We – Michael, Rowen, and I – have had one of those really
great days!
For me, that started with Tai Chi by the river with Mom and
Dad; followed by breakfast and a mad dash to get ready for a day at Quarry Lake
that included packing a picnic for four.
Violet liked the idea of coming out to the lake too for a while; but she
hadn’t even talked to Dillon about it yet before Rowen and I left to meet up
with Michael and Tim and head out on our bike ride.
Michael had been ready to go by then too, but we had to wait
about ten minutes for Tim to join us before we could get on our bikes and head
north on Quarry Road. We weren’t in any
hurry to get out to the lake, and combined the ride with some play and trick
practice time – though we didn’t do that while on Quarry Road – with all of the
construction going on in town, there were trucks on the road hauling loads
gravel, cement blocks, and concrete all day long. That’s the main reason why we took a slightly
longer route so that we could stay off of Quarry Road as much as possible.
There’s something extra-exciting about being allowed to fly
and be free at each next-level of independence; and sharing that with Michael
made that even better for me. I wouldn’t
classify our bike ride as romantic, but there were more than a few times while
we were at Quarry
Lake where the hot was
not coming from the sun. That was truer
for Michael and me than Rowen; but then she was making things hotter for
several guys today – including ‘Tommy’.
The fact that Rowen attracted the attention of a few tourist-camper boys
our age may even have bugged ‘Tommy’; but I can’t be sure about that. I had fun watching that action, though, and
while Rowen was shy whenever the new guys were around; I could tell that she
was really happy too.
I can hear Rowen telling me that those boys noticed me too,
and Michael felt the need to stay close to me when they first wandered over our
way; but I let him know fairly definitively that he had nothing to worry about;
and we didn’t have any tweeirdness from them at all. Too bad I can’t say the same for the members
of our class couples club who joined us out at the lake about forty-five
minutes after we’d arrived.
They didn’t actually join us – they rolled past, and took
Tim with them before setting up their amazing campsite far enough away that
Michael, Rowen, and I weren’t part of it; but close enough for us to see what
we were supposedly missing out on. The
camping guys who had mostly just been watching Rowen to that point started moving
in once we were a threesome, and while that was fun; watching Vanessa flirt
with a couple of guys in what looked to be an attempt to get Michael jealous
wasn’t fun or entertaining. She probably
mistook Michael’s expression for what she wanted it to be instead of bugging
him.
The tweeird games didn’t keep us from having fun this
morning, but Violet, Dillon, Jake, and Stephanie sure helped to kick things up
a notch when they brought Rebecca, Ethan and Ehlana out to Quarry Lake for
lunch and a couple of hours of play time that also gave Mom and Alicia a little
time off to get some non-kid work done around the house. After coming for a swim with us first, we
also found out that they’d brought along some bonus picnic food to share with
us that helped make the sandwiches and cold veggies lunch we’d expected to have
much better. That also managed to spoil
the lunchtime tweeird games too; since Michael didn’t have any reason to be
jealous about the major meal that Vanessa and Nora had packed – though Tim and the
other guys with them appreciated their efforts.
Let’s skip writing about the rest of the tweeirdness from
today. I really loved getting to spend
the play time with Violet, Dillon, Jake, and Stephanie. We probably won’t get many chances to do that
before they all head off to college in August; so I’m glad that they decided to
do this with us – and with Rebecca, Ethan and Ehlana. After having lunch, we did some playground
time with the twins, and then swam and played in the lake for nearly another
hour. Rebecca and Rowen both had some
guys hanging around and trying to show off for them; and Rebecca looked like
she was having as much fun with that as Rowen was. The four teens decided it was time to get
Ethan and Ehlana out of the heat and sun by around two o’clock, and Michael,
Rowen, and I helped then load up Mom’s minivan before they went home for
afternoon nap time.
It was hard to tell at the time, but we found out later that
there were toddlers and teens having afternoon naps, and judging by Violet’s
smile; I don’t need the details.
Moving along, once Michael, Rowen, and I were on our own
again, we had another hour or so to play – and for Rowen to dazzle the boys –
before we needed to get on our bikes and head home again. We spent most of that time in the lake, and
then wrapped up our Quarry
Lake time with just a bit
more tweeirdness when Tim needed to choose between riding home with us and
staying longer with Nora. Having Michael
back at work again starting tomorrow might have had something to do with his
decision to keep Nora happy, but whether it was that, more time with his
girlfriend in a swimsuit, or alternate reason; we only had a trio for the ride
home. Nora was happy to see us leave
without Tim, but Vanessa obviously had mixed feelings about their divide and
conquer plan working for Tim but leaving Michael with the option to hang out
with me instead of suffering in solitude.
When we left, I also couldn’t feel too bad for her when she was also
stuck dealing with the two fish – I mean boys – that she’d hooked while trying
to make Michael jealous.
I’m not going to suggest that Tim really missed out by not
coming along for the ride, since I’m sure he had fun swimming and playing with
our friends; but we had an entertaining rest of the day too. It was a really hot afternoon for the ride,
so we didn’t play around as much on the way back to town, and then we hopped in
the river to cool down after getting back to my house. Ethan and Ehlana came in with us; and we kept
them entertained until dinnertime. Michael
and Rowen both stayed for that; we were the clean-up crew; and then we wrapped
up our play day with some more bike trick practice and another swim before they
both headed home for the night.
Yes, there was a goodnight kiss with Michael; but it was not
of the fireworks-inducing variety because we were not alone at the time.
After they left, I helped Mom and Dad with the bedtime
routine for Ethan and Ehlana; Mom did a lesson with me; and then I was ready
for a long soak in my Jacuzzi. Doing my
hair after that took a while, and then I played my keyboard for a half hour or
so before climbing into bed with Mandy.
The nightly computing didn’t take long, and there isn’t anything new to
report there. It’s a work morning for
Rowen and me tomorrow, but other than baseball practices and hopefully getting
to work on our biking demonstration with Michael and Tim, we don’t have
anything planned for the next couple of days.
Since the action level around here is really going to start picking up a
few notches on Friday, though, I’m going to shoot for a little extra rest for
the next few nights, so...
...until next time, this is Magi Master Cassie Proctor;
logging out!
