At the Lakes

My sweet fam out on the boat

Ahh - aren't we sweet??

Me on the water - love that hat!

Erik found a 4 leaf clover! How lucky!!

At the Logging Camp

What a week! Hardly any internet access, NO phone access (unless I stood on the rail of the back deck and lifted the phone up high - very precarious!). We went to Park Rapids, Walker and Dorset - we went to the logging camp, Campanero's, 3rd Street Market, Brigid's House (they've got more magnetic peace signs for your car - I bought three - my other two got stolen!!), Reed's Sporting Good's Store, the Velvet Antler. We walked most of the way around Two Inlets Lake, saw two wild turkeys, a turtle, lots of fish (but couldn't seem to actually get them INTO the boat), and met a whole swarm of great folks. We played volleyball, soccer, made s'mores, played badminton and horseshoes, Moose farkel and Pass the Pigs. I finished my book (I won't even tell you the name - it wasn't that good), made goopy rolls, sour cream banana bars and gourmet two-layer brownies with white chocolate icing. I slept - a LOT - I listened to the wind through the tree, I cried, I breathed, I celebrated my first birthday without my mom, and wondered how I could possibly get through any more minutes without her here with me. We had lunch with Peggy and Roy at Zorbaz, then headed home. I think I've only been here for maybe 6 days since the end of May. I'm tired of running, tired of avoiding the inevitable. I wholeheartedly succumb to my life (right after we get back from Bismarck on Wednesday) - I promise.

But the lakes? Ahhhhhhh - heaven in the pines. Thank you Jennifer and Bob for a fantastic week - Two Inlets Resort ROCKS!!