Long Weekend

Best friends, hours spent beside the pool, boat rides, cute wind-blown dogs, hamburgers, pasta salad, new freckles, big glasses of chilly white wine and green bottles of beer, sweet moments with family and neighbors, potting an herb garden, hot dogs and watermelon, sunglasses and big floppy hats, ice cream cake with sprinkles and conversations about high school, a sunburned boyfriend, a couple fireflies and a muggy walk through the neighborhood.

It was a beautiful beginning to another magical summer on Smith Mountain Lake.