Heavenly Days in the Ozarks

I hit the road with Sir in tow and head to the Lake of the Ozarks where we joined friends at their cabin on the lake. Lake of the Ozarks was developed in the 1920's and 1930's. The lake is 90 miles in length and has 1,100 miles of shoreline! It is huge and we experienced a small piece of heaven during our 4 night stay. With Daughter #1 and Daughter #2 on their own adventures, we had fun, relaxed and enjoyed lake living with our friends.

What did we do for 3 days? Well. . . we ate, explored the lake jet skiing, went tubing, took the boat to dinner and came home in the dark, indulged in a nap everyday, played uno, packed a picnic and took the boat to a cove for lunch and a swim, enjoyed fireworks, watched the sun set, took a long walk every morning, shopped at the Osage Beach Outlet before we headed to play miniature golf, and did I mention . . .we ate!

My favorite times? Flying over the water on the jet ski while pushing myself to a speed I didn't think I could go. Boating by moonlight. And, setting around the table with friends drinking and eating a delicious lobster dinner as we watched the sun set.

I returned home totally relaxed and a bit tanned. I am so grateful for our friends, for the hot weather and for the time spent with Sir.

4th of July Celebration with Friends

It seems words never can convey the memories of a great week-end. Sir and I enjoys a great time with Daughter #1 and friends over the 4th of July. Our friends from Georgia arrived in time to go to dinner before heading back to the airport to pick up Daughter #1. Daughter #1 has been in DC this summer working at the Congressional Awards Office on the Hill. We were happy to have her home and enjoying Chicago with us.

As Daughter #1 kept busy with appointments and shopping on Saturday morning, we headed to Lake Michigan for a stroll along the beach. We took time for pictures and to watch the activity in the marina. I would have loved to climb aboard a boat and head to sea for the day!

The 4th was spent at a good old fashion parade. We biked in the morning to my friends house just a few miles (Daughter #1 would say 6 miles one way is not a few) north of our house to enjoy a bit of breakfast, a two hour parade and then a great lunch off the BBQ.

After everyone left us on Monday, Sir and I headed to see the White Sox play and win. It was my first official game since moving to the Windy City! The evening ended with a beautiful fireworks display.

Just a few pictures of the parade!