The weekend was absolutely fantastic; just what I needed. I’m still learning to get into the swing of having days off, paid holidays, and all the normal things that lucky people tend to take for granted. I’d been shafted for so long by my old job, I’d forgotten what basic rights were like. And this time I didn’t have to turn down an invitation to go up to the woods for a couple of days.
Dad and Rob share a house up there with another couple. They’re not rich or anything; they’re retired teachers. They just love going there as many weekends as possible for the escape. Over just two days I/we hiked, picked blueberries, made a big fire, listened to the football game (the whole lot of us staying there are graduates of the same university), splashed and sunned in the river/creek, watched movies, set off fireworks, drank, and slept hard. It should be enough to get me through until next weekend :)
( some photos under the cut )