They were predicting temperatures in the high 90's and low 100's for the 4th of July weekend, so we did what any sensible people would do: packed up Willie and headed for Donner Lake. We're so lucky that we live only an hour away, that we can go to the house pretty much anytime we like, and that it's usually 20 (or so) degrees cooler up there.
Because we'd given blood on Saturday morning, and it was super hot, we got a very late start (packing up the hot car with low energy was just so unappealing!), but made it there by dinner time. We spent Sunday hanging out, and most of Monday too. It was fun to catch up on magazines, go sailing, watch Willie swim in the cold lake water, and relax. All in much cooler temps.
Monday, we headed back before dark, and then got to meet my friend Kathy and her daughter for some fireworks watching (and yes, we wore red, white and blue). The display seemed a little lacking this year, but how cool is it to hang with the friend you've had since age 2 on the neighborhood hill where you watched fireworks from probably around age 4 until 14? It's fun to think of all those years ago, hanging with our moms and listening to their conversations and now my friend's girls doing the same with us.
Hope you all had a nice, long, patriotic weekend!
More house photos later this week: the progress is exciting!
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