Can I BottleThis?
Another fabulous summer weekend. Sometimes I forget how great it is to get out of town- at first it can seem like so much work. We were up at the family cabin north of my hometown and we celebrated our first wedding anniversary (a week early) with my dad and step-mom who had their 24th wedding anniversary this weekend.
It was a really fun weekend. On the way up there was almost no traffic and we listened to the baseball game all the way up, it was almost a perfect ride except for the former student who recognized me and flipped me off. Guess he can't let go of the fact that I caught him cheating five years ago... Oh well, did I mention I am leaving the teaching profession?
When we stopped for a walk along the lake walk as the sun was setting. The big Lake was like glass- really a perfect night. On the way to the cabin we also stopped to visit friend MK-and Jff helped her inaugurate her new Mac with a screen bigger than the size of our television. That woman is a character and I always like to get a chance to experience her humor first hand as often as possible.
We got to the cabin first and it was pitch black. The stars were absolutely amazing-the entire Milky Way was clear. So we headed down to the dock with a blanket to watch the stars. It is a shame that I only get to do that a couple of times a summer, anymore.
Saturday, hotter than hot, we had a great time on the boat with my parents. Jumping in and swimming, playing with the new depth finder, and drinking my favorite drinks on the boat (Summer Shandy).
In the end, we had steak and shrimp for dinner to celebrate. After dinner we played horse shoes and hung out on the deck.
Yesterday before we left, we managed to fit in a paddle where we saw a family of loons- the mom carrying the two babies on her back. We also went out for another boat ride with the rents.
Overall, it was one of those perfect summer weekends that make you wish you could store up just a few drops of that really warm sun, the beautiful smell of the pine trees mixed with lake water a
nd dirt, and put in a bottle to open in the middle of February when you, at times, wonder if you will ever make it through the winter without going crazy.
Although it is only the middle of July, don't forget to find that feeling of summer before it all ends for another season.
It was a really fun weekend. On the way up there was almost no traffic and we listened to the baseball game all the way up, it was almost a perfect ride except for the former student who recognized me and flipped me off. Guess he can't let go of the fact that I caught him cheating five years ago... Oh well, did I mention I am leaving the teaching profession?
When we stopped for a walk along the lake walk as the sun was setting. The big Lake was like glass- really a perfect night. On the way to the cabin we also stopped to visit friend MK-and Jff helped her inaugurate her new Mac with a screen bigger than the size of our television. That woman is a character and I always like to get a chance to experience her humor first hand as often as possible.
We got to the cabin first and it was pitch black. The stars were absolutely amazing-the entire Milky Way was clear. So we headed down to the dock with a blanket to watch the stars. It is a shame that I only get to do that a couple of times a summer, anymore.
Saturday, hotter than hot, we had a great time on the boat with my parents. Jumping in and swimming, playing with the new depth finder, and drinking my favorite drinks on the boat (Summer Shandy).
In the end, we had steak and shrimp for dinner to celebrate. After dinner we played horse shoes and hung out on the deck.
Yesterday before we left, we managed to fit in a paddle where we saw a family of loons- the mom carrying the two babies on her back. We also went out for another boat ride with the rents.
Overall, it was one of those perfect summer weekends that make you wish you could store up just a few drops of that really warm sun, the beautiful smell of the pine trees mixed with lake water a
nd dirt, and put in a bottle to open in the middle of February when you, at times, wonder if you will ever make it through the winter without going crazy.Although it is only the middle of July, don't forget to find that feeling of summer before it all ends for another season.
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