My gym friend, Mary, invited me to join her at “the Lake” for the weekend. I gratefully and gleefully accepted. She said she is expecting a furniture delivery. I said, “Great!”
As this is my second time at “the Lake,” – we came here with my Triangle/Texas/Aggie friends Jeff and Kathleen- ( see Memorial Day blog post) I just knew it would be fun.
I was unprepared for the enormity of everything: the Lake, the homes, the WaveRunner, the meals, the FUN!😎 This is an NDB overload!!
In my gratitude journal I’ve highlighted this Lake weekend, including the spectacle of speed boats preparing for a Shoot-Out race, the fly-over in V formation of two dozen geese, the baker’s dozen of geese on the lawn at sunrise, the family of deer who greeted us as we arrived and left in the Wheeeeee car each day, and the graceful blue heron that glide and eat at the Lake’s surface.
The peaceful place offers a retreat from city life. Even though there are speedy boats zooming up and down the main channel, the sounds are different, and offer a new realization of my new life. Here my soul can refill with lots of fresh air. Here is where I see water. Here the sun blazes dramatically all day and kisses my skin gently ( yes, I wear 50SPF). Here I chat with my new friend and we share this experience.
Where to you refill your soul?
Aloha,
Denise
