Sorry for the unplanned three-week hiatus from blogging.
I've been in class all day every day and we've had
warm sunny weather which means the idea of a hot laptop
on my legs doesn't sound too appealing.
The good thing about my three weeks off and amazing weather
is that I have lots of photos from three very fun weekends to share.
First up is America's birthday weekend at Bead Lake...
Joe, Holly, Joe and Holly drove to the lake early on 4th of July morning.
Yes, we are friends with another couple who share our names.
This was Holly's first 4th of July in the US (she's from New Zealand)
so we got really into our red white and blue outfits.
We also got to ride with all of the groceries on our laps, as pictured.
We got to the lake mid-afternoon and cracked open some patriotic beers.
We enjoyed some "dock time" and swimming until the sun went away.
After dinner (and too many drinks) we did what any sane
American would do and took fireworks out on the boat.
Ok, they were only sparklers.
But we also had red white and blue glowsticks.
Joe and Holly turned in early but Joe and I stayed out on the
boat looking at the stars for what may have been hours.
It was lovely.
Most of the weekend was spent on the dock
reading in the sun and swimming in the lake.
I made pretzels and Holly made an apple pie.
Joe and I also went to a wedding in Coeur d'Alene on Saturday.
It was on a golf course on a lake - super nice!
On the way home Sunday afternoon we stopped and picked
our own cherries. First time ever! I managed not to fall
of any ladders even when the bees got close. Success.
We drove home into a gorgeous sunset.
It really was a perfect weekend.
I even got a little bit tan!
