It was like old times. We invited two families to join us at Christie Lake over the weekend. Dennis, Laura, Steve and Joanne. Plus their kids. It was the first time we all kicked back together up at the lake. The weather forecast called for rain the entire weekend but none of us cared. We just wanted to connect with one another and catch up on life.
It definitely rained. We decided to go to the St. Julian Winery in the morning. We left Dennis behind with the kids, and they took off in the rain to go swimming. I hadn’t been to the winery since I was a kid, sipping grape juice at the bar. It was fun to sample the wine and try unusual ones. We ended up buying a blackberry wine and the Niagara.
After the sampling, we took a tour of the winery. The tour guide slowed down his speech and faced us while he spoke, so the tour was pretty accessible for us. Unfortunately, the short movie in the beginning wasn’t captioned.
When we arrived back, the rain slowed down. We grabbed lunch and then decided to go tubing with just the adults first. The kids were taking a break from all the swimming they did.
As I whipped Dennis and Steve around, I tried to make sure that Steve didn’t fall off too hard or crash his head into Dennis. I didn’t want to jar his cochlear implant internally and be responsible for sending him back into the hospital for a re-implant. When Steve climbed into the boat, he thanked me for the wild ride. “That was me being cautious!” I laughed.
Steve brought up his kayaks so we all took turns kayaking around the lake. On Sunday, the sun came out in the afternoon so we took the pontoon out and swam in the middle. We took the kids tubing and kneeboarding the rest of the time.
This was a rare weekend for all of us together but I was really thankful for it. There’s nothing like spending some time with friends and family, sharing good food and good times.
So how’s your summer going? Are you finding enjoyable moments to kick back and enjoy? Share them in the comment section!