Ahh, the Days of Summer

I was reminded a few days ago how much I love summer! I love the smells, the warm air on my skin, being able to wear skirts and sandals, and most of all being around places with water. Julie (my sister) invited me to a party at a friend of hers (Chris) who was hosting the party about an hour south of my house. His backyard is a lake (literally). I picked Julie up at the metro and we drove down together. I found out that Julie is going to Tanzania for about two months for work. That should be very exciting for her!

We had a potluck at Chris's house and then took the canoes out. I was elected to sit in the middle because I was the smallest.:) (Yea for me! That meant I just had to sit there and look pretty.:)) Chris had taken a group and dropped them off at a beach area and was heading back. Julie wanted him to row us so we ended up going back and getting into his boat. It was a lot of fun. When we got to the beach we noticed some really dark clouds and thunder. (What is it about me and rain lately? It seems to follow me everywhere. Grrr!!!) The lifeguard made us get off the beach and wait in a little shelter area. We watched the little mama and baby turtles in the water and the cardinals and listened to funny stories. Good times.:) Chris rowed us back to his house and I headed out to Alexandria to have dinner with friends (which turned into dinner and a movie. Iron Man to be exact. It was really good!) It was just so nice to be in a beautiful place.