To the Lake

This past weekend, my husband and I, along with four of our friends, headed down to Cherokee Lake in Tennessee. We spent about 18 hours out on the water over the 2.5 days we were there, and it was heavenly.

Many of my friends love the ocean. They simply MUST get there at least once a year, and feel detachment if they don’t make it. They dream of retiring to the shore where they can collect seashells and turn their skin to leather. Not me. I much prefer rivers and lakes to the ocean. I could pontificate on why this is, but the truth is, I have no idea. I just prefer them, ok?

Back to our trip. It takes me approximately 1.25 days to completely chill out once on vacation. All the planning, packing, traveling wears me out. And then when I arrive, I like to get everything put away and set before I start the wind-down process. Since we arrived Thursday evening, I was able to enjoy Friday night through Sunday morning of our trip in complete relaxation. It was wonderful. Then the Pack Up started Sunday after breakfast and I was back to being busy as a bee, packing and cleaning.

I suppose this is simply a confession that the name of my site, Simple Modern Life, is more of a goal than a reality. The truth is, my life feels far removed from simple on many days, and I’m not very good and being relaxed. But I’m working on it. If any of you have it all figured out, I would appreciate any pointers.