This weekend was absolutely perfect. Perfect weather, perfect friends, perfect everything.
Thursday night was fun. Then...I got to sleep in on Friday! No work! I woke up, crawled out of bed, and started cleaning up the house and doing some much needed laundry. Then I went down to Park Point and met a very large group of friends to play volleyball. And play we did...for...h.o.u.r.s!!!!! I think everyone was absolutely exhausted after that (including my dog, whom I of course brought with).
After volleyball, some of those friends came over for egg rolls, pico de gallo, beer, and games. Nice way to rest for a bit. Then we went to the bar and played some pool, came home, and hung out with a buddy until 3am.
Got up yesterday morning. Met with group of friends (and of course our dogs) and went to Island Lake for the day. What an absolutely perfect day! The weather was great! In the 80s, and not a cloud in the sky - the water was nice, the sun was hot, the company was terrific. We grilled, drank, played poker, swam, and had a wonderful time. Budha swam out to me and got tired and I held her while a picture was taken. It was adorable. My little pup is aging, but she's having a good life.
When THAT was over, I came home, changed out of my suit, packed up a bag...and headed to a friend's house with Budha. It was a nice laid back evening - w/ no bar involved. We watched Shawshank Redemption - which I had NEVER seen - and it was great! And then we watched Grand Turino....which was also a great movie. I highly recommend it.
Today - watered garden, put on suit, and met my friend and her mother and daughter at Wisconsin Point (with Budha). Another nice day! Came home, grilled, and finally...time to prepare for the "real world" again tomorrow. As far as I'm concerned...this was at real as it gets!
It was one of those weekends where I feel extremely grateful for the people in my life. They are truly amazing. I didn't think about work. I didn't stress about anything. The only concern I had the whole weekend, was that my dog got TOO MUCH exersize. :)
Hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th! And for those of you tagged....thanks for a great weekend!
