June 24, 2013

The Sun and the Sand

And a Drink in my Hand

 

 

The first weekend of Summer for us was simply amazing.  We had a great mix of fun & productivity so I'm feeling very good on this Monday morning!  Friday night, our neighbors threw a pool party so we started off the weekend right with some BBQ & relaxation at the pool.  Best part about it, we could just walk home afterward!  Another side note that I found awesome was that my toe nail polish matched their pool liner.  I love when things just come together like that. 

 

 

Saturday morning, we packed up, went by Creag's shop to pick up our boat, then made a pit stop at Lowe's for some supplies & McDonald's for a little lunch & then headed to the River for the rest of the weekend.  We were so excited to finally get some good boating weather.  Michael met us there & we put the boat in the water & cruised up to the Manchester Islands for the day.  It was our little piece of Kentucky, Florida!  Sandy beaches & boats galore.  We had a blast.  We left around dinner time & stopped off at the Boat Club for a bite to eat.  The wait was a lot longer that anyone would've ever want to wait for food, but as always, the food was great.  The best Pizza Hoagie you'll ever get IMO.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since the wait for dinner was so long, it was dark when we finally pulled into the marina to dock the boat & fish were flying out of the water all around us.  It was the craziest thing I've seen in the creek for sure.  We finally put two & two together that the Asian Carp had finally made their way over to our neck of the River and we were all pretty devastated by it.  These fish are no joke & they say they could wipe out all of the fish & boating all together.  They can get up to 100lbs & jump in your boat & seriously injure you.  I hope to God this isn't the case because that would be AWFUL.  We love boating & want to continue for a LONG time.  Sunday morning, we went to breakfast & then came back to the house to work, work, work.  We got most of our Bedroom finished in the Cabin with just a few little odd ball things to do & a little decorating done.  I tried my hand & refinishing furniture & painted our nightstand white. 

 

 

I went with the white wash look & think it turned out pretty good.  I'm going to do the same thing with the bigger cabinet in the room this weekend.  We'll see how well it holds up, because I didn't sand it down or anything before painting it.  I really didn't have the time & since it's just our weekend house I didn't want to put too much effort into it because it won't be use a whole lot.  I think our room looks great & I can't wait to tackle the rest of the house!!