As it so happens, I spent most of the first half of the month sick in bed avoiding back-lit screens of any kind, and most of the second half of the month on vacation in New Hampshire. We typically spend a week each summer up in New Hampshire at Lake Winnipesaukee and then a week out in Pebble Beach with my family. This summer a couple of obstacles (IVF, Blake's trial) kept us from our normal vacation schedule, so we decided to take a fall trip once Blake passed his deadline.
So, Blake filed with the court on Thursday night and we started the 9 hour drive up the coast on Friday morning. Between the snacks and, the conversation, and the audio book we brought (In the Kingdom of Ice) the drive went by quickly and without any noteworthy incident.
It was fairly fall-like and chilly for a lot of the time we were at the lake, but we got a few glorious 80 degree days where we took full advantage of the water. It was so nice to finally have a break from the doctors appointments and crazy trial schedule we'd been dealing with all summer. We read books, kayaked, took boat trips across the lake, laughed while Bear did zoomies around the house-yard-beach-dock-water, ate out, gorged ourselves on ice cream, and watched old Cary Grant movies. Basically, it was the perfect way to relax.
There's nothing quite like fall in New England. The bright leaves. The misty mornings. The crisp air. The blue skies. Sigh. In fact, we even got engaged on a fall trip to New Hampshire back in the day. Needless to say, it's a great place to be in October.
Well, without further ado and endless paragraphs, here are some photos of our trip before I get back to my regularly scheduled posting. Enjoy all the gratuitous Bear shots. Yes, I am fully aware that we have an unhealthy obsession with our dog.
