I physically relax the moment I pull into the laneway that leads to this cottage on the lake. Gorgeous sunsets, the tallest of trees. Cell service? Sometimes. My revelation, I’m secretly glad when the cells don’t work.
If you have a sand beach, a bucket plus 2 pails, and two girls, you are set for hours. No other entertainment required. I actually read two books! Twilight and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
I worry too much about what I look like in a bikini. It became glaringly obvious by the other Hot Mama’s strutting their extra bits of stuff, nobody cares! I will learn to love my curves and the box of macaroons I rode in on, if it kills me.
Cottages in the woods have been the setting for too many horror flicks. Dum dum dummm. Hubby had to work, so I was alone for a couple of nights. Cue the scary music. One sleepless evening, I went “Axe Murderer Hunting” at 3am. With a golf club. Yeah, cause that’s gonna save us. The mysterious thump and running footsteps that had me holding my breath? She was a big ole raccoon. Bitch.
I was a weird kind of proud when I bought my baby this:
Quality beachside reading….. Jonas Brothers, Camp Rock 2. Gotta start somewhere! We had some interesting conversations about tampons and break-ups. My girls make me smile.
The Great Lakes smell a wee bit fishy. This is normal. If there is some added fishy funk filling your nose LOOK for the floater. Find it before it finds you. Shiver and ick.
Winds can kick out of nowhere on these nearly deserted beaches. So when you look up and see an umbrella hurtling at you at 40 mph …….go ahead and be a girl. Duck and squeal. Let some beach hunk fulfill his destiny, let him be the hero and chase that bad boy down.
Vacations may be stressful what with the packing and car rides, overeating (me) and “What’s to eat Mom”(them), but these are the moments my girls will remember forever.
I already can’t wait for next year.
The cottage is the perfect place to get away and just enjoy the peace and tranquility
Sounds like the perfect spot for a getaway to me.
Vacations in any form are excellent. We did the camping in a tent last weekend. Tenting with boyscouts if one thing, with a family in a campground, well the noise…it’s unbelieveable. Yes scouts are loud but only at night, they are boys and no noise in the mornings until I get them up. Still vacations are good at anytime. Glad you got away and enjoyed. :o)
I’m glad you had a great time, you were way overdue!! 🙂
wow that place looks sweet!
I dream of a nice cabin rental. We have two dogs and can never get away. My solution would be a pet-friendly rental up in Wisconsin.
I can dream, can’t I?
Looks like you had a good time. Don’t let your daughters buy hundreds of those magazines! I did it when I was obsessed with Nsync thinking, “OF COURSE THEY’LL BE WORTH SOMETHING SOME DAY.” Riiiiight
I can’t believe my mom let me cover my walls in posters…
Love the Raccoon bit… OMG I laughed out loud. THANKS.
It sounds like the ultimate relaxation. How did you like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo? I have been wanting to read that book for a while…I need to ad it to my Target list!
Well, you would not believe how happy I was to learn the Axe Murderer was in your next of the woods and not mine. Then? I find out it is a raccoon? Fail. He’s still out there…
Looks like you had a great time!
Good for you for learning to love your curves. We can all be so hard on ourselves. I used to look at my saggy skin on my stomach and be disgusted. I would always tell my husband I’m getting it cut off after I’m done having kids. I’m noticing as time goes on I’m getting much better at loving my body and just being happy with it saggy skin and all 🙂