Snacks, drinks and charcoal for the grill--$98.00
Gas to get to the lake-$38.00
A new pontoon motor--$3,000
Taking my daughter on her very first boat ride and the very first time it has left the dock since my parents passed away--Priceless
Money certainly can not buy everything but this weekend it allowed us to set the pontoon boat sailing across Half Moon Lake with a brand new motor. My Dad was the only one that could get the old motor to run so we had to make a family decision. Either mess with it each and every time we get up there crossing our fingers that it would actually start OR stimulate the Harrison economy and buy a new motor and enjoy the boat right when we get up there and have it for many years to come. Yeah, I liked that option too but I was torn. I was torn because I knew my Dad would never have bought a brand new motor. He was good at fixing things and making old things brand new again.
Oh how they're missed everyday but how up north is just so different without them. We're kids still. Kids trying to run the property and entertain like they used to. I have such a strong appreciation for how they used to pull these weekends off with family and friends. Everything was always just done. The grill was always hot, appetizers were always out, everyone had a cold one in hand, chairs were always placed by the bonfire and deck, the porch was swept, bathrooms clean, beds made, bottles in the garage, firewood chopped.......it was just done. They were magic. They made it look so easy. I now know true entertaining is a gift.
We did our best. My girlfriend and daughter experienced Half Moon lake for the first time and I think they both really enjoyed it. My heart ached seeing Elle up there. I know how much you would have loved to be there. Family came over for dinner and we ate S'mores and drank Margaritas. It was a great weekend but it's also work now. I used to just go up there and "enjoy" myself. I feel bad for never truly recognizing everything that had to be done before leaving on Sunday. We're doing our best. We hope you're proud. We miss you so much. Your legacy of entertaining family and friends is instilled in our hearts forever.......you taught us all we know!
All my love,
Melissa
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