Technically it opens tomorrow, but Thursday there was a "processing day" for LittleBuddy consisting of everything from getting pictures taken to paying fees to picking up textbooks to practicing opening up the locker. Today he's at a 4 hour orientation, which is a long time to be at school, so in my mind, it started today.
It just so happened that BigBuddy had last Friday off of work, so Mike asked his boss off for the day too, and we headed out for our last daytrip of summer fun. After much decision-making, we picked a lake an hour away, only fifteen minutes from where we used to live, which none of us had ever spent much time at.
The kids all brought their tubes and lounged away, tipping each other over, piling tubes up high, and laughing a lot. Fortunately we had the place almost to ourselves, as the local school districts had already started. I have never heard MyGirl giggle so much for three hours straight. She was having a great time. We grilled on the edge of the lake for lunch, and enjoyed the overcast day which kept us all better protected from the sun, me especially. I tell you, the Lord is good to me!
After everyone changed at the nice facilities, we went on a bike ride. There were trails all over the place. They were paved and the hills were moderate enough even I could handle them no problem. The only issue to watch out for were the grasshoppers. There were two or three every two or three feet. Right before you'd get to them, they jump off the side into the grass. Being first for a while, I cleared the way for the rest of them. I noticed coming back it was a much easier ride. Really, it was a lovely day, low 80's, sun peaking behind clouds, and like I say, about empty.
As we drove towards the marina to see the bigger boats, we came upon a model airplane runway. A guy, who clearly was well practiced, was flying this orange model all over the place, doing loop-de-loops, stalls, dives, just having a lot of fun, and we were mesmerized watching it all. After about fifteen minutes from when we got there, he brought it down for a landing and I got this nice shot of it. The photos are deceiving, but in reality, this plane is about five feet long, maybe six. I thought orange was a great color against the clearing up blue skies. That contrast made it easy to spot.
We all had plenty of fun. My favorite moment, however, was when we got home, and this guy said in his most exhaustive voice, "I can't believe you can get so tired having so much fun." We all slept well and are grateful to have squeezed in another day of fun before heading back to school.
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