Lake Life
I’m pretty sure that as an aspiring lady of leisure I could get used to large quantities of time at the lake :) My time was well spent.
Pretty much like this for 7 days…
And that is the one and only picture of me from our holiday : )
YES, that is “Twilight” lying on my lap. I started and finished that book in one day. It was quite good. I’ve never read anything in that sort of genre and I was quite enthralled (I picked up the rest of the books today when I was grocery shopping…YEEEE!!).
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our week (clicking on them makes them clearer). I’m really tired since it was a busy day shopping, unpacking, laundry, baking Aidan’s birthday cake (her birthday is tomorrow) and getting suckered into watching a movie at 10:30 p.m.
The sunset is almost always brilliant (if it’s a clear evening). In the 25 years we’ve been going to this place I think we’ve taken the same shot every year. And every year it takes my breath away. I was laughing as I took the picture because it’s like deja vu.
One evening at sunset the girls were playing on the rocks and “swimming” (although they never got in past their knees).
My little Aidan just loves her Papa (my dad) and she convinces him to take her on little adventures all the time. This particular adventure took place in a little inflatable raft. I know you can’t see their faces, but I loved the way the water sparkled and caught the sunset.
That’s all for today. I’m going to bed. Big day tomorrow with 2 birthday parties…one to host and one to attend. That will create lots more photo ops, so it may be a while before I’m caught up with them. Thanks for all the lovely comments while I was away. It’s always nice to come home to an inbox full of love!
missed you
i could do with some of that sun and rest
brilliant photos
Happy Birthday to Aidan
Comment by jen — August 10, 2008 @ 12:27 am
Happy Birthday Aiden!!
Comment by Robin Wiebe — August 10, 2008 @ 11:01 am
Great pictures - looks like a dream!
I’m sure you’ve already started the 2nd book in the series, but in case you haven’t I found that one a little harder to get through just because it was more Jacob’s storyline than Edwards and I wasn’t as interested. That being said it ends really well for a great lead in to #3!
Comment by Nicole — August 10, 2008 @ 11:44 am
happy memories.
and happy birthday aiden!
ps it was so cute. i was watching her and ella sitting in the foyer today tickling each other. sisters. they made me smile.
Comment by Ruth — August 10, 2008 @ 12:48 pm
Wow, I don’t know how you managed to read some 700 pages in a day. YOU ROCK!!!
I ordered up the 1st book from the library last week and have since requested her new book “The host” as well.
Funny, they are kept in the teen dept of our library and they can’t keep them on the shelves.
Comment by Carol VR — August 10, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
Hey looks like a great time!~
Happy Birthday Aidy Baby!!
I am almost done book four…very/weird interesting but loving it!!
Have a great day!
Comment by Louise — August 10, 2008 @ 1:38 pm
welcome back! glad to see you had a great time! Happy bday to aidan.
Comment by Mel — August 10, 2008 @ 2:22 pm
Oh, that first picture makes me happy! When (if!) I retire, I want it to be at the lake!
Comment by staci — August 10, 2008 @ 7:42 pm
Oh how idyllic looking! I just finally read the Twilight series a couple weeks ago. I wanted to be all trendy and not enjoy them, but they were quite entertaining.
Counting the days!
Comment by Kimberly — August 10, 2008 @ 9:33 pm
Sounds like I need to check out those books!
Looks like a fabulous week at the lake. And get this — even I have been enjoying summer this year.
Go figure…
Happy Birthday to Aidan!
Comment by Andrea — August 10, 2008 @ 9:56 pm
That must have been downright grueling for you.
Comment by Bee Repartee — August 11, 2008 @ 3:31 am
Erin, wish I had been in your relaxing postion for the past 7 days! That first picture looks like it was fantastic!!!
And, I keep hearing about Twilight too… so, its worth reading, huh?
Comment by lil ole me — August 11, 2008 @ 8:17 am
It looks like you had a great time!!! That is a great picture of you! :o)
Comment by Denise — August 11, 2008 @ 3:03 pm
I told you it was good!!!! And that vacation….lovely. It looks like you had a great time!
Comment by Tiffany — August 11, 2008 @ 6:07 pm
i see more and more people reading that series…. looks like i am going to have to kick that cat
Comment by gloria — August 11, 2008 @ 7:16 pm
LOVE LOVE LOVE the first shot!
Man, I am living vicariously through you right this minute!
Had one of thooooose days and would give my right arm to be lying on the bow of a boat with a book (and a margarita, too!)
Glad you had an AMAZING TIME!!
Comment by Michelle — August 11, 2008 @ 9:34 pm
Looks like you guys had an amazing, restful time. Welcome back
Comment by Alexis — August 12, 2008 @ 7:45 am
The pictures are beautiful. No wonder you enjoy going there year after year.
Comment by Nadine — August 13, 2008 @ 1:17 pm
What a wonderfully relaxing photo of you with your book. It looks beautiful there.
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Comment by Baby Clothes by Ambajam — August 13, 2008 @ 3:57 pm
A-ha! A Twilight convert. Love the series, can’t say it enough. My friends and I had a Twilight party and played Tug of War and had a blast. Laughed like teenage girls, which we aren’t so it felt really decadent! Enjoy the rest of the series. Once I started I read the whole thing in a week and waited months for the new book. It’s good.
Comment by KT — August 14, 2008 @ 8:18 pm