Last Sunday, the family and I spent the day on Lake Alatoona at Red Top Mountain State Park outside of Atlanta, GA.
It's been almost five years since I've been on the lake. My husband, a Boston native, misses everything about the Lake: Water sports, fresh fish and beautiful lakehouses. Needless to say, we all needed this adventure. My 20 month old, Saadia was amazingly well behaved and cried only once in the seven hours we spent on the boat. We spent the afternoon swimming, tubing, wakeboarding and sightseeing. It was absoulutely beautiful!
Five years ago, I had absolutely no appreciation for water sports, and I would have been content with crusing and taking in the scenery. With rain pouring down on us, we pushed the boat to its speed limit just to have the wind be kind to us. Sport Boating, what fun?!
While tubing, I watched the clouds move and the sun peeked through the darkness to smile down on us. Giving us a second run at our water adventure after four hours of non stop activity. We couldn't get enough, we didn't have enough, we needed more. Repitition, how childlike?!
It's funny how at different points in your life, your perspective of what "fun" and "exciting" is begins to shift. The experiences we take for granted when the World is our "playground." I have to say, we made the best of it; Mother Nature would be proud.
At the end of our trip, I cried tears of Joy for quality time with family and having the chance to spend the day on the Lake.
Here's to broadening my horizons.......and.....
Spending the rest of the summer......
Doing things I've never done before......with.....
Eyes that's never seen before.......
That's Freedom.....
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