A Special Weekend

This past weekend we had one of those too rare times that is the best stuff memories are made of. Laughter, family, and friends came together with my husband's 50th birthday as the catalyst.

He doesn't care for surprises, so I really needed to be careful. Not too much, but enough to bring joy and a twinkle. Our two adult sons and their girlfriends joined us, along with their dogs, a feature Howie (my husband) definitely could have done without...He isn't too much of an animal guy. But we all had a great time. His younger sister also flew down from MA, and that was a surprise he enjoyed. They grew up summering together on Lake Winnepesaukee in NH and now we are continuing the lake tradition, only now the lake we go to is Smith Mountain Lake inVA. In addition there were two other adult couples to share the fun with.

The highlight of the weekend was participating in the Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon, which I am happy to report, we both survived. As soon as I figure out how to post photos, I will! We both participated (notice I didn't say competed) in the Tri and I enjoyed it, so now we will be training for the next one.

But what really made this weekend special was hanging out with the guys; we rarely get to see our two sons together these days and the time we shared swimming, boating, playing games, howling at the movie, "What About Bob" filmed on Smith Mt. Lake, but set ironically enough on Lake Winnepesaukee all made for the creation of cherished memories.

The weekend was a keeper!