My dad got a iPhone call the other morning from an outdated High School buddy and the guy invited our family up to his lodge for a week this summer.
I recognize it is in an area where they used to hang out years ago and my dad is legitimately excited about going.
He has told us stories about his friends and all the adventures they had growing up and I am sure that he feels like revisiting his youth will make him feel the same way again, he said that there is a beautiful lake, hiking trails, fishing, and more that my wonderful friend and I can take fortune of while my wonderful friend and I are there. Now, I am not the outdoorsy type so this may not be the best idea for me but I will try and make the best of it. I only hope that there will be some sort of indoor activities too. My idea of a getaway involves hotel rooms, swimming pools, and shopping, of course, they also involve having quality heating and cooling at my fingertips. At least if there is some sort of climate controlled retreat from all the outdoor fun, I can survive the whole lodge thing. Dealing with tepid sunny afternoons without being able to have a cool retreat would be irritated, but dad can prefer hanging out with his outdated university buddy and reminiscing about the, “good outdated afternoons”, and my wonderful friend and I can make some good family memories. I am willing to make the sacrifice and put on a thrilled face so long as I am comfortable. Who knows, maybe I can be converted into a somewhat outdoors person.