After two nights of camping, I’m glad to be snuggled in my bed with Mandy tonight.
It’s been a really fun day; partly because Chris, Martin, Jonathan, and their friends spent most of the day elsewhere with their friends. The campground cleanup this morning took a couple of hours, but then Rowen, Dawn, Jillian, and I were set free for the rest of the morning. We went biking out River Road; played at the park when we got back to town; and went for a swim before we needed to get to the Inn for lunch.
The Proctor and Johnson grandparents were hosting the meal, and they had the visiting kids at their tables. Most of the adults in our families were there too, but Rowen and I sat at a table with Jillian and Violet instead of with Mom and Dad, or Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne. It wasn’t really all that busy at the Inn, so some of us could take our time having lunch and an Olde Bakery dessert; though most of the adults needed to get back to work by one o’clock. I hadn’t thought much about it being the first of August today, but hearing Aunt Leanne and Claire talking about their first of the month morning reminded me of just how busy they usually were at the turn of most months from spring to fall.
Rowen, Jillian, and I were reunited with Dawn after lunch, and we decided to spend the afternoon just relaxing in the back yard; swimming; and lying around on beach blankets; and resting up after a couple of busy days. Not having the boys around helped with that, and we even got to hang out with Violet, Chrissy, and Alicia when they joined us for a swim and an hour or so of sunbathing while Ethan and Ehlana were having a nap. That was fun, but probably ended a bit early when the guys stopped by; supposedly in search of afternoon snacks and drinks. I have a feeling that their timing had more to do with the three beautiful teen girls in bikinis, and since they disappeared again less than five minutes after the older girls threw on shorts and shirts and went inside again; I rest my case.
The rest of the day has kind of just chugged by lazily – at least for us. Mom went with a light dinner after the big lunch at the Inn, so there wasn’t much work to do there. The Arrows’ ball practice was tougher than usual for the players, but that was mostly self-inflicted; since they weren’t happy about losing their last game against the Torpedoes. Dawn and Jillian wanted to ride bikes instead of watching the game, so we did that, but mostly just took it easy as we rode the trail around the park; taking regular breaks to mostly explore around the falls and along the ridge.
We had an added bonus tonight when we found out that Chris and Martin were going to spend the night with Jonathan at Uncle Adam and Aunt Leanne’s house; and that made for a very quiet night around here. Rowen came home with us so we could go for a swim together, but then she was ready for a night in her own bed too, and while she went home; Dawn, Jillian, and I did the bedtime story and snack time with Mom, Dad, and the twins before coming up to our rooms and getting ready for bed. We met up again in Dawn’s room for a little girl chat time, but it wasn’t long before they both fell asleep, so I tucked them into Dawn’s bed and have been in my bed with Mandy since then; doing a little work on my computer.
Dawn and Jillian are going to be hitting the trails with Rowen and me tomorrow morning; and we’ve talked about a ride to the caves after lunch, so I’m going to call it a night and get a little extra sleep while I can – especially since I’ll want to be fully charged up for the weekend fun too!
Live from Witch Falls; this is Cassie Proctor, signing off!
