{more weekend festivities}

It's been one whole year since I started this blog. Hard to believe! I think it's so fun to look back at what i've done over the past year! It's so funny because this time last year I was at the same place for a fun Labor Day party on the water....

I am sooooo lucky to have such wonderful girlfriends! And it's great that one of the girls actually lives on the lake and is nice enough to share. How fun~

There was a band on the water~

We all had so much fun~

My husband was just chillin' in the same spot as yesterday~

Look at all the boats and people!! And the dog on the raft! I love it~ After we left the sand bar party we all went back to our friend's home! I just love their view~

And they even have an awesome swing for the kids~or the adults....given enough vino~It was just such a perfect day! I just feel so happy to have such wonderful friends~And to have such a great husband~It really is the simple things in life that mean the most! And I always say....it's about time spent with people and nothing else~ I can't think of anyone else that I would rather spend my time with!

I think we're all making some really wonderful memories~

Hope you had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!

{game day: simpledaisy style}

We live right near Notre Dame and often head to the university on game day. This time we were invited to the lake and so watched the game while floating on a boat! How fun~
How perfect....a T.V. on a boat~
I think my husband was in heaven!
The kids had plenty of things to do and climb on~Me....I'm not much of a football fan so I happily drank my vino and watched the boats go by~It was a perfect day...not too hot and the sun was partially covered by clouds~After the game...we headed back to our friends home where my husband spent time entertaining their adorable daughter~Cocktails and Play-doh....what a combination!I just love their house! For one it's on the lake and for two she has twinkle lights!!

I just love twinkle lights!! Now we just need to figure out how we too can afford a home on the water! Ahhhh dreams~

Lucky for us were headed back up there today for the annual Labor Day PARTY! WooHoo~

"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." ~Les Brown

{summer Sundays}

Top of the morning....

This past Sunday our friends were kind enough to invite out for a boat ride on our local river.

I love summer Sundays or as I like to call them.....Sudzy Sundays~

It was the perfect way to ring in the impending work week.....

The water was calm~

The sky was beautiful~

I saw this cute little gazebo right on the river~Here's how I roll in the sun~With a golf umbrella! I don't know what happened to me...but as I get older I just can't enjoy cocktails in the blazing sun. For some reason it just gives me terrible headache. But problem solved.....bring a golf umbrella! Plus with all the riding I am doing, I think I am getting plenty of sun.

My friend and I ....... it's really just so nice to have great friends! My husband and I....I know he loves Sudzy {I mean} Summer Sundays~

After the afternoon on the water we all grilled out...

I made a super yummy vegetable salad~

And my husband actually enjoyed some!!!

I, of course, enjoyed some vino~All in all it was a fabulous Sunday! How do you enjoy your Sundays???

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people that treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it." Unknown