We showed up to our annual weekend at the Hainsworth lake cabin Thursday morning wounded and weary. We were embraced and healed by good friends, good food and glassy ski water. It was so sad not to have the Hughes this year as they were all scholastically involved at BYU. It was especially nice to have an opportunity to meet some of the Hainsworths other friends and feel that great connection that comes from united covenants.
We were totally impressed with Harris the Party Boat. It has transformed our opinions of tubing. Tony was a willing driver of the PB all weekend.
Because it was so close to Wilson's birthday, he was allowed to being a friend and not surprisingly, chose his girlfriend Stephanie. She was a pleasure to have along and jumped right into the fun. She even got up on the wake board her first time! She was a little surprised that no one started their day with a pot of coffee, but we solved the problem at a little cafe on the river. I was proud of Wilson for giving her a heads up that she might be the solo bikini wearer in the crowd. Stephanie asked Andrea if wearing a tank top over her suit would be all right. Andrea told her it was not necessary, but that she was so impressed with her respectful question. That night all the teenagers celebrated at Gooeys where Cooper ate an unbelievably large ice cream sundae. The kids even brought me back a creme brulee which I ate for breakfast!
On Thursday we took all the kids 12 and under into CouerdeLane , handed them some cash and let them get their own dinner at Hudsons famous burgers. It was really cute to see them all lined up at the counter. The adults had a beautiful night at Cedars restaurant where we had delicious food and good, healing, helpful conversation. One of the compensatory blessings Heavenly Father has offered us to deal with trials is a network of friends and family who offer counsel and unconditional love.
Friday night was also a beautiful memory. We were out on the boat surfing as the full moon came up against a beautiful sunset. The water was warm, everyone was happy, and life seemed about as good as it could get.
I loved that both mornings the adults started with a good ski. It made the rest of the day better.
Cooper became a master at the go-pro and we got some good video footage. Wilson will make a movie for us for sure.
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