Fontana Beach @ Lake Geneva

This morning I woke-up not really motivated to go to Lake Geneva.  Is that not the saddest thing you've read today?  I mean - WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LAKE GENEVA!!!!!  HELLOOOOOOOO!  It's the place I daydream about while sitting outside on my breaks at work.  It's the place where I've spent many-a-mental health day.  Why was I not in the mood to go to one of my favorite places...and BONUS there's a really nice coffeeshop, resale shop, and Goodwill all near the beach.

After consuming some coffee and breakfast, I went to the gym.  Might as well get that checked off my list before taking a shower.  Yes, I went to the gym with crazy hair.  Not too crazy as I had controlled the nonsense with a headband.  One of those stretchy cloth headbands that Audrey makes look soo cool and hip.  I said to myself, "What would Aud do?"  Clearly that girl would wear a fun stretchy headband.  

While at the gym, my phone chimed and said my library book hold was ready for pick-up THUS SOLVING MY BEACH CONUNDRUM!!!!  You see - before said text - I did not have a good beach read readily available.  I had a book for mini-stories...which I really wasn't enjoying.  I mean, I am 200 pages in to this book but I do not like stories that are 50 pages.  It's a bit Janette Oke-y.  (Okey....LOL!)  What I mean is - how is it real life if you meet someone and marry them the next day?  Disclaimer - the book of multiple stories did not have anyone meeting on a Saturday and marrying on the following Sunday.  My biggest pet peeve was I wanted more storyline.  Well, I guess I should not have picked a book with 300 pages and 9 separate stories.  Do the math...30ish pages for each...although 1 story had 50ish so that means one was shorted 20ish pages.  My book / story struggles are very real.  

Soooo where was I?  Oh yes - the library text me that my hold was ready.  A book that my best friend recommended and I have been trying to be patient while I wait for it.  Someone had the nerve to check it out before me...and then I had to wait.  Is it appropriate to pray for the other patron to "speed read and devour the book so I may read it sooner rather than later"?  I hope that's legit...cause I may or may not have prayed as such.  

I grabbed the book from the library {and 5 others...one of which said on the cover "If you love (insert the name of my held book), you are going to love this book!!!!}, consumed lunch and was happily leaving Rockford at circa 12:25.  Oooh and I had an iced-mocha-made-in-my-Ninja in hand.  Not to brag because pride comes before the fall, but I think I have managed to master the art of made-at-home mochas.  It took a couple tries...one of which pained me to drink it.  Note:  If the recipe says "liquid" sweetner, substituting SUGAR IN THE RAW (crystals) will not have the same effect.  It will not sweeten the beverage.  The trick was the brew coffee and then pour it into a glass measuring container and add Sugar in the Raw and let the crystals melt.  Jackpot!!!!  

When I arrived at Fontana, I selected a place in the sand near the entrance...where the wave wall keeps the water at bay.  I wasn't in the mood to swim today - perhaps next time.  Today I was there for the waves and the ambiance.  

What does one need to have in his / her beach bag?  A twin flat sheet to place on the sand - for an extended area.  A beach towel to place ontop of said sheet.  Sunscreen - Sun Bum spf 50 is my preference.  A bottle of water, a snack, and a good read.  

After nearly 3 hours of spending time reading...time staring at the clouds...time staring at the beautiful lake, I was ready to head home.

I packed up my bag and headed for Rosie.  

My GPS (Marge) took Rosie and I a different way home.  I've gone the way of Marge, but not recently.  It was a nice country-ish drive...which I always love.  Don't get me wrong - I like the highway when it comes to work days...but on the weekends, I like not being in the city.  The drive home was lovely and laidback.

And now it's Saturday night...my washing machine is whirling.  There's a beautiful praise song playing on the radio.  The hum of my air conditioner unit is a peaceful reminder that it will be a cool night's sleep.  {I haven't had my AC on all week.  It cooled off...and then the low humidity kept it nice inside...but today it was 92 degrees AND humid. Humidity...ick!  It does bad things to my curls...and it makes for miserable sleeping.}

I do hope I get to repeat this day atleast a couple more times before Autumn.