We just got back from a great weekend at the lake in Georgia with good friends.  After a busy week at work and previous weekends spent doing projects on the house or in the yard, I welcomed one that involved sleeping in past 6 a.m., a good nap while it rained, coffee on the porch in the morning, floating on a raft in the lake, and a delicious steak dinner to top things off.  We were with Mark's two best friends of the past 12 years, Ash and John, along with their family and girlfriend.  It was fun to see them interact as long time friends do, tell stories about the ol' days (many of which I'd never heard before), spend hours on the porch in deep discussion, and catch up on life together.  It didn't hurt that we got to spend 3 days in the mountains of Georgia on a beautiful lake either!

I could wake up to this every morning...

And - kids just make everything more fun...

So do dogs - especially when they let you hang onto their collar while they pull you around the lake on your raft.  :-)

Photo Session by Katie, Age 6:

We would only do this on camera for a 6 year old...

Sad to be leaving... :-(

I think we'll make this an annual trip!