A Day at the Lake

Thanks to Matt and Anne who let us use their cottage, we were able to enjoy a day at the lake on Monday. Our friend Eric was in from California with his son Michael. Eric is a friend of Stein's from growing up, and we only get to see him about once a year. (We were lucky to see him twice this year, when he came to Vegas to join in Stein's birthday activities). Eric's sister Jill, her husband Jim, and their three kids were also there. And since Eric grew up with all of our other friends that live here, they were all there too. All in all, there were close to 30 people there, including kids.

The weather was gorgeous. Hot enough where swimming felt good, but cool enough to enjoy sitting and talking. The kids had a blast swimming and tubing. We cooked out and had the usual summer fare: hamburgers, brats, hot dogs, cole slaw, pasta salad, corn on the cob, potato salad. For dessert the kids had ice cream sandwiches and popsicles. Perfect for a warm summer night. We watched a pretty sunset to top it off. We're hoping to see Eric again before he leaves for California. But he has a lot of things planned between now and then, so we don't know. It was great seeing him for at least one day.