minocqua labor day fun.

lifestylelife

Sep 9

Written By

one thing you need to know about my husband (and me if i'm being honest) is that we are homebodies to the extreme. sure, we like to go out and have a good time, but if you ask what our favorite thing to do on a friday is, dinner, wine and scrabble are going to be really high on the list.sidenote: we have a crazy scrabble competition going. as in, we save each scorecard and hold a win over each other's heads for days kind of competition. it can get ugly, but come on, why can i not get angry when i know i'm the better speller and by luck of the crappy draw, i get all vowels the whole game! no, i'm not bitter over my last loss, why do you ask?anyway, homebodies. because of this, Mister Man's favorite kind of vacations are the ones where you can just spend time with everyone, reading, hanging out, NAPPING. oh my gosh that man can take naps. like a professional. so this Labor Day, we decided we were going to go with his family to the cabin of some wonderful family friends in Minocqua, WI. oh you guys. this place is wonderful. the lake is huge and calm, the dock is the perfect place to drink your coffee in the early morning, and the bonfire pit is impossible to tear yourself away from before midnight. just a true northwoods family cabin, which also happens to have a gorgeous waterskiing boat to play around on.i haven't been waterskiing in over 5 years. i think the last time i was on the water in skis, i was so sore that i could barely hold the tray up when i went to waitress later that evening. so i was a little nervous about putting them on again. i am happy to report to everyone that it's totally like riding a bike! it felt so good to see that i could hold my own out there, even in front of my hotshot husband and our friend Danny, who happens to be a Min-Aqua Bat (seriously these people are amazing!). so i count the weekend as a win after that. i unfortunately did not get any photo proof of this event, but there is always next year!we spent the rest of the weekend fishing, although i don't think there were any fish in that lake....or i'm just terrible at it, and enjoying some adult beverages on the boat (sweet tea vodka and lemonade FTW!). the family time was amazing, and the cabin was the perfect place to be over the long weekend. i've decided that we are inviting ourselves back every labor day and making it a tradition. thank you, Smylies!here are a few photos from the weekend, all taken by the ever so talented Danny Smylie. check him out at www.dannysmyliephotography.com. also, Danny, remind me to book you for a date TBD (way in the future!) to take photos of my babies. k thanks bye.