so i am taking ya back to the beginning of september. why? well, i have been missing pa in a big way the last couple of days, i never got to blog this fun adventure and well, my imagination is going crazy over what the trees look like there these days. i have seen some crazy colors of leaves on facebook and blogs lately. this was labor day weekend about two weeks before i left for hawaii and it was really chilly that weekend and most were disappointed longing for an end of summer hot spell while we were up at bill's uncle's annual cabin at the lake extravaganza, but i was secretly enjoying being cozy by the fire and in my scarf because i knew heat would become long term for me very soon.

the weekend was full of doing whatever you wanted to do whenever you wanted to do it and contained a lot of things that you do when you have nothing to do. awesome.

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the view.

the driver.

the resident face maker and beer connoisseur.

the lake.

this lake had a cool indian lake name that was fun to say and obviously easy for me to forget.

the newest and most affectionate couple*

*the amount of pda was directly correlated  to the amount of time couples had been together. totally scientific study!

the resident comic relief.

the happy sunseeker and breakfast creator.

the waiting for the overboard life vest.

the puzzle makers.

the makers of  yumminess.

the game of choice.

the three so intent and content at the puzzle making table.

the intense one.  someone is not playing this game of chinese checkers. can you tell who it is?

i snuck out at dusk, my favorite time of day to enjoy lake wakonesolautatiwa. j/k.

at this point, the end of day one i was so grateful to have forsaken packing, the responsible route, for this. a lake and good accepting, relaxing and faithful friends.

the all important civil war puzzle preservation.