Slipping Away

This weekend marked a few noticeable milestones that I don’t necessarily enjoy. First, the evening temperatures have been substantially lower than usual. Actually, I do like that because it’s great for sleeping. Some other noticeable events include the first few glints of change in the leaves, my yard is getting littered with the dreadful acorns from my oak, the local single A baseball team is about to close out their season, and the first college football games are just a few short days away. All of this adds up to summer slowly fading.

I don’t entirely mind the fact that there are only two more days until September. That means winter will be arriving soon and so will the snowboarding season. It’s just that it feel like I haven’t really had a chance to enjoy the summer yet. Fortunately, this weekend I was able to get in a few activities that are very summery.

The weather this weekend was spectacular. The mornings were brisk but by midday the temperatures were in the eighties and sunshine was abundant. I greeted Sunday morning early. The plan was to scoop Cathy, meet up with Brian and Spring, then head to the lake for some waterskiing, swimming, and bobbing around aimlessly. We were on the water by about nine thirty and wasted no time carving up the glassy conditions.

Unfortunately with weather like we had today the water gets crowded quickly which makes for a bumpy ride all around. We all managed to get some time on the skis before heading to a beach to swim and have some lunch. We splashed around for a few hours then decided to pack it in. It was a great way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon. Fortunately, I took home a souvenir that should keep that summery feeling around for a little while longer; a nice solid sunburn.