Love...This...Lake

A week away...here...pure bliss even though there was a campfire ban going on. Being away from home, away from a phone, the hustle and bustle of life - priceless. To be at this remote lake destination to totally forget any responsibilities of home life or reality - words can't describe. JUST...TO...BE...that's all we had to do...

Luckily for us the week before was the wet, rainy one and the week we were there was sunshine and heat! Yippee!

All the relaxin' we could take - the Mr. and his pup Minnie...

Lucy-poo...

And the princess Lola...

Awweee...

Spendin' time with the girl that's movin' away to college in a week...

Love that scenery!

Soakin' up the last rays of summer...

Cards anyone?

Lucy has claimed her "own" chair...

My daughters get a hold of a camera and go on a "shooting" spree...

In the dark...

On the bridge...

Smoochin'...

Lovin'...

Posin'...

A girl and her pooch...

A hot Lucy...

Kissy, kissy...

This butterfly my daughter is holding followed us around all day long - even when we were floating on the raft in the afternoon it landed on the mattress!

Trying to cool off in the makeshift shade!

There they are with the camera again - camera shy they are not!

Will someone take that camera away from them??

Silhouette...

Yoga pose...

Big sis...

Minnie...

Little sis...

And Lola...

It was a wonderful week filled with suntanning, reading, crafting and EATING!! Just wish that campfire banned would have been lifted so we could've made some s'mores. I guess we'll just have to wait until next summer for those!

Truly Inspiring

This lady is very inspiring to me...one who has been through so much...and still has a positive outlook on ALL things...may she continue to beat all the odds...may I NEVER complain about anything again...

Read about her here

Leaving The Nest

In just a few short weeks this little girl (well, now she is grown up to be 18) will be leaving the nest...going away to university...8.5 hours away from home...away from her family and security...going to spread her wings...

Leaving this puppy behind who will sure miss her...

Those carefree days over...days of structured studying and practicing are in her near future...

She will still be able to show her goofy side to those she meets...

And no one will be able to turn down this smile...

Or this one...

Or this one...

She will always be mommy's "little girl"...

And always will hold a soft spot in her daddy and mommy's hearts...

This will be her new family of sorts...the girls from the university basketball team she will be playing with "UNBC Woman's Timberwolves"...

And she will be able to wear the #22 like she has for the past 4 years...just like her big sister here...

You go Becca...run toward your dreams...

And make them all come true...

We will miss your sweet smile around the house...remember you're only a phone call away...or a facebook message away...or a text away...

Vintage Luggage

Vintage luggage...nothing like it these days...so many of the new luggage they make now is made cheap and seems to fall apart the first time you use it. But these...these are sure to stand the test of time...they already have...

Look at them in all their pristine condition...

I can conjure up images in my head of what this train case would've been filled up with on some ladies trip in the 50's...I'm sure some real red shade of lipstick and some blue eyeshadow would be in her make-up kit along with some lotions and night cream...

And a portable mirror to boot!

And look at this...the original Samsonite tags inside...the staples aren't even removed yet!

Just like brand new because that's what it is - never been used! And, I got such a deal on these three "just like new" pieces - just $50 for all of them! These were found at that same antique mall where I found the other treasures...

And, the third piece...again in mint condition! I would love to go somewhere where I could take all these three pieces of luggage and dress stylish like they did in the 50's with some way cool vintage suit and white gloves and some funky hat. Don't ya think I would be stylin'?!

I can dream can't I? Dream, dream, dream of some faraway place to visit...