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Great friends, great times

Today is the first "official" day of autumn and I have enjoyed this summer more than any summer I can remember. I feel abundantly blessed and grateful for my friends, family, and life. This group picture was taken of some of my awesome friends whom I know through church, on a leisurely summer evening, after all of us went cruising along in two separate ski boats on the captivating, breathtaking Lake Austin at sunset recently.

Clockwise, from the bottom left, are Michele, Wendy, Conni, Holly, me, Shauna, Stephanie, Monica, Buddy, Wanda, Aren, and Jenny. What a total blast we had on the lake that evening in August, my very first time to wakeboard. We had SO MUCH FUN!Life is truly a thing of beauty. When I look at the faces of all my friends, each one has a heart of gold, and a unique, wonderful personality, and so much more. Plus, I have so many more fantastic friends that aren't even mentioned here who have brightened my life with joy. That fun night on Lake Austin just happens to be one of many summer memories which I hope to cherish always. Gush, gush, gush. Sometimes I'm just very sentimental. In the photos, see Shauna, Stephanie, then Monica showing how it's done!Farewell, Summer. Hello, Autumn!
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Heidi said…
Looks like a fun girls night out! Glad you guys were all able to do that. Lake Austin is so beautiful! We were sad we never got to go boating on it!
September 23, 2006 11:15 AM
Anonymous said…
I'm still bummed I missed "Ladies on the Water". I sure am missing a lot these days! :) So glad y'all had fun though.
September 23, 2006 11:29 AM
ninnies said…
Ha ha, that's awesome! I want to learn how to do that! can't wait to go snow skiing down the icy tops of Colorado's peaks! Love ya!
October 08, 2006 12:21 PM
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