Spent the most incredible 3 days at Diana's cabin. Absolute heaven on earth.
Our first day was pretty lazy - we swam and lounged around in the sun reading. We got to go for an extra boat ride across the lake (one of my favorite things about going to the cabin is sitting on the bow as we speed through the water - this time in the dark!!) to pick up David and Mike who headed up to the cabin later than night. We spent the evening playing catchphrase (best game in the world, by the way), then jumped into the lake one last time.... tradition says the absolute last thing you have to do before you go to bed is leap into the lake :D We slept on the deck out under a sky full of stars.
Our first day was pretty lazy - we swam and lounged around in the sun reading. We got to go for an extra boat ride across the lake (one of my favorite things about going to the cabin is sitting on the bow as we speed through the water - this time in the dark!!) to pick up David and Mike who headed up to the cabin later than night. We spent the evening playing catchphrase (best game in the world, by the way), then jumped into the lake one last time.... tradition says the absolute last thing you have to do before you go to bed is leap into the lake :D We slept on the deck out under a sky full of stars.
One of my many very spectacular falls
Our second day was much like the first... we broke out the boggle around midday... I am the undefeated champion, but Diana gets closer and closer every time.... later got into the Rummoli and the beer... ok I don't really drink, so I slowly sipped away and managed to finish half of one. Somewhere in there - probably before the beer - Diana and I headed out for some water-skiing. I have tried water skiing twice before. The first time was in my chubby days when I hated all physical activity, so that didn't go well. The second time, I was terrified... I went absolutely pale (with fear), and failed to get even partially up and gave up without a fight. So I am proud to say that this time there was no fear at all, no anger - only minor frustration and joy that I had made some progress (Diana says I got a "partially up")! Next time...
That night we roasted marshmallows and played some more catchphrase... slept on the deck... rudely awoken by rain...
That night we roasted marshmallows and played some more catchphrase... slept on the deck... rudely awoken by rain...
The third day got off to a rough start as the book I was reading took a turn from mildly annoying to unbearable... but then we got the windsurfer out and my world changed. Ok maybe that a bit of an exaggeration - but it was pretty awesome. I have never tried windsurfer before - but after Diana somewhat awkwardly cruise across the lake and not end up in a pile of rocks, or worse up a tree - I was quite excited about it. And what fun it was! I felt like by the end of it I had some semblance of control over the thing, and even managed to sail myself back to the dock.... ok after all this graceful, controlled maneuvering, I then fell off at the last minute and cut my ankle on the rutter thingy-majingy. But not much blood... enough to make me fear sharks were going to come eat me... but since that is highly unlikely in a freshwater lake, I was fine...
One final accomplishment of this weekend, which probably doesn't seem like a big deal - but it was!! I dove off the dock. Head first. After smacking my face (and my eyes, ow!) once, I looked like a graceful swan ("just after it has been shot" - thanks Mike). No really, all I did was dive from practically no height... but this was something I had been afraid of for years and never, ever did. I quit swimming lessons as a kid when they started making us dive... so yes... big day :D
One final accomplishment of this weekend, which probably doesn't seem like a big deal - but it was!! I dove off the dock. Head first. After smacking my face (and my eyes, ow!) once, I looked like a graceful swan ("just after it has been shot" - thanks Mike). No really, all I did was dive from practically no height... but this was something I had been afraid of for years and never, ever did. I quit swimming lessons as a kid when they started making us dive... so yes... big day :D
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