Goodbye to Summer

Well, it's official, summer is over. School is back in session, the Martins have left the lake and the pontoon is out of the water. Over Labor Day weekend, Bobby and I went up to the lake to help my parents begin the winterizing process. This means: boat, jet ski, pier, raft out so that when it is 50 degrees and raining we are not in the water attempting to get everything out. Sunday we began to get stuff ready, cleaned out the back room and took down the goose fence. We took the pontoon out for "one last time around the lake, went to dinner at Applebee's and then bowling. That was so much fun! I haven't been bowling in a while and I can't remember the last time I went with my parents. When we got home we sat around the campfire and just had a good- 'ole time. I even told my dad about the new table legs for the pontoon!

Somehow, Bobby convinced my dad to keep the jet ski and pier in so we could keep our boat in a little longer (which means that he and I will be taking everything out- when it's 50 degrees and raining). So dad unhooked the pontoon and took it around to the other side of the lake. Pretty soon I look up and here he comes, toward shore at full speed, ramming the boat into the shore. So in good fun, I yelled, "GET IN THE COTTAGE!" leaving out the explicits that had been yelled when I accidentally beached the jet ski almost 8 years ago. (AHHHH memories...) So we got the pontoon out of the water, winterized and covered which means no more party barge.

The only thing left is our last ha-rah that Casey, Phil, Bobby and I have every year just before the cottage is winterized and the snow falls. Hopefully winter will be swift and before you know it, I am posting about opening it back up.

Back to school... Back to school

Well, it's back to school time! This was my first week of classes and so far I feel like I'm off to a great start. I have most of the reading done, which is a miracle for me since I generally NEVER do the assigned reading. I even have the homework done for one of my Tuesday classes already. Now, if I can just stay on top of it!

Just a few updates: This week, Bobby is in a Tactical rescue class that, when completed, will give him a Tach Rescue Operations certification. This week has been tough, we worked Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and he has had class Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and tomorrow. So he comes home and is spent from his long days.

September 1, I officially resigned from the Peds team. As a condition/compromise for me taking a full class load this semester (I only have 7 classes to complete and I can graduate), Bobby asked that I lighten my responsibility load somewhere, and so I had to give up the baby bus. However, I was told that when things slowed down they would love to have me back, so that makes me feel good.

Yesterday was my dad's 60th birthday! He was very adamant about NO PARTY! so I took a cake over there last night and we had a little celebration. The four of us are going out to dinner to celebrate tomorrow, it will be nice to have dinner with my parents.

Things have been pretty busy here. It's hard to believe that in a few weeks we will be pulling everything out of the lake and getting ready for the winter season. Another year has gone so fast! I think we just skipped summer too. Maybe we'll have a few more nice days to enjoy our boat though