back with a hello of my own, and then we kind of just stared at each other for a few seconds. I then asked, "Can I help you with something?" And one of them responded with "No, we were just curious." We then made small talk, I asked them what time it was, where they were staying, what they were doing, etc, and then they went along on their way, with one girl commenting as she walked away, "He's cute!" After they had walked away, I laid there for a minute scratching my head wondering if I had just dreamed the entire thing, or if it really had just happened. I sat up, looked around, and couldn't see the girls anywhere. I then heard movement from my daughter's hammock, so I looked over, and she looked back over at me and asked "What was that all about?" And of course I was like, "That was real?" She laughed and said "Yeah. Why? Did you think you were dreaming?" And I was like "Yeah." We laughed, and then I suggested we get up and go make a campfire to warm up. I never did see those girls again the rest of the weekend, so I still question whether I was dreaming or not. But my daughter said she saw them too (my son slept through the whole thing). It was weird. I was hoping I would see them again so I could invite them over to our campfire. Have you ever fallen asleep, then woke up and wondered if you were experiencing something real or just a dream? Photo is my daughter in the hammock right after I had asked her if the girls were real or if I was dreaming!