— a shooting star<\/p>\n
— the splash of jumping fish in the lake after dark<\/p>\n
— a feast of chicken on the grill<\/p>\n
— my pregnant friend Kerry lying out on the float in the lake, on her back, wearing sunglasses, wearing her bathing suit, with her pregnant belly rising magnificently to meet the sun<\/p>\n
— the exploding glory of a potato cannon – (constructed following the directions in a book called Backyard Ballistics<\/a><\/i>) – We had a potato war with a dude across the lake who ALSO had his own potato cannon<\/p>\n — campfire on the beach, all of us sitting wrapped up in blankets (chilly night air!!) around the fire<\/p>\n — delicious fruit smoothie drinks<\/p>\n — a cool morning run with my friends<\/p>\n — a daddy long-legs hanging out on the underside of the umbrella table. He did not move for the entire time we were there. WTF?? What is his purpose in life? Make a web … or SOMETHING. Don’t just sit up there, you freak of nature.<\/p>\n — the Big Dipper<\/p>\n — a 70 year old woman windsurfing on a windless day – literally standing on her board with the sail up – in the middle of a lake so still it was like glass. She was 70. Apparently, her 80 year old husband had been out earlier on the windsurfer and got caught in some of the greenery protruding out into the lake – and Mike had gone to save him. The 80 year old man said something like, “The only issue is with my defibulator …” A windsurfing dude, on a windless day, with a defibulator<\/p>\n — endless conversation, wonderful, my wonderful friends<\/p>\n — we had a surprise baby shower for Kerry that night … it was great fun!! Also: keylime pie. mmmmmmmmmmmmm<\/p>\n — we heard all about the nearby state fair and how Mike basically took over. He won the watermelon-eating contest – and then he randomly entered a peach and cherry pie he baked – and WON – much to the chagrin of the local ladies who didn’t like being shown up by a man. His ribbons were pinned up all over the bulletin board<\/p>\n — I read some of my Gene Wilder autobiography during a slow lazy afternoon<\/p>\n — paddle boats<\/p>\n — sunblock – major obsessive sunblock … we had the spray-on sunblock – we had 15, 40, 65, 210 … We talked about it constantly.<\/p>\n — cool cool lake water, heavenly<\/p>\n — outdoor shower. Omigod. I wish I could shower outside every single day. Seriously. Is there anything better? We all took showers just for the fun of it. “Gonna take another shower now!!”<\/p>\n — salt and vinegar potato chips. GET THEM AWAY FROM ME.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" — a shooting star — the splash of jumping fish in the lake after dark — a feast of chicken on the grill — my pregnant friend Kerry lying out on the float in the lake, on her back, wearing … Continue reading