Top news of the day was not that Michael
and I had a sofa sleepover; but that did make the early wake-up call to see Dad
off on his way to the city more entertaining! ;^)
While that was fun, and so was the
post-departure cuddling and nap that followed; but the top news of the day is
the surprise day at Quarry Lake that Jacob and Miranda set up and coordinated
with a fairly large group of kids, teens, and added parent support. We had some work to do before going there
that included yard work at Michael’s house, but I went to help out with lawn
tractor along to make that work go faster; and we were out at the campground by
eleven o’clock. I won’t list everyone
there; but Michael and I had Rowen, Tim, Rebecca, and Jenny with us; and we
spent a lot of time with Ethan, Ehlana, Naomi, Aiden, and Michael’s younger
Bassett cousins.
On the teen drama front, Jenny gets top
billing there with her ongoing summer romance with Quarry Lake’s hottest
lifeguard, and while that’s her description; she isn’t wrong about that. Michael and I officially met Evan Wilson
while we were there and he was on a break and hanging out with Jenny, and while
my first impression was mixed; that was mostly because he spent a bit too much
time appreciating the girls around him – Rebecca, Rowen, and me included. I’d say that Jenny didn’t notice, but then
she’s exactly like that when checking out the guys – a fact that directly led
to her being available to spend the summer hanging out with Evan. I’m not judging – it’s just not something
that I’d ever do; and certainly not with Michael’s friends.
Okay, I might make a tiny exception for
Jake, and I’m sorry about that, Stephanie; but little girl crushes are forever –
even if we do out-grow them eventually! ;^)
Second-best teen drama story was another chapter
in the Patrick and Jessica story. They
were both at Quarry Lake; spent the entire day together; and are definitely one
step closer to being an official couple.
That’s been fun to watch; entertaining from Rowen and Michael’s
perspective for her brother and his cousin; and I appreciated being totally
ignored by Patrick today!
I’m just kidding about that last part, and
we did spend some time hanging out with Patrick and Jessica; but it is just a
bit strange to have them crossing that threshold to teen couple from the little
kids they were just a couple of weeks ago.
Moving along, the play day at Quarry Lake
was amazing; we had a picnic lunch there; and then came back to Michael’s house
for a pot-luck, barbeque dinner. All of
the parents at least contributed to that even if they couldn’t join in; and
Michael and I didn’t have to do much work because we were on kid control from
the time we got home until after the clean-up was finished and everyone started
to head home. I went home then too
because I wanted to get my work done and go to bed early, and while more time
with Michael would have been more fun; I’m due for a decent night of rest.
That decision worked out for me because we
had a bit of rain roll through along with some thunderstorms, but even if it
had been beautiful all night; I’d have still picked the work and early
bedtime. The second part of that can
start as soon as I wrap this up, and since I’ve covered to basics, that’s an
option right now; so, until next time...
...May the Magi Force be with you!
