Sunday, September 19, 2010

a small piece of heaven on earth

You know those places that you love to visit because when you're there you have not a care in the world?  That's me when I'm at Will's lake house.  It's most definitely in the top 10 of my favorite places to be.  I think it's a combination of the lake, the not very good cell service, and the basic simplicity of life that makes it so perefect.  Plus when I'm there I'm almost always surrounded by people I love - which makes any place even better.

Luckily, Will and I got to spend our Labor Day weekend down there.  Not only that, but both of our families came too!  I had seen my parents the weekend before in Pennsylvania for my aunt's funeral, so this was a much happier and much needed weekend for all of us.  Highlights of the trip included all sorts of delicious yet healthy food, from incredible peaches to homemade veggie-filled turkey burgers, my dad being my mirror - and brutally honest - every time I tried on sunglasses at the outlets, finally getting my shins to tan so I didn't have terribly awkward two-toned legs, and Trooper the puppy - because puppies are always a highlight in my life.  My favorite though were the early morning walks my dad and I went on Sunday and Monday (my mom also joined us on Sunday).  We did a quick 1.3 mile loop around the hill-filled neighborhood in the perfect brisk-walking temperature of 58 or so degrees.  Really, it doesn't get much better than that.

Family!  PS: if you know my dad, check out how good he looks.  All that eating healthy is definitely paying off!


Trooper in a life vest and on a raft!  Basically living the good life.

1 comment:

  1. this is exactly how i feel at Patrick's lake house in NY! we spent a week there after Seattle and before Turkey and it was 100% pure relaxation the whole time - i'm glad you get to experience that, too!

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