Time For To Play

Wouldn't it be nice if we could always be on vacation?

After a short jaunt to the north woods last weekend, it was back to work with Becky and back to work for reals. Another trip to the ER with Matthew, this time for anaphylaxis. Scared and shaken, but he's ok.

All of which threatened to shake my resolve to stay positive. And that's all I'm going to say about that. Instead, I'm going to focus on our fun, active getaway. 

And just keep on running...

The title of this post is a lyric from a Jimmy Buffett song, The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful. 

Last Sunday, my son, his girlfriend, and I took a spontaneous trip up to visit my parents in my favorite place in the whole world, Door County Wisconsin. My son's girlfriend had never been to Wisconsin, save for Wisconsin Dells, which to me doesn't really count,  and he was excited to show her his favorite place to vacation. My husband and oldest son had to stay home to work. Someone's got to pay the bills, right?

The farther north we drove, the more the stress melted away. Funny how that happens!

No sooner did we get there did we pull out the kayaks and head to the bluffs to explore some of the caves.

I didn't fall off any rocks this time.

My foot felt pretty good, so I road tested it to my favorite wooded refuge. Almost 5 miles and I made it up the steep hill without stopping. 

More kayaking. This time with Cocoa. She really seemed to like it.

Matthew was excited to SUP, since his leg was not quite healed enough to do this when we were here last month. For her first time on the stand-up paddleboard, his girlfriend did really well! She just loved it. Who wouldn't?

I was happy to get up into headstand.

How about this road?

How about this sundae? What runner could pass up an ice cream dish with the name "Dusty Road"? We celebrated Matthew's birthday at Wilson's with 3 spoons. All this activity made us hungry!

On our last day, I took another run. I stopped by the water to contemplate life. Wouldn't it be nice to have this view every day?

Looking at my pictures makes me happy. I'm hoping to get back here one more time in August. As Jimmy Buffett sings, "The skies are too clear, life is easy today." 

How was your week? How do you like to unwind? Active vacation? Complete rest?

Keep the summer fun going! Don't forget about Friday's fun link up: the Running Treasure Hunt. Find 5 funny, odd, or just plain interesting things you've seen on the run. Post them on FB, IG, or your blog and link up with us! Should be fun!

Today I'm linking up with Tricia and Holly for their Weekly Wrap! I'm also linking up with Ilka and Angela for the Sunday Fitness and Food link up as well.