Christmas at the lake doesn’t really fit into a neat highlight reel, but here’s a rough slice of it anyway.
A little time out on the water — paddle board drifting, kids jumping, that quiet-in-your-head feeling the lake gives you if you let it. Some rope swing chaos. Cold water. Laughter. Repeat.
Boxing Day turned into a loose gathering at Artesano 'Wine and Cheese' with a few other families. Long tables, shared platters, no one in a hurry to be anywhere else.
We took a boat over to San Juan, did what you’re supposed to do there: wandered, joked around, didn’t take much seriously. Those are often the best trips — no agenda, just motion.
That night we tried to catch the fireworks. They didn’t really translate on camera, which is probably fitting. In real life it was wild — every town around the lake lighting up at once, fireworks firing from all directions, a full 360-degree, totally decentralized show. No grand finale, just everyone contributing their own little explosion.
This is what the holidays look like for us here. Goof ball kids, saying 67 and skibidi like it means something..... spending time together, water, movement, and moments that mostly live better off-camera anyway.
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