Weekend Snapshots

I am so happy that I made the decision to start blogging.  As I get older, I find I tend to let the little details burrow themselves deep in my memory.  Sometimes they are retrieved, sometimes not.  But blogging helps me to tuck those little moments that make up my life into a more reliable filing system than just my memory alone. 

I need this! 

I love how something as simple as gathering a few thoughts and pictures together and taking just a few minutes to put them down helps me to make my memories more solid and complete.  Plus... when I do this, I have a sort of cheat sheet that I can refer back to if memory fails me anyway!



And the Winner is...

Once again, stormy, rainy weather marched it's way through our area last night.  But the sun had the last laugh when she peeked through the clouds and made them dazzle with her light. So much for the big, swirling, black, and gray clouds from earlier this week! 

The Year of the Storms

I don't know what it is about this year, but Mother Nature seems to be all about dramatic entrances.  This evening was the second in a week that I experienced what was to be a nice walk-with-the-dog-stroll but turned into a run-like-hell-or-you-are-going-to-get-crushed-by-a-tree-RACE! 

Though it is a little scary to think of the damage that can be done, the beauty of the churning skies lulls me into photo mode while Mother Nature poses in all her glory.



Oh! How I miss having another girl in the house!

This weekend made me appreciate how much fun it is to have another female back in the house!  Between the all male members of the current household along with the dog, and Zach's constantly hungry friends, I tend to feel outnumbered! 

Well not this weekend!  My awesome mom once again came through for us and got Alexa a ticket to fly home and surprise her dad for Father's Day!  It is so nice having her around!  I actually had conversations that had substance! (With gads of teenage boys in the house at any given time, the most they can come up with is..."Hey Miss Christy!  What do you have to eat?")  So needless to say I savored every moment of girl time!  Farmer's Market, shopping, and lunch...Oh My!  Now all I need to do is click my ruby slippers and wish her back in two weeks!



White Water, Fun Friends, and a Great Time

Saturday was spent navigating the white water of the Chattooga River, (aka Cahulawassee) with friends.  We booked a trip with Southeastern Expeditions several months ago and I am so glad we did!  What a great time we all had!

The day started with some instructions from our guide Hunter, a short, cramped bus ride to the put-in, and an equipment laden walk to the water. My excitement was hardly contained!  I took it upon myself to take a picture of our whole group with my little waterproof disposable camera, not the best quality but what's a girl to do without her Nikon!  Right?

The team, geared up with vests, paddles, and helmets and we all agreed that we never smelled better!

Our guide Hunter gave great instructions during the trip but I quickly found out that under pressure, I seemed to forget one very important thing I learned in kindergarten...my left from my right!  Oh well, it gave the rest of the crew behind me some great laughs plus I wasn't the only one who seemed to have forgotten that very important detail ...now did I Ashley? 

We quickly learned that when you are on white water, a lot of it ends up in the boat!  For some odd reason, the guys really enjoyed bailing us out!  I think because they thought it made them look manly!

 

After we ate lunch by Deliverance Rock we loaded back up in the raft and headed to a very pretty waterfall for some pictures.  The mist was all through the air and oh how I wish I had my Nikon!

One whole boat got turned over at this little rapid!  Yep! The whole crew upside down!

I must say our crew was pretty savy on the water for the whole trip with only a few mishaps! 

I know, I know...Show off right?



A little extra frollicking at a jumping rock!

Loading "Grace" back in the boat! 

On our way home the storms came and gave our trees and grass a much needed drink!  The sun was not willing to give up so easily so we were treated to this "little pretty" which our front bumper followed for a ways down the highway.  We never did manage to find the pot of gold but we were mighty close!

We had such a wonderful time and I have to thank Jeff, Ashley, Kevin and Ashley for making it so!  They are so much fun and I can't wait to do something with them again soon!

Pretty Little Survivor

No matter how many times this little pretty little flower gets pummeled by a basketball, accidentally dug up when preparing the flower bed for planting, or watered by our four legged family member, it still manages to emerge in my garden every year and make me smile.  What a trooper!

Lazy Hazy Dog Days Already?

We have not yet reached the first day of summer but the hot, sunny weather we are having makes me beg to differ.  On days like this, you can either stay inside with the comfort of air conditioning or you can go where there is water to cool you off and sunshine to enjoy! 

On Saturday, we chose the latter.  We piled floats, tennis balls, food and Jake into our boat and set out for a day at the lake!  We landed on a nice beach where we played catch and fetch, floated around on a raft and lounged in the sand.  We then ventured to the rope swing where we dared each other to scale the rock wall and then swing out into the deep water.  Lazy, summer Saturdays...I love you!