Weekend Reflections...

So here is the good old Brown Bear, sporting a cone. It was really nice to meander around the campus. I felt old... After the Thanksgiving feast and Build a Bear adventures, we went to NH Friday till Sunday and returned in time to watch most of the NE game. Steelers fans are happy campers, NE fans are not. Personally? I don't really care.

The time with family was what was most enjoyable, and it was really nice to be away from phone, TV and computer. The unplugged weekend was relaxing. We were not far from where Howie's mom's house was and we went to take a peek. That was kind of weird, but Howie said he was OK. No one was there, so we went up on the deck and peered in through the windows and walked around and reminisced a bit. The girls swung on the swing, and we shared a few stories. But life has marched on...I'm not sure I would have held up had the family situation been reversed.

Then we went into Wolfeboro and meandered around the town, remembering more, and mourning more changes, especially the absence of Camelot, a candy, newspaper, book/gift store that had been a fixture ever since Howie could remember...sad. It was a reminder that time marches on and the changes aren't always welcome. A reminder also to cherish the moment. The future isn't guaranteed, or known.

I am happy to be home. Perhaps I am becoming more of a home body than I ever thought possible.

Peace.

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!