Fun at Another Lake...With Friends!

 

I have one more day-of-fun I wanted to share with you!

            Several weeks ago, when I was in the salon chair getting a hair overhaul, my friend/hair magician, Amber, asked if Ryan and I would like to join her family at the lake one day this summer. It may seem strange for a lake dweller to go visit a different lake, but it actually gave us a chance to have some unique fun!

            Amber’s family owns a couple of small cottages on a lake about an hour and a half from here, and on their lake, you can enjoy some sporting runs in the afternoon for a few hours. Our lake is no-wake always, which I do not hate at all, but I know Ryan still loves water sports, so I was excited for him to get to enjoy that!

            We landed on visiting on a Friday, when the lake was likely to be a little emptier. So a couple of weeks ago, Ryan took a day off, and we made our way to their lake! We had a BEAUTIFUL day, which was a nice blessing.

            We arrived about lunchtime, and we all climbed on their pontoon for a lunch cruise. Amber and her husband were there that day, along with their four kids and their oldest daughter’s boyfriend. We slow-cruised a few lakes (chained together by some pretty narrow passages!) while we ate wraps, veggies, fruit, and the Amish sugar cookies I took for dessert.

            When we got back, we switched to the faster boat and headed out for an afternoon of sports. I had kind of forgotten what it felt like to be in boat that went really fast and made quick turns, so it took me almost the whole time to get my sea legs back! I think I did a lot of screaming and probably left permanent indentations in the boat seat from hanging on for dear life.

            Ryan got to barefoot, which he hasn’t done for years, but he jumped right back into it like no time had passed at all!

            Amber’s husband is really skilled at barefooting and did all kinds of tricks during his turn!

            Ryan also took a turn on the tube – along with some of Ryan and Amber’s kids. (Oh – did I not mention that Amber’s husband is also named Ryan? It kept the day interesting.)

            Before we left, he did some skiing too, and it was fun for him.

            I stayed safely in the boat all day – taking pictures and screaming. 😊

            It was such a beautiful gift to spend the day with our friends and get to have fun together.

            Before we came home, Ryan and I scoped out a coffee shop and stopped for a little date. I’d heard of this shop before but hadn’t been there. YUMMY drinks!

            A fun day for sure!